More thunderstorms during the morning brought a decent arrival of migrants. Numbers of grounded migrants were dominated by 24 Willow Warblers, 72 Lesser Whitethroats and 76 Whitethroats along with seven Reed Warblers, seven Blackcaps, two Redstarts, seven Whinchats and 22 Wheatears. Birds passing overhead included 13 Swift, another Honey Buzzard, 80 Sand Martins, 880 Swallows, 60 Yellow Wagtails and three Tree Pipits.
Waders feeding on the beach included 47 Ringed Plover, 30 Curlew, two Bar-tailed Godwits, two Ruffs, 22 Sanderling and three Redshank and a party of five Greenshank flew over. Gulls feeding offshore included 16 Mediterranean Gulls and two juvenile Caspian Gulls while 612 Sandwich Terns, 61 Common Terns, a Black Tern and 28 Arctic Skuas passed through.
A Brown Hare was seen on the land and 12 Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
The moth traps produced two Maiden's Blush, a Scorched Carpet, two Small Mottled Willows, a Delicate, four Scarce Bordered Straws, the plume moth Hellinsia carphodactyla and the pyralid Neophopteryx angustella of note but these were totally eclipsed by the catching of a Black V Moth by Bob Arnfield at the top of the Long Pits.
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| Black V Moth Arctornis l-nigrum Dungeness 27th August 2026 |
The White-winged Black Tern continued its long stay on the RSPB Reserve.