• Wildlife Sightings from 02/07/2023 - 12/07/2023

    Wildlife Sightings from 02/07/2023 - 12/07/2023

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Gargeny
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Cormorant
    • Grey Heron
    • Great White Egret
    • Little Egret 
    • Cattle egret

    Waders and Rails   

    • Black-Tailed Godwit 
    • Coot
    • Common Sandpiper
    • Lapwing
    • Little Ringed Plover 
    • Moorhen
    • Oystercatcher
    • Redsha…
  • Wildlife Sightings from 25/06 - 01/07

    Wildlife Sightings from 25/06 - 01/07

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestrel
    • Peregrine Falcon 
    • Marsh Harrier

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey 
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern
    • Cormorant
    • Grey Heron
    • Great White Egret
    • Little Egret 
    • Spoonbills 

    Waders and Rails   

    • Black-Tailed Godwit 
    • Coot
    • Common Sandpiper
    • Curlew
    • Dunlin
    • Green Sandpiper
    • Lapwi…

  • Binocular and Telescope Open Weekend at RSPB Dungeness

    Corinne Pardey

    Hello and welcome to our very first binocular blog - we’re passionate about good binoculars and telescopes here at Dungeness, and we want to share that passion with you! For our first blog, we’ll be sharing what you should have a think about before buying your first pair or an upgrade, as well as a little bit about our range.

    This weekend we will be hosting another one of our regular binocular and telescope…

  • Wildlife sights from 17/06/23 - 24/06/23:

    Wildlife sights from 17/06/23 - 24/06/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestrel
    • Peregrine Falcon 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Sparrowhawk
    • Red Footed Falcon 

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey 
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Pintail 
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern
    • Cormorant
    • Grey Heron
    • Great White Egret
    • Little Egret 
    • Spoonbills 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet 
    • Black-Tailed Godwit 
    • Coot
    • Common …
  • A list of wildlife sights from 27/05/23 - 17/06/23:

    A list of wildlife sights from 27/05/23 - 17/06/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestrel
    • Peregrine Falcon 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Geese (goslings)
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey 
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe 
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern
    • Cattle Egret
    • Cormorant
    • Grey Heron
    • Great White Egret
    • Little Egret
    • White Storks 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet 
    • Black-Tailed Godwit 
    • Coot
    • Common …
  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 15/05/23 - 27/05/23:

    Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 15/05/23 - 27/05/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestral
    • Peregrine Falcon 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Goose (goslings)
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Grey heron
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet (hayfield)
    • Bar-tailed Godwit
    • Black tailed Godwit
    • Coot
    • Common Sandpiper
    • Dunlin
    • Greenshank
    • Lapw…

  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 15/05/23 - 27/05/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestral
    • Peregrine Falcon 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Goose (goslings)
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Grey heron
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet (hayfield)
    • Bar-tailed Godwit
    • Black tailed Godwit
    • Coot
    • Common Sandpiper
    • Dunlin
    • Greenshank
    • Lapw…
  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 09/05/23 - 15/05/23:

    Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 09/05/23 - 15/05/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestral
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Red kite
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Goose (goslings)
    • Egyptian geese
    • Gadwall
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Grey heron
    • Glossy ibis (hayfield, dengemarsh)
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet (hayfield)
    • Bar-tailed godwit
    • Black tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Dunlin
    • Green…

  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted from 09/05/23 - 15/05/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestral
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Red kite
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Goose (goslings)
    • Egyptian geese
    • Gadwall
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Grey heron
    • Glossy ibis (hayfield, dengemarsh)
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet (hayfield)
    • Bar-tailed godwit
    • Black tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Dunlin
    • Green…
  • Here is a sightings list of the wildlife spotted between 26/04/23 - 01/05/23:

    Here is a sightings list of the wildlife spotted between 26/04/23 - 01/05/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestral
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Peregrine falcon
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada Goose
    • Gadwall
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern (Boulderwall)
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis (hayfield, dengemarsh)
    • Little egret 
    • Night heron
    • White stork

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet (hayfield)
    • Black tailed godwit
    • Black winged stilt
    • Bar-tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Dunlin
    …
  • Here is a sightings list of wildlife spotted between 18/04/23 - 24/04/23:

