• Dungeness Wrapped 2023

    Craig Edwards

    Another exciting year has flown by here on the reserve with lots of hard work and achievements aplenty! We thought we would summarise these again via this blog. 

    Habitat

    Ironically, we have finished this year as we started with very high water levels. We are rapidly approaching the highest levels ever recorded on the reserve and we are only halfway through the winter!   

    The usual willow clearance was started by the practical…

  • Sightings from 04/12/23 to 14/12/23

    Sightings from 04/12/23 to 14/12/23

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel
    • Hen Harrier  
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Sparrowhawk 

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Geese, Swans and Grebes  

    • Bewick's Swan 
    • Canada Geese
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • White Fronted Geese
    • Whopper Swan 

    Diver

    • Black Throated Diver
    • Great Northern Diver

    Finches

    • Brambling 
    • Chaffinch
    • Greenfinch

    Hoopoes/Kingfishers

    • Kingfisher

    Seabirds 

    • Caspian Gull
    • Great…
  • Sightings from 30/11/2023 to 04/12/2023

    Sightings from 30/11/2023 to 04/12/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hen Harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier 

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Geese and Grebes  

    • Brent Geese
    • Canada Geese
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • White-Fronted Geese

    Diver

    • Great Northern Diver

    Finches

    • Chaffinch
    • Greenfinch

    Hoopoes/Kingfishers

    • Kingfisher

    Seabirds 

    • Caspian Gull
    • Great Black-Backed Gull
    • Herring Gull

    Herons and Ibises

    • Cormorant
    • Glossy…
  • Sightings from 21/11/2023 to 2/12/2023

    Sightings from 21/11/2023 to 2/12/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier 
    • Peregrine Falcon
    • Sparrow Hawk

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes  

    • Black Necked Grebe
    • Canada Geese
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Goldeneye
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Slavonian Grebe
    • Pochard

    Diver

    • Black Throated Diver
    • Great Northern Diver

    Finches

    • Chaffinch
    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Redpol
    • Siskin

    Hoopoes…

  • Sightings from 15/11/2023 to 21/11/2023

    Sightings from 15/11/2023 to 21/11/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hen Harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier 
    • Merlin
    • Sparrow Hawk

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes  

    • Brent Geese
    • Canada Geese
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Goldeneye
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Slavonian Grebe
    • Pochard

    Diver

    • Black Throated Diver
    • Great Northern Diver

    Finches

    • Chaffinch
    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch

    Seabirds 

    • Great Black-Backed…
  • Sightings from 08/11/2023 to 16/11/2023

    Sightings from 08/11/2023 to 16/11/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hen Harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier 

    Buntings

    • Corn Bunting

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes  

    • Brent Geese
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Goldeneye
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Slavonian Grebe
    • Pochard
    • Wigeon

    Diver

    • Great Northern Diver

    Finches

    • Chaffinch
    • Goldfinch

    Seabirds 

    • Artic Skua
    • Black-headed Gull
    • Great Black-Backed Gull
    • Herring Gull
    • Little 
    …
  • Sightings from 31/10/2023 to 8/11/2023

    Sightings from 31/10/2023 to 8/11/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

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

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Goldeneye
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Pochard
    • Scaup 
    • Wigeon

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Redpoll

    Seabirds 

    • Artic Skua
    • Herring Gull
    • Great Black-backed Gull
    • Yellow Legged Gull
    …
  • Sightings from 17/10/2023 to 31/10/2023

    Sightings from 17/10/2023 to 31/10/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

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

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows 

    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Brent Geese
    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Mallard
    • Wigeon
    • Goldeneye
    • Little Grebe
    • Pochard

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Siskin

    Gulls 

    • Herring Gull
    • Great Black-backed Gull
    • Yellow Legged Gull
    • Mediterranean…
  • Sightings from 28/09/2023 to 17/10/2023

    Sightings from 28/09/2023 to 17/10/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Hen Harrier
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Merlin
    • Pallid Harrier 
    • Peregrine Falcon
    • Sparrowhawk

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows

    • Carrion Crow 
    • Magpie
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Brent Geese
    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Mallard
    • Wigeon

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Linnet

    Gulls 

    • Herring Gull
    • Great Black-backed Gull
    • Yellow…
  • Sightings from 05/09/2023 to 28/09/2023

    Sightings from 05/09/2023 to 28/09/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

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

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows

    • Carrion Crow 
    • Magpie
    • Rook
    • Raven

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Canada Goose 
    • Egyptian Goose
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Wigeon

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Linnet

    Flycatchers

    • Spotted Flycatcher

    Gulls 

    • Caspian Gull
    • Herring Gull
    • Great Black-backed…

  • New Excavations Uplift Project

    Craig Edwards

    We are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme Capital Grant Scheme (SRP) we will be undertaking an ecological uplift of New Excavations at RSPB Dungeness.

    New Excavations is at the heart of the reserve with our popular visitor trail circling it and overlooked by Christmas Dell hide. It is a series of deep lakes (over 13m in places), covering over 22ha with…

  • Sightings from 27/08/2023 to 05/09/2023

    Sightings from 27/08/2023 to 05/09/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

    • Common Buzzard
    • Hobby
    • Kestrel 
    • Marsh Harrier
    • Osprey
    • Sparrowhawk

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows

    • Carrion Crow 
    • Magpie
    • Rook

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Black-necked Grebe
    • Canada Goose 
    • Egyptian Goose
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Linnet

    Flycatchers

    • Spotted Flycatcher

    Gulls 

    • Herring Gull
    • Great Black-backed Gull
    • Lesser…
  • Wildlife Sightings from 15/07/2023 - 26/08/2023

    Wildlife Sightings from 15/07/2023 - 26/08/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

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

    Buntings

    • Reed Bunting

    Crows

    • Carrion Crow 
    • Magpie

    Ducks, Geese, Grebes and Swans

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Wigeon
    • Mute Swan
    • Pochard
    • Shelduck
    • Shoveler
    • Teal
    • Tufted Duck
    Flycatchers
    • Spotted Flycatcher

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Linnet

    Gulls 

    • Common…
  • Wildlife Sightings from 12/07/2023 - 15/08/2023

    Wildlife Sightings from 12/07/2023 - 15/08/2023

    Craig Edwards

    Accentors

    • Dunnock

    Birds of Prey

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

    Buntings

    • Corn Bunting
    • Reed Bunting

    Crows

    • Carrion Crow 
    • Magpie
    • Rook

    Ducks, Geese and Grebes 

    • Canada Geese 
    • Egyptian Geese
    • Gadwall
    • Garganey
    • Great Crested Grebe
    • Greylag Geese
    • Little Grebe
    • Mallard
    • Wigeon

    Finches

    • Goldfinch
    • Greenfinch
    • Linnet

    Gulls 

    • Common Gull
    • Great Black-backed Gull
    • Lesser Black-backed Gull
    • Mediterranean Gull 

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

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

    Craig Edwards

    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

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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:

    Craig Edwards

    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…