Thinking of buying binoculars or a telescope? 

Whether you know a bit or don't know where to start, come to the RSPB Dungeness Visitor Centre and get some hands on advice from our friendly team and have the chance to try them out.

Our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers and staff will be available to assist you. 

 If you cannot make these dates, do not worry as the visitor centre is open every day from 10am to 5…

Did you see us on the news yesterday?

Dr Nikki Gammans was talking about the success of the reintroduction of short-haired bumblebees to our Dungeness reserve. Queen bees were bought over here from Sweden in May and were released in our amazing wildflower meadows which is perfect bee habitat. A few weeks ago Nikki and her volunteers found some worker bees buzzing around the reserve so it looks like there might be a few…

A black stork was sighted here by our visitors around 1pm this afternoon and again at Dungeness Point. The black stork is not a usual visitor to the UK and normally migrates to the mid and eastern European continent to breed in the summer, flying back to Africa in the winter.

They live in habitats of swampy forests and make nests high in tree crowns. They are approximately 100cm in height and resemble the white stork…

We’ve had a busy weekend here at Dungeness! Our staff and volunteers had put on a range of activities to keep people busy. Optics demonstrations led by knowledgeable staff and volunteers allowed our visitors a chance to try out a range of binoculars and telescopes we have to offer here in our shop.

Furthermore we had a successful day in the wildlife garden on Saturday! It was a warm and windless day, bringing in…

Come and join us this summer for some action packed adventures around our beautiful reserve!

Saturday 1st August - Going Wild in the Garden - Free event - drop in between 10.30am and 4.30pm

Join us in our wildlife garden just outside the Visitor Centre to learn about how you can give nature a home in your own patch. Talk to our enthusiastic gardeners and see examples of plants and wildlife that you can easily plant…

Is your scope in need of an update?

Are you looking to purchase your first pair of binoculars?

Are you looking for a special offer? If you buy a pair of RSPB Avocet binoculars get the RSPB Handbook of British Birds worth £9.99 FREE

Then this is the event for you...

Come on down to the visitor centre at RSPB Dungeness on 1st or 2nd August 2015 between 10am and 4pm for our binocular and telescope demonstration…

Great white egret – one at Denge Marsh on 24^th

Bittern – Denge Marsh on 22^nd

Hobby – two at Denge Marsh on 21^st

Peregrine – two juveniles over Burrowes pit on 23^rd

Marsh harrriers – seven + (incl three juveniles) over Denge Marsh on 21^st

Avocet – at ARC on 22^nd

Black-tailed godwit – two on Burrowes pit on 24^th

Green sandpiper – four at ARC and one on Burrowes pit…

Thinking of buying binoculars or a telescope? 

Whether you know a bit or don't know where to start, come to the RSPB Dungeness Visitor Centre and get some hands on advice from our friendly team and have the chance to try them out.

Our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers and staff will be available to assist you. 

If you cannot make these dates, do not worry as the visitor centre is open every day from 10am to…

Thinking of buying binoculars or a telescope? 

Whether you know a bit or don't know where to start, come to the RSPB Dungeness Visitor Centre and get some hands on advice from our friendly team and have the chance to try them out.

Our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers and staff will be available to assist you.

June dates are:

Wednesday 17th June 2pm to 4pm

Friday 26th June 10.30am to 4.30pm

If you cannot…

Egyptian goose – two at Denge Marsh on 10^th.

Garganey – ARC on 9^th.

Bittern – at Denge Marsh on 12^th.

Hobby – three over Denge Marsh on 12^th.

Peregrine – over Denge Marsh on 8^th.

Greenshank – three on Burrowes on 7^th.

Avocet – two on Burrowes Pit on 8^th.

Ringed plover – on Burrowes pit on 12^th.

Little ringed plover – on Burrowes pit on 11^th.

Black-tailed…

Egyptian goose – two at Denge Marsh on 2^nd.

Bittern – at Denge Marsh on 4^th.

Great white egret – one at Denge Marsh on 2^nd.

Buzzard – over Denge Marsh on 4^th.

Hobby – two over ARC and Christmas dell and eight over Denge Marsh on 4^th.

Avocet – two on hay fields and then ARC on 30^th May.

Ringed plover – two on Burrowes pit on 2^nd.

Black-tailed godwit – two on Burrowes…

Egyptian goose – two in the hay fields on 27^th.

Garganey – one at ARC on 28^th.

Bittern – booming at ARC on 28^th.

Great white egret – two flying over ARC on 29^th.

Buzzard – over Denge Marsh on 25^th.

Hobby – over Burrowes pit on 29^th.

Peregrine – over Burrowes pit on 29^th.

Ringed plover – two on Burrowes pit on 29^th.

