Owen Leyshon
@dungenessowen.bsky.social
A fresh morning walk around Dungeness Point
Really feels like last knockings of the autumn
Sprinkle of Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin and a Brambling in Trapping Area
Hint of some thrushes moving inland
Fieldfare, Firecrest, 3 Dartford Warblers and 2 Merlins on Point
#KentBirding
Really feels like last knockings of the autumn
Sprinkle of Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin and a Brambling in Trapping Area
Hint of some thrushes moving inland
Fieldfare, Firecrest, 3 Dartford Warblers and 2 Merlins on Point
#KentBirding
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A fresh morning walk around Dungeness Point
Really feels like last knockings of the autumn
Sprinkle of Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin and a Brambling in Trapping Area
Hint of some thrushes moving inland
Fieldfare, Firecrest, 3 Dartford Warblers and 2 Merlins on Point
#KentBirding
Really feels like last knockings of the autumn
Sprinkle of Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, 3 Redpoll, 2 Siskin and a Brambling in Trapping Area
Hint of some thrushes moving inland
Fieldfare, Firecrest, 3 Dartford Warblers and 2 Merlins on Point
#KentBirding
The Tuesday Birder Club (Richard, Martin and Colin plus occasional Honorary members) started the winter season with a trip over to Rye Harbour
Spotted Redshank - Salts Pool
Three Grey Partridge - Parkes Hide
Spoonbill - Saltmarsh opp VC
Finished with a soft Madeira Cake (kind on our teeth) and tea
Spotted Redshank - Salts Pool
Three Grey Partridge - Parkes Hide
Spoonbill - Saltmarsh opp VC
Finished with a soft Madeira Cake (kind on our teeth) and tea
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Tuesday Birder Club (Richard, Martin and Colin plus occasional Honorary members) started the winter season with a trip over to Rye Harbour
Spotted Redshank - Salts Pool
Three Grey Partridge - Parkes Hide
Spoonbill - Saltmarsh opp VC
Finished with a soft Madeira Cake (kind on our teeth) and tea
Spotted Redshank - Salts Pool
Three Grey Partridge - Parkes Hide
Spoonbill - Saltmarsh opp VC
Finished with a soft Madeira Cake (kind on our teeth) and tea
Moth trap packed away… 🤦😂
Slightly awkward moment today when Lorna hung up the outside Christmas Lights early….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Moth trap packed away… 🤦😂
Two macro moths in the Littlestone (SE Kent) garden actinic last night
Cold and breezy - it feels very much like the end of the moth season for me
However The Sprawler was only my 2nd garden record and there are not many wider Dungeness records
#mothsmatter
Cold and breezy - it feels very much like the end of the moth season for me
However The Sprawler was only my 2nd garden record and there are not many wider Dungeness records
#mothsmatter
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Two macro moths in the Littlestone (SE Kent) garden actinic last night
Cold and breezy - it feels very much like the end of the moth season for me
However The Sprawler was only my 2nd garden record and there are not many wider Dungeness records
#mothsmatter
Cold and breezy - it feels very much like the end of the moth season for me
However The Sprawler was only my 2nd garden record and there are not many wider Dungeness records
#mothsmatter
Slightly awkward moment today when Lorna hung up the outside Christmas Lights early….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Slightly awkward moment today when Lorna hung up the outside Christmas Lights early….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
Right next to the moth trap 🤦
#mothsmatter
Negotiations ongoing….
A late Speckled Wood butterfly enjoying the warm sunny sheltered side of a woodland belt next to Littlestone Sewage Works, Romney Marsh, Kent
It was quite tatty
Presume a few are still on the wing in the south?
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
It was quite tatty
Presume a few are still on the wing in the south?
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A late Speckled Wood butterfly enjoying the warm sunny sheltered side of a woodland belt next to Littlestone Sewage Works, Romney Marsh, Kent
It was quite tatty
Presume a few are still on the wing in the south?
