Here is the latest news from the team at the Dungeness RSPB reserve: Reserve News Updates Although this summer has not been as good as last years (where’s the sun?), we’ve managed to see some amazing wildlife on our reserve this month. Over the last few weeks we have been seeing a great number of […]
Our next outdoor meeting takes place this Saturday, 17th August at Sevenoaks KWT. Meet in the car park TN13 3DL (TQ519566) for a Summer visit to see flowers, butterflies & dragonflies and ducks & geese with their young. The meeting starts at 10am and will finish around 4pm. Leaders: John & Pauline
Our next outdoor meeting takes place this Sunday, August 4th at Rye Harbour. Meet in the car park TN31 7TU (TQ941189). Common, Little & Sandwich terns breed here and will be feeding young. Gulls, including Mediterranean gulls, right in front of the hides. The meeting will start at 10am and will finish around 4pm. Leader: Sue
Our next outdoor meeting takes place this Tuesday morning, 23rd July at Grain. Meet in car park ME3 0BS (TQ886767). Where the Medway meets the Thames, an impressive muddy shore attracts gulls, oystercatchers & waders. Small birds and migrant warblers in the scrub. The meeting starts at 10am and will finish around 1pm. Leaders: Malcolm […]
The big butterfly count 2019 is taking place between Friday July 17th and Sunday August 11th. Taking part is easy – simply spend 15 minutes on a sunny day counting butterflies, either in a fixed location like your garden or while out on a walk, then record your sightings online or via an app. The good […]
Here is the latest newsletter from Dungeness: Reserve News Updates We’ve had some seabird successes on our islands this year. A total of 75 common tern nests have been recorded across the reserve with approximately 40 fledglings seen so far. This is great considering we had 72 nests in total at the end of last […]
Due to the traffic congestion likely to be caused by the M2 road closures this weekend, we have decided to change the venue of the meeting planned for this Saturday, 20th July. Instead of visiting Stodmarsh, we have decided to visit Rainham Marshes RSPB reserve. Some of the recent sightings at Rainham that influenced the […]
Arrangements for our second coach trip for this year are now complete, so we are pleased to announce details our visit to Minsmere on Saturday, 12th October 2019. This year we are visiting this lovely reserve in the autumn when migration is in full swing with a continuous stream of birds passing through. Wading birds […]