Thunderstorms with torrential rain from first light grounded a few migrants included 21 Willow Warblers, 17 Reed Warblers, ten Blackcaps, 30 Lesser Whitethroats, 45 Whitethroats, a Dartford Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Nightingales, two Pied Flycatchers, a Redstart, five Whinchats and 29 Wheatears.
Raptors provided most of the interest overhead with at least four Honey Buzzards, 18 Common Buzzards, A Green Sandpiper, 636 Sand Martins, 1450 Swallows, 193 House Martins, 32 Yellow Wagtails and three Tree Pipits.
Eight Pintails, six Knot, 45 Mediterranean Gulls and two Balearic Shearwaters were of note offshore while the beach held 44 Ringed Plovers, seven Sanderling and 40 Dunlin,
Three Clouded Yellows were seen during the day while the Observatory moth-traps produced a super Tamarisk Peacock, (a new species for the traps), along with an Oak Hook-tip, four Small Mottled Willows, two Delicates, a Scarce Bordered Straw and two Palpita vitrealis.
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| Tamarisk Peacock Godonela aestimaria Dungeness 26th August 2026 |
The White-winged Black Tern was still showing well on the RSPB Reserve.