The clear highlight of the day was a Quail flushed from vegetation near the Old School House but there was very little else to be seen on the land. Nearly five hours of seawatching produced four Curlew, an Arctic Skua, six Fulmars and 24 Manx Shearwaters.
A Grey Seal and two Porpoises were seen offshore.
More fresh to strong, mainly westerly winds and rain from late morning brought more seawatching with a Mediterranean Gull, an Arctic Skua and 49 Manx Shearwaters of note. There was no sign of any migrants on the land.
Three Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A check of the trapping area for insects proved surprisingly with a Box Bug, several Mottled Shieldbugs, a few early instar nymphs of Sickle-hearing Bush-cricket and the tortrix moth Acleris logiana which is only the fourth Dungeness area record.
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| Acleris logiana Dungeness 11th June 2026 |
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| Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Dungeness 11th June 2026 |
Very quiet in more dismal weather with 80 Swifts overhead being the only birds of note.
Three Brown Hares were seen in the Desert.
Very quiet. Two Manx Shearwaters were seen offshore and a Spotted Flycatcher was seen in the trapping area.
Elsewhere of note was a Quail which came in off the sea this at the end of Galloways Road on the Lydd Ranges.
More fresh SW winds produced 65 Common Scoters, eight Mediterranean Gulls and nine Manx Shearwaters during the day. A Little Egret was feeding on the beach but no sign of any migrants on the land.
A Grey Seal was seen offshore.
Strong WSW winds saw a bit of early morning movement offshore which included two Mediterranean Gulls, six Fulmars, 35 Manx Shearwaters and a Balearic Shearwater. A first-summer Yellow-legged Gull was among the gulls on the beach and a Grey Wagtail flew over.
A Shelduck with 14 ducklings was of note.
A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
Two Green-eyed Hawkers were seen at the Long Pits.
Strong to near gale force winds with frequent rain restricted observations to the sea again which proved very productive. Nearly 13 hours of coverage saw 58 Common Scoters, 25 Common Terns, 26 Sandwich Terns, three Mediterranean Gulls, two Arctic Skuas, 60 Guillemots, 39 Fulmars and 292 Gannets and highlights in the form of two Puffins, eight Balearic Shearwaters and 324 Manx Shearwaters. Swifts also flew out to sea with 172 seen along with six House Martins.
Ten Porpoises and three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Very quiet. Eight Manx Shearwaters were seen offshore and a Spotted Flycatcher and a Yellow Wagtail were seen on the land.
A Porpoise and four Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Nine Green-eyed (Norfolk) Hawkers were seen in the bushes and a Red-veined Darter was found amongst the broom near the Sanctuary.
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| Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii Dungeness 5th June 2026 |
Strong to near gale force winds and heavy showers restricted observations to the sea again where 33 Common Scoters, 79 Sandwich Terns, six Fulmars and 63 Manx Shearwaters were of note. Forty-four Swifts also flew through.
Four Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Strong SW winds mostly limited observations to the sea where 25 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gulls, 45 Sandwich Terns, four Fulmars, 23 Manx Shearwaters and five Balearic Shearwaters were noted. A Siskin flew over.
Two Porpoises and singles of Common Seal and Great Seal were feeding offshore.