Grey plover – one on Burrowes on 25th .…

Is your scope in need of an update?

Are you looking to purchase your first pair of binoculars?

Or have you been itching to try out the HDX binoculars but have been too timid to ask?

Then this is the event for you...

Come on down to the visitor centre at RSPB Dungeness on 30^th or 31^st May 2015 between 10am and 4pm for our binocular and telescope demonstration weekend!

Try out telescopes and binoculars and have a chat…

Egyptian goose – two at Denge Marsh on 22^nd.

Bittern – two at Denge Marsh on 22^nd.

Honey buzzard – over ARC on 17^th.

Buzzard – three over ARC on 16^th.

Hobby – fourteen at ARC and three at Denge Marsh on 22^nd.

Peregrine – at Denge Marsh on 20^th.

Red kite – over reserve on 21^st.

Avocet – two in hay fields and on Burrowes pit on 16^th.

Whimbrel – five on Burrowes…

12.75kg sacks of bird food (excluding peanuts) are on special offer at 20% off in the RSPB Dungeness shop until 2 June 2015.

The visitor centre is open everyday from 10am to 5pm

Some extracts from Collingwood Ingram's 1915 Dungeness journal were put on the RSPB Dungeness blog in 2014.

This year, the 100th anniversary, Ernie Pollard presents the whole journal on his website

http://erniepollard.jimdo.com/a-summer-at-dungeness

with each entry put out exactly 100 years to the day since Collingwood Ingram's visits.

The journal tells us about the Dungeness birds a century ago, of course…

The big excitement  of the last two days has been two white-winged black terns over Burrowes pit viewable from Dennis's hide and the comfort of the visitor centre.

Other sightings include:

Is your scope in need of an update?

Are you looking to purchase your first pair of binoculars?

Or have you been itching to try out the HDX binoculars but have been too timid to ask?

Then this is the event for you...

Come on down to the visitor centre at RSPB Dungeness on 30^th or 31^st May 2015 between 10am and 4pm for our binocular and telescope demonstration weekend!

Try out telescopes and binoculars and have a chat…

Events at RSPB Dungeness in May and June 2015

To book contact RSPB Dungeness on 01797 320588 or Dungeness@rspb.org.uk

Birdwatching for beginners Guided walk

Wednesday 6^th May
10.30am – 12.30pm

Booking essential - Adult Members £5, Adult Non-members £6

Binocular and telescope demonstration weekend

Sat 30 and Sun 31 May
10 am – 4 pm

Thinking of getting a pair of binoculars or a telescope…

Egyptian goose – six at Denge Marsh on 1^st.

Tundra bean goose – two at Denge Marsh on 30^th.

Brent goose – at Denge Marsh on 25^th.

Garganey – at Denge Marsh on 30^th.

Spoonbill – two on Burrowes pit and ARC on 29^th.

Bittern – at ARC on 1^st.

Great white egret – one at new diggings on 29^th.

Cattle egret – two at Denge Marsh on 26^th.

Buzzard – over ARC on 1…

Egyptian goose – two at Denge Marsh on 24^th.

Tundra bean goose – two at Denge Marsh on 23^rd.

Brent goose – at Denge Marsh on 21^st.

Garganey – at Denge Marsh on 24^th.

Spoonbill – Denge Marsh and over reserve on 24^th.

Bittern – booming at Denge marsh on 24^th.

Great white egret – one at new diggings on 24^th.

Cattle egret – two at Denge Marsh on 24^th.

Buzzard

Bitterns are ready for the breeding season at Dungeness again.  Currently the count is two booming males on the reserve.  They’ve been doing so for about a week now so we’re sure the females are well aware they’re there and are hopefully very impressed!

Another bird making lots of funny noises on the reserve is the lapwings.  Did you know that other common names for the lapwing include ‘peewit’, ‘teewhuppo…

Egyptian goose – two at Denge Marsh on 10^th.

Tundra bean goose – two at Denge Marsh on 9^th.

Goldeneye – one drake and two females on Burrowes pit on 7^th.

Smew – one redhead on Burrowes pit on 9^th.

Garganey – one drake at Denge Marsh on 10^th.

Black-necked grebe – one on new diggings on 5^th.

Slavonian grebe – one at Hookers pits on 9^th.

Bittern – booming at ARC and…

Egyptian goose – four at back of Denge Marsh on 4^th.

Tundra bean goose – two just off the reserve in fields at back of reserve on 4^th.

Goldeneye – one drake and four females on Burrowes pit on 4^th.

Smew – one drake and two redheads at the back of Hookers pits and one redhead at ARC on 4^th.

Garganey – drake at Denge Marsh on 4^th.

Black-necked grebe – two on new diggings on 4…