Data Protection

At Dungeness Bird Observatory we take security of your data very seriously. The data we hold is kept securely on a password protected device and we never pass on any information to a third party. For more information please read our Data Policy available here.

Local weather

Update

The Observatory can accommodate up to 9 people in two dormitories, you need to bring your own sleeping bags and it is self-catering. As well as Birdwatchers, we welcome people from many areas of interest including Moths, Butterflies, Bugs and Beetles or just a general interest in Nature and the local environment. Please forward any Dungeness recording area records to the Warden.
You can still support the Obs by using Give as you Live when shopping online.

26th Aug

A surprisingly good morning on the land with a limited trapping effort producing six Garden Warblers and 127 Sand Martins, 17 Yellow Wagtails and two Tree Pipits overhead followed by a young Red-backed Shrike found and quickly caught in the Heligoland Trap.
Seawatching was also good with seven hours of recording resulting in three Balearic Shearwaters, the first Red-throated Diver of the autumn, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Great Skua, nine Arctic Skuas, 116 Kittiwakes, 1250 Sandwich Terns, 632 Common Terns and an excellent total of 70 Black Terns.



Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio   Dungeness    26th August 2018
Five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Despite a fairly a cold and breezy night the moth trap was also surprisingly good with our third-ever Beautiful Marbled being the obvious highlight.
Beautiful Marbled Eublemma purpurina   Dungeness   26th August 2018
Elsewhere, the American Black Tern continues its stay on the RSPB Reserve.