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
It was quite tatty
Presume a few are still on the wing in the south?
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
@ukbutterflies.bsky.social
I managed on a day off to stare out to sea at Dungeness first thing
Walk Dengemarsh Gully (2-3 Merlins and a Firecrest)
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney gravel pits
Walk into the Lydd MOD Ranges (600 duck)
Finish with Starling murmuration and Bitterns at Hanson hide, Dungeness RSPB
#Kentbirding
Walk Dengemarsh Gully (2-3 Merlins and a Firecrest)
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney gravel pits
Walk into the Lydd MOD Ranges (600 duck)
Finish with Starling murmuration and Bitterns at Hanson hide, Dungeness RSPB
#Kentbirding
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I managed on a day off to stare out to sea at Dungeness first thing
Walk Dengemarsh Gully (2-3 Merlins and a Firecrest)
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney gravel pits
Walk into the Lydd MOD Ranges (600 duck)
Finish with Starling murmuration and Bitterns at Hanson hide, Dungeness RSPB
#Kentbirding
Walk Dengemarsh Gully (2-3 Merlins and a Firecrest)
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney gravel pits
Walk into the Lydd MOD Ranges (600 duck)
Finish with Starling murmuration and Bitterns at Hanson hide, Dungeness RSPB
#Kentbirding
Today’s bin lorry stuck down a residents track on Dungeness….
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today’s bin lorry stuck down a residents track on Dungeness….
First batch of Goose Barnacles this autumn on a glass bottle washed up on Dungeness today while doing the rubbish
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
First batch of Goose Barnacles this autumn on a glass bottle washed up on Dungeness today while doing the rubbish
Two Pallas’s Warblers (1 Trapping Area and one at Old Lighthouse) and two Yellow-browed Warblers in Trapping Area this morning - Dungeness
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Two Pallas’s Warblers (1 Trapping Area and one at Old Lighthouse) and two Yellow-browed Warblers in Trapping Area this morning - Dungeness
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
Woodlark, Woodcock, Dartford Warblers, crests, finches etc
Couldn’t clinch an ID on an Acro - which hopefully might be around tomorrow
#Kentbirding
My highlights on Dungeness today included
Catching up and having a chat with @westcoastbirds.bsky.social
after decades
Enjoying Martin’s Crimson Speckled behind The Sanctuary
First sarnie of the autumn on the bonfire…
Catching up and having a chat with @westcoastbirds.bsky.social
after decades
Enjoying Martin’s Crimson Speckled behind The Sanctuary
First sarnie of the autumn on the bonfire…
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My highlights on Dungeness today included
Catching up and having a chat with @westcoastbirds.bsky.social
after decades
Enjoying Martin’s Crimson Speckled behind The Sanctuary
First sarnie of the autumn on the bonfire…
Catching up and having a chat with @westcoastbirds.bsky.social
after decades
Enjoying Martin’s Crimson Speckled behind The Sanctuary
First sarnie of the autumn on the bonfire…
The Littlestone garden moth traps held another Gem, (one yesterday), 2 Turnips, Silver Y, 2 Rush Veneers (noctuella) and 26 Rusty-dot Pearls (ferrugalis)
(SE Kent)
No ‘marquee moth’ but a good migrant night for the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
(SE Kent)
No ‘marquee moth’ but a good migrant night for the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Littlestone garden moth traps held another Gem, (one yesterday), 2 Turnips, Silver Y, 2 Rush Veneers (noctuella) and 26 Rusty-dot Pearls (ferrugalis)
(SE Kent)
No ‘marquee moth’ but a good migrant night for the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
(SE Kent)
No ‘marquee moth’ but a good migrant night for the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Reposted by Owen Leyshon
New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
The Littlestone garden moth traps held a Gem and 14 Rusty-dot Pearls (ferrugalis)
(SE Kent)
The Gem was the first since August and only the 4th for the year in the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
(SE Kent)
The Gem was the first since August and only the 4th for the year in the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Littlestone garden moth traps held a Gem and 14 Rusty-dot Pearls (ferrugalis)
(SE Kent)
