A calm day saw another arrival of migrants in the bushes with 160 Chiffchaffs, 49 Blackcaps, four Lesser Whitethroats, three Firecrests, nine Song Thrushes, a Ring Ouzel, a Whinchat and five Wheatears. A Barn Owl and two Dartford Warblers were also seen.
Two Golden Plovers, a Little Egret, a Merlin, a Hobby, 12 Ravens, 19 Skylarks, three Sand Martins, 218 Swallows, 600 House Martins, ten Tree Sparrows, two Yellow Wagtails, three Tree Pipits, six Rock Pipits, a Brambling, 36 Goldfinches, a Siskin and 75 Reed Buntings flew over. A Caspian Gull was seen on the beach and two Arctic Skuas were feeding offshore.
A Brown Hare was seen on the land and a Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
The moth traps produced the goods again with the highlight of a Purple Marbled as well as six Palpita vitrealis, three Scrobipalpa ocellatella, two Vestal, 37 Small Mottled Willows and a Scarce Bordered Straw. A Willow Emerald dragonfly, nine Clouded Yellows and 15 Mediterranean Stick-insects were also seen.
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| Purple Marbled Eublemma ostrinia Dungeness 1st October 2026 |