Birds in Dorset
Explore 202 species found in this region.
Smallest:Goldcrest (8.5cm)
Largest:Whooper Swan (165cm)
Ranges from the Goldcrest (8.5cm) to the Whooper Swan (165cm)54 families representedShowing 47–69 of 202 species
Coot
Fulica atraLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
PassageUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dartford Warbler
Curruca undataNT
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Non-breedingCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D