Bird ID Course

Nuthatch

Neil Aldridge 

Bird ID Course

7 days of Dorset's spring birds

Which birds will you spot in Dorset this spring? Find all of the information from each day of your course here. 

Great tit

©Bob Coyle

Day 1

Garden Birds

Identify garden birds
Lapwing

Jim Higham

Day 2

Wetland Birds

Identify wetland birds
Blackcap

John Bridges / Blackcap

Day 3

Woodland Birds

Identify woodland birds
A kingfisher plunges down towards the water, its bright turquoise and orange colours glowing in the sunlight

Kingfisher © Malcolm Brown

Day 4

Freshwater Birds

Identify freshwater birds
Dartford warbler

Chris Gomersall/2020VISION / Dartford warbler 

 

Day 5

Heathland Birds

Identify heathland birds
Linnet

Hamish Murray / Linnet 

Day 6

Farmland Birds

Identify farmland birds
Shag

Joshua Copping

Day 7

Coastal Birds

Identify coastal birds

You can help Dorset's birds thrive

Become a member from just £4 a month and you'll be helping maintain and create habitats that Dorset birds like these rely on. Plus, join now and you'll receive a free illustrated bird identification print with your welcome pack.

Lapwing

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2 black and white avocet birds wading in water in the daylight. One is stooping towards the water.

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Great tit nest

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