Yellow-legged Gull is reliable at Swineham at this time of year - this one dropped in on Sunday followed by a Lesser Black-backed and a Herring Gull for side-by-side comparison - no.203 for the non-motorised year list Birds of Poole Harbour Dorset Bird Club

120 Swifts at West Bay this evening

Hadn't been to @RSPBLodmoor for 4 months, so glad to get there today! Gd nos. of #Terns - mainly Common, but also 2 Sandwich and a handful of Little. 3 Gt White Egret, 6 Common Sandpiper, Godwits, a few Dunlin. This youngster wasn't getting it's own way...! Dorset Bird Club

Curlew Sandpiper (ad.) inadvertently flushed from Abbotsbury Swannery grounds this am. Joe Stockwell Charlie Wheeler Photography kevin butler Dorset Bird Club

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Members - don't forget to come to our AGM next Thursday evening, 31st July, in Wimborne. Hear how we're taking the Club forward and learn what our Nightjars get up to at night! A social and fun occasion as well as getting the formal business done. Tea and biscuits provided.

Spotted this Tern yesterday (26/07) at Longham Lakes, Dorset Bigger than a Common Tern , also bigger than a Black Headed Gull, nearly the same size to a Herring Gull. Google lens says its a Caspian Tern. Dorset Wildlife Spot Dorset Wildlife Trust Discover Nature Dorset Dorset Bird Club

Pied Flycatcher near the paddocks at St Aldhelms head this afternoon, a nice find by Dr Phil Saunders 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🌈 earlier today. Dorset Bird Club

Tame Chough still at Thorncombe Beacon this evening for it's second day. Pic and sighting Maurits Fontein

The Chough at Eype Down, Dorset late afternoon gave very close views as it fed along the coast path. Views from the top also worth the visit. Dorset Bird Club

The UK's rarest breeding birds - the Montagu's Harrier - have successfully raised four chicks for the first time in six years.

Wood Sandpiper came down reasonably close to the visitors shelter for the first time and out in the open at Lodmoor this morning

As of last week, all of our Little Terns departed the site. They will be missed, but we are happy to see our growing colony off on their migration back to West Africa. We look forward to seeing them all next year #LittleTernMigration #ChesilBeach Photo Credit: Joe Kaplonek

Looking for something to do in the summer holidays? 🌞👀 Go on a moth hunt with our moth identification sheet and see what you can find! 🦋 ~ Jack

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Crossbills are not a typical seasonal migrant but are an irruptive species that move in response to the availability of food. This summer has seen a notable arrival of Crossbills into Britain and this was clearly reflected in the BirdTrack reporting rate in June and July

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Species Survival Project Manager Seb Elwood was delighted to ring this spotted flycatcher at Wild Woodbury. Not only was it the very first ringed on site, but a recently fledged juvenile which suggests that it almost certainly fledged on our #rewilding site! 🐦🙌 ~ Jack

Still at least one Little Gull around today Abbotsbury Swannery & a Little Ringed Plover for its 3rd day. 1st Osprey of the autumn too. Joe Stockwell Charlie Wheeler Photography kevin butler Dorset Bird Club

Every now and again we catch a bird that really surprises us. Yesterday it was this Reed x Sedge Warbler hybrid. It is a very rare occurrence. I have never seen one before, and may never see one again.