    Here is a sightings list of wildlife spotted between 18/04/23 - 24/04/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Barn Owl
    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Merlin
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Egyptian geese
    • Garganey
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag goslings
    • Golden eye
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet
    • Black tailed godwit
    • Black winged stilt
    • Bar-tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Curlew
    • Grey plover
    • Lapwing
    • Moorhen
    • Oyste…
  • Sightings list of wildlife spotted between 11/04/23 - 17/04/23:

    Sightings list of wildlife spotted between 11/04/23 - 17/04/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Egyptian geese
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag geese
    • Golden eye
    • Little grebe
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis
    • Great white egret
    • Grey heron
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Avocet
    • Black tailed godwit
    • Bar-tailed godwick
    • Coot
    • Curlew
    • Lapwing
    • Moorhen
    • Oystercatcher
    • Redshank
    • Ringed p…
  • Here is a list of the wildlife sightings from 04/04/23 - 10/04/23:

    Here is a list of the wildlife sightings from 04/04/23 - 10/04/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Peregrine falcon
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Egyptian geese
    • Garganey
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted
    • White fronted geese

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis
    • Great white egret
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Black tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Curlew
    • Dunlin
    • Green sandpiper
    • Lapwing
    • Moorhen
    • Oystercatch…
  • A list of wildlife sighted between 27/03/23 - 04/04/23:

    A list of wildlife sighted between 27/03/23 - 04/04/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Osprey
    • Sparrowhawk

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Egyptian geese
    • Garganey
    • Goldeneye - Burrowes
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Mute swan
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis-ARC
    • Great white egret
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Black tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Curlew
    • Dunlin
    • Green sandpiper
    • Lapwing
    • Moorhen
    • Oystercatcher
    • P…
  • A list of wildlife sighted from 22/03/23 - 28/03/23:

    A list of wildlife sighted from 22/03/23 - 28/03/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Peregrine Falcon
    • White tailed eagle

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Canada geese
    • Egyptian geese
    • Gadwell
    • Goldeneye - Burrowes
    • Greylag geese
    • Mallard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted
    • Whooper swan
    • Wigeon

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis-ARC
    • Great white egret
    • Grey heron
    • Little egret 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Black tailed godwit
    • Coot
    • Cu…

  • Reserve Updates: March 2023

    Dungeness

    The team have been busy getting the majority of the habitat management completed before the breeding season and we are now very close with only a few small tasks left before we start the big clean-up and get onto our spring/summer task programme.

    This month the team have focussed most of the effort on clearing willow from two areas of reedbed on the reserve: an area at the south end of ARC and another area along the track…

  • A list of wildlife sighted at Dungeness from 13/03/23 - 21/03/23:

    A list of wildlife sighted at Dungeness from 13/03/23 - 21/03/23:

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hen Harrier
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Peregrine Falcon
    • Red Kite

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Barnacle geese
    • Bewick swan - Burrowes 
    • Canada geese
    • Gadwell
    • Goldeneye - Burrowes
    • Great crested grebe 
    • Greylag geese
    • Little grebe
    • Mallard
    • Mute Swan
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pintail
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted
    • White fronted geese
    • Whooper swan
    • Wigeon

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis…
  • A list of the wildlife sighted at Dungeness nature reserve from 25/02/23 - 07/03/23

    A list of the wildlife sighted at Dungeness nature reserve from 25/02/23 - 07/03/23

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Sparrowhawk 

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Barnacle geese
    • Bewick swan - Burrowes 
    • Canada geese
    • Gadwell
    • Goldeneye - Burrowes
    • Great crested grebe 
    • Greylag geese
    • Little grebe
    • Mallard
    • Pintail
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Pintail
    • Pochard
    • Teal
    • Tufted
    • Wigeon

    Herons

    • Bittern 
    • Cattle egret
    • Cormorant
    • Glossy ibis-ARC
    • Great white egret
    • Grey heron
    • Little egret 

    Waders and…

  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted on Dungeness nature reserve from 14/02/23 - 25/02/23

    Here is a list of the wildlife sighted on Dungeness nature reserve from 14/02/23 - 25/02/23

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Hen harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Sparrowhawk 

