Dorset Birds: Thursday 8th October 2026

Common Crane - 5 Overcombe
Curlew Sandpiper - 2 Wareham Channel
Glossy Ibis - 6 Wareham Channel
Hen Harrier - 1 Ringtail Wareham Channel
Wryneck - 1 West Bexington along coast path below long house
Red-Backed Shrike - 1 fields North of Lighthouse Portland
Ring Ouzel - 1 Maiden Castle
Dusky Warbler - 1 in moat at crazy golf Weymouth
Wheatear - 1 Peverill Point Swanage

RARE BREEDING BIRDS

Dorset Bird Club and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel advocate special caution when reporting rare breeding birds as they are vulnerable to persecution and disturbance.

Please consider the birds welfare and do not share details of any rare breeding species on social media, WhatsApp groups, personal websites, blogs, or local birdwatching message boards.

We urge all finders of rare birds to consider whether they may be breeding before sharing the news.

Sightings should always be submitted, in confidence, to the county recorder to contribute to long-term national monitoring.