Please help us make sure that this is an enjoyable experience for everyone - birders, photographers, farmers and local people. If you are on site and see bad behaviour please politely and appropriately call it out.

Join us for some wonderful winter walks... These walks are for everyone, bring your friends and family and lets have a lovely time breathing in the fresh air and enjoying great views! 11th - eventbrite.co.uk/e/113234797627… 18th - eventbrite.co.uk/e/114593262833… 24th - eventbrite.co.uk/e/114598468403…

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 🚀 Charlie Dalin shatters the record held by Armel Le Cléac'h (2016/17 edition) by 9 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes, and 57 seconds! An outstanding performance 🤩

*NORTH SHIELDS FREE SHOW - 31ST JAN* To mark the beginning of North Shields 800, a year of celebration for our town, we will perform a free full-band gig at The Exchange 1856 *TICKETS*, limited to 4 per order, will be available from 10am Friday 17 January: seetickets.com/event/hector-g…

The podium of this 10th edition of the Vendée Globe is now complete on the docks of Les Sables d'Olonne! ✨ 🥇 Charlie Dalin 🥈 Yoann Richomme 🥉 Sébastien Simon

Thanks to Dorset Wildlife Trust for recognising and promoting the value of local wildlife with this scheme. Our community pond has just joined in..😁🙏 Lytchett Bay Nature

8 spoonbill just taken off from Lytchett Bay by the bridge, great to see!

Dorset is a top county for these 3 heathland birds. Please take the opportunity in this once-in-a-generation survey by signing up for 1 or 2 of our 100s of squares. Surveying is a great way to discover new sites, enjoy our fabulous county and contribute to citizen science.

Thanks to Nick H and ian ballam for all their help with this and LB recording in general. 🙏

The British skipper Sam Goodchild makes a memorable return to Les Sables d'Olonne 🤩

🏁 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻, 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲́𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲 The German skipper of Malizia-Seaexplorer crossed the finish line this Wednesday at 2218 hrs (UTC). It marks the end of a thrilling and exhausting battle that lasted 80 days, 10 hours, and 16 minutes 💪🏽

There are UK-wide surveys of Woodlark, Dartford Warbler and Nightjar taking place this spring (in all habitats). Please help out if you can by taking on a square or two.

Peregrine Falcon and Red Kite Slough Lane Upton Dorset Bird Club Nick H Lytchett Bay Nature ian ballam Shaun Robson

Forsters Tern sat on mud in #LytchettBay. Head moult has started. RareBirdAlertUK Dorset Bird Club

Surveying Bearded Tits today & surprised to find 5+ ♂️ sitting very close together in one location. Birds would fly off in variety of directions b4 returning to same area. No food carrying noted. Could it be that ♀️ on eggs & ♂️ without purpose socialising? Any other thoughts?

There are some terrific local site reports for 2024 in the 'birding sites' page of our website dorsetbirds.co.uk/birding-sites/, including this latest from Holes Bay. Exceptional photos of other flora and fauna as well as birds: dorsetbirds.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

We'd love to welcome new members whether 'hard core' birders, beginners, or garden bird watchers. Our Club is exists to serve and support anyone with an interest in birds an wildlife. Why not join now for £20 and get this sumptuous report through the post? dorsetbirds.co.uk/membership/

Photo request: we need photos of people doing a visible migration watch, and of day-flying migrants passing overhead. Needed for an article in preparation for Bulletin on how to do a visible migration watch. Please reply by Direct Message. Thanks

It's worth checking all those Black-tailed Godwit flocks around Dorset to see if this stunner has hidden itself within. I know we get quite a few records of Godwits moving from Titchfield to Dorset (especially Poole Harbour) through the recording of colour-ringed birds

Dorset is home to a rich variety of plants and animals, but our wildlife is declining. Have your say on a plan to restore and protect nature in our county. Join the conversation and share your thoughts on Dorset’s local nature recovery strategy. 👉 bit.ly/3FxcoFq ~Jack