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Goldeneye - Burrowes 
    • Wigeon
    • Shoveler
    • Shelduck
    • Teal
    • Mallard
    • Gadwell
    • Pochard
    • Tufted
    • Great crested grebe
    • Greylag geese
    • Canada geese
    • Barnacle geese
    • Bewick swans - ARC  

    Herons

    • Grey herons
    • Great white egrets
    • Cattle egret
    • Little egret 
    • Glossy ibis-ARC
    • Cormorant
    • Bittern 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Lapwing
    • Coo…

  • Here is a list of the wildlife sighted on Dungeness nature reserve from 04/02/23 - 14/02/23

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Hen harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Peregrine falcon
    • Sparrowhawk 

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Goldeneye - Burrowes 
    • Wigeon
    • Shoveler
    • Shelduck
    • Great crested grebe
    • Barnacle goose
    • Little grebe
    • Teal
    • Mallard
    • Gadwell
    • Pochard
    • Tufted 
    • Greylag geese
    • Canada geese
    • White Fronted geese 
    • Whooper swans - Burrowes 

    Herons

    • Grey herons
    • Great white egrets
    • Cattle egret
    • Little egret 
    • Glossy ibis…

  • Dengemarsh Hide Updates

    Dungeness

    Gilleards have been on site last week replacing the roof and foundations to Dengemarsh Hide and the roofs of Christmas Dell and the Viewing Screen with a new hardwearing roof. This will help to maintain these hides into the future. More work will be needed on the hide in the coming months and years, but we now have a good idea of what we need to do and will keep you all informed of what is happening.

     Inside of Dengemarsh…

  • Reserve Updates

    Dungeness

    The team have spent a lot of time working in the high-water levels this month in areas across the reserve including Hookers and Dengemarsh Reedbed, clearing willow trees which are keen to outcompete the reed which our breeding bittern and marsh harriers utilise.

    This clearance includes a large island which was full of willow and bramble close to Hooker’s ramp and we now hope that the reedbed will recolonise and the willow…

  • Visitor Events

    Dungeness
    Visitor events

    We had our first Winter Wildlife Guided Walk of 2023 led by Paul Trodd. It was a great turn out of attendees and wildlife, with sightings including greenfinches, goldeneye, great white egret, and kestrels. 

     Guided walk

    The next guided walk is on the 15th February, it will be interesting to see what wildlife is spotted being a month on.

     Guided Walk

    We those who took part to in the Big Garden Birdwatch this…

  • Our sighting list of all the Wildlife spotted at Dungeness reserve between the 28/1/2023 - 4/2/2023

    Our sighting list of all the Wildlife spotted at Dungeness reserve between the 28/1/2023 - 4/2/2023

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Kestrel 
    • Merlin
    • Sparrowhawk 

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Goldeneye - Burrowes 
    • Wigeon
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Mallard
    • Gadwell
    • Pochard
    • Tufted 
    • Greylag geese
    • Canada geese
    • White Fronted geese 
    • Egyptian geese 
    • Whooper swans - Burrowes 

    Herons

    • Grey herons
    • Great white egrets
    • Cattle egret
    • Little egret 
    • Glossy ibis-ARC 
    • Cormorant
    • Bittern 

    Waders and Rails  

    • Lapwing
    • Coots
    • Moorh…
  • Our sighting list of all the Wildlife spotted at Dungeness reserve between the 22/1/2023 - 28/1/2023

    Our sighting list of all the Wildlife spotted at Dungeness reserve between the 22/1/2023 - 28/1/2023

    Dungeness

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Marsh Harrier-Dengemarsh, ARC, Burrowes Pit  
    • Kestrel 
    • Sparrowhawk - Burrowes pit  

    Ducks/Geese/Grebes 

    • Goldeneye - Burrowes
    • Whooper Swan - Boulderwall 
    • Wigeon
    • Greylag Geese
    • Teal
    • Mallard
    • Gadwell
    • Pochard
    • Tufted 
    • Canada Geese
    • White Fronted Geese 

    Herons

    • Grey Herons
    • Great White Egrets
    • Cattle Egret
    • Glossy Ibis-ARC 
    • Cormorant
    • Spoonbill-Cook's Pool

    Waders and Rails  

    • Lapwing
    • Coots
    • Moorhen
    • Curlew 
    …