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Ploddingbirder
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Mainly Dungeness birds and moths, sea watching.
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Dungeness: Great White Egrets have been giving exceptionally good views at the ARC from the Axell Viewpoint.
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Great White Egret glowing in the late afternoon sunshine Great White Egret glowing in the late afternoon sunshine
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Scarce Bordered Straw, Delicate and 3 Ferrugalis were the only possible migrants in my VC15 trap last night. Tonight is probably the last chance for migrants here. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social
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Scarce Bordered Straw A Delicate trying to hide under the rim of the trap.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Dungeness: My 4th Pallas's Warbler of the autumn on the peninsula this year courtesy of the DBO ringing team.
One of several Juvenile Little Gulls past The Point this morning.
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney GP and Normandy rung GBBG.
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Pallas's Warbler Juvenile Little Gull Black-necked Grebe 1w Great Black-backed Gull wearing a green Darvic ring marked 3E2 probably rung as a pulls.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Dungeness: An excellent day for sprites on the peninsula, with lots of Goldcrests, a Firecrest, also many thanks to the Observatory Team for sharing the Yellow-browed and Pallas's Warbler they trapped and ringed this morning. Another Pallas's in the lighthouse garden found by Sean this afternoon 😀
Yellow-browed Warbler Pallas's Warbler Pallas's Warbler on the outside hedge of the Lighthouse Garden. Pallas's Warbler on the outside hedge of the Lighthouse Garden.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I was very pleased to find this Crimson Speckled as wandered along beside the railway at Dungeness this afternoon. @migrantmothuk.bsky.social My VC15 trap was as expected very poor.
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Crimson Speckled Moth sitting on a Bramble leaf.
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A Stunning sunrise at the Dungeness fishing boats this morning.
Stunning sun rise viewed from the the fishing boats at Dungeness this morning
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Dungeness: A call from Colin alerted me that 20+ Crossbills had been seen in the Pines at the ARC, there have been plenty of flyovers this year but none have stuck, so I made my way there not expecting any to be present and was very pleasantly surprised on arrival.
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Immature male Crossbill eating a Pine Cone seed Female Crossbill, holding a Pine Cone and extracting seeds Immature male Crossbill hanging beneath a Pine Cone Crossbills perched up waiting to drop into some drinking puddles
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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The highlight of my cycle ride around the Scotney complex was this obliging Black-necked Grebe.
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Black-necked Grebe Black-necked Grebe Black-necked Grebe Black-necked Grebe
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Dungeness: A few bits from the fishing boats on a quiet day.
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1w Caspian Gull Curlew Red-throated Diver
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Dungeness: I Had just got home from a morning sea watching when @dungenessowen.bsky.social phoned to say he had a brief view of a Yellow Brow type Warbler by Springfield Bridge, a couple or so minutes later I joined him, just as the bird revealed itself to be a Pallas's Warbler.
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Pallas's Warbler Pallas's Warbler Pallas's Warbler
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Dungeness: Out on my bike today around the reserve and Scotney complex. Highlights were my first Goosander of the year on Burrowes and a confiding Slavonian Grebe there. At Scotney my first Whooper Swans of the year 2,000+ Golden Plover and the local Little Owl.
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Female Goosander on Burrowes, a scarce bird on the peninsular nowadays. A confiding Slavonian Grebe on Burrowes Pit, only the second this year. Used to be quite frequent. The first 2 Whooper Swans on the peninsular that I've seen. The local Little Owl sun bathing, probably getting fed up with me stopping to take its picture
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Dungeness: A pale bird dropped into a Bramble beside me at the red and white gates, then morphed into a super leucistic Kestrel and alighted on a lamp post in the power station, only to be mobbed by a Magpie then have a close shave with an encounter with a Peregrine.
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A leucistic Kestrel landing on a street light A leucistic Kestrel perched on a street light A leucistic Kestrel
October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Dungeness: A Little Owl that came out of the Lighthouse Garden is the first I have seen this far down the peninsula since one in 2012. 4 Velvet Scoter were the highlight of this afternoons sea watch.
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Little Owl on a post at the entrance to the experimental station 4 Velvet Scoters flying pat Dungeness Point into Lade Bay
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Dungeness: 3 Bearded Tits dropping into the trapping area were the highlight of wander around The Desert and Trapping Area this morning'
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Male Bearded Tit resting in a Sallow Male Bearded Tits resting in a Sallow Male Bearded Tit flying out of a Sallow
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Dungeness: Jack Snipe feeding in front of Hanson Hide at the ARC Pit.
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Jack Snipe feeding in front of Hanson Hide at the ARC Pit Jack Snipe feeding in front of Hanson Hide at the ARC Pit
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Dungeness: A few bits from around the peninsula today.
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Goldcrest Siberian Chiffchaff Little Owl Spoonbills
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Dungeness: Short-eared Owl just arrived in from the sea at the fishing boats this morning.
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Short-eared Owl flying over and abandoned digger on the beach, with the sea and White Cliffs of Dover in the background. Short-eared Owl flying over the shingle beach Short-eared Owl flying over the shingle beach Short-eared Owl flying over the shingle beach
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Dungeness: This afternoon Polish ringed Black-headed Gull TJVV returned to the fishing boats for its 6th winter.
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Black-headed Gull wearing a yellow Darvik ring marked TJVV
October 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Dungeness: Late morning I finally saw one of the Yellow-browed Warblers in the trapping area rather than just hearing them call.
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Yellow-browed Warbler in a Sallow Yellow-browed Warbler in a Sallow Yellow-browed Warbler in a Sallow
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Dungeness: One of several gorgeous adult Little Gulls off the Fishing Boats this afternoon.
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Adult Little Gull feeding off the fishing boats Adult Little Gull feeding off the fishing boats Adult Little Gull feeding off the fishing boats Adult Little Gull feeding off the fishing boats
October 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Dungeness: 1w & 3W Caspian Gulls & Juvenile Arctic Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon in the rain.
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1w Caspian Gull on the beach 3w Caspian Gull just off shore. Juvenile Arctic Tern feeding off shore Juvenile Arctic Tern feeding off shore
October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Streak is fairly common moth on the peninsula, I think I was the only trapper here not to have caught one, so I was delighted to find one in my VC15 trap this morning.
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Streak Moth on one of an egg box.
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Dungeness: Stephen Message found a superb Pallas's Warbler in the Gully early afternoon and quickly alerted the locals, fortunately I was at home so was on site with Stephen a few minutes later. As usual it was very active and difficult to follow with the camera.
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Pallas's Warbler in some Gorse showing its lovely lemon rump. Pallas's Warbler in some Gorse Pallas's Warbler flitting through Brambles
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Dungeness: A gloomy damp day on the peninsula was brightened by this Blackcap feeding on Apples in a garden on The Point and the Chiffchaff feeding on the fruit flies.
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Female Blackcap feeding on Apples Chiffchaff feeding on the fruit flies from the Apples.
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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0n 15/10/2014 I trapped my first Merveille du jour, 11 years later to the day I found my second on the wall by the trap and my third inside the trap🤩
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Merveille du jour moths
October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM