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 93–115 of 202 species

Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Grey Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicariusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
BreedingCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Jackdaw
Corvus monedulaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D