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 116–138 of 202 species
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Auk
Alle alleLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubiusLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Magpie
Pica picaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D