The clear highlight today was a fine Western Bonelli's Warbler first seen at the Long Pits before making its way into the Trapping Area. Fortunately it occasionally called and allowed confirmation as a Western. This is the sixth Dungeness record. Other migrants were present in high numbers including 46 Willow Warblers, 105 Chiffchaffs, 40 Blackcaps, two Garden Warblers, 12 Lesser Whitethroats, six Spotted Flycatchers, 50 Robins, a Redstart, two Whinchats and 14 Wheatears. There were more large movements overhead with nearly 20,000 Swallows of note along with six Yellow Wagtails, eight Grey Wagtails and two Tree Pipits. The sea was fairly quiet with just 13 Black Terns, three Mediterranean Gulls, ten Arctic Skuas and a Balearic Shearwater of note.
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| Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Dungeness 14th September 2026 |
Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
The moth traps produced a Blair's Mocha, ten Small Mottled Willows and another Ni Moth of note.
Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni Dungeness 14th September 2026 
Blair's Mocha Cyclophora puppillaria Dungeness 14th September 2026