The Gem was the first since August and only the 4th for the year in the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
(SE Kent)
The Gem was the first since August and only the 4th for the year in the garden
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Pallas’s Warbler 300m down from Springfield Bridge towards Gully from Dengemarsh Road at 11.50 - Dungeness
BOC pic from Martin
BOC pic from Martin
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Pallas’s Warbler 300m down from Springfield Bridge towards Gully from Dengemarsh Road at 11.50 - Dungeness
BOC pic from Martin
BOC pic from Martin
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pallas’s Warbler 300m down from Springfield Bridge towards Gully from Dengemarsh Road at 11.50 - Dungeness
BOC pic from Martin
BOC pic from Martin
The Dungeness wider recording area 2025 total is now 239sp by end of Oct
New birds in no particular order - Pallid Harrier, Pallas’s and Yellow-browed Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Auk, Whooper Swan, Black Guillemot and Twite
A record breaking year for species total now
#KentBirding
New birds in no particular order - Pallid Harrier, Pallas’s and Yellow-browed Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Auk, Whooper Swan, Black Guillemot and Twite
A record breaking year for species total now
#KentBirding
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Dungeness wider recording area 2025 total is now 239sp by end of Oct
New birds in no particular order - Pallid Harrier, Pallas’s and Yellow-browed Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Auk, Whooper Swan, Black Guillemot and Twite
A record breaking year for species total now
#KentBirding
New birds in no particular order - Pallid Harrier, Pallas’s and Yellow-browed Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Auk, Whooper Swan, Black Guillemot and Twite
A record breaking year for species total now
#KentBirding
The October rainfall total for Littlestone, Romney Marsh, SE Kent was 79mm
An average month I guess
For comparison
September - 134mm
August total - 19.5mm
July total - 130mm
An average month I guess
For comparison
September - 134mm
August total - 19.5mm
July total - 130mm
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The October rainfall total for Littlestone, Romney Marsh, SE Kent was 79mm
An average month I guess
For comparison
September - 134mm
August total - 19.5mm
July total - 130mm
An average month I guess
For comparison
September - 134mm
August total - 19.5mm
July total - 130mm
Pleasant three hour seawatch from fishing boats, Dungeness with good company
Little Auk west at 09.46 the highlight
Great-northern Diver, 3 Bonxies, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gull and thousands of auks - with everything heading west
#kentbirding
Little Auk west at 09.46 the highlight
Great-northern Diver, 3 Bonxies, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gull and thousands of auks - with everything heading west
#kentbirding
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Pleasant three hour seawatch from fishing boats, Dungeness with good company
Little Auk west at 09.46 the highlight
Great-northern Diver, 3 Bonxies, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gull and thousands of auks - with everything heading west
#kentbirding
Little Auk west at 09.46 the highlight
Great-northern Diver, 3 Bonxies, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, Little Gull and thousands of auks - with everything heading west
#kentbirding
The Littlestone (SE Kent) garden actinic produced only a handful of moths last night
Highlight was (a slightly darker than normal and fresh)
- Bordered Straw
This is the first one for the garden since mid August
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Highlight was (a slightly darker than normal and fresh)
- Bordered Straw
This is the first one for the garden since mid August
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Littlestone (SE Kent) garden actinic produced only a handful of moths last night
Highlight was (a slightly darker than normal and fresh)
- Bordered Straw
This is the first one for the garden since mid August
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Highlight was (a slightly darker than normal and fresh)
- Bordered Straw
This is the first one for the garden since mid August
#mothsmatter
@migrantmothuk.bsky.social
Bumped into this mint fresh Small Copper on Dungeness NNR, Kent this morning and I reckon it has to be a fourth generation
I have only seen a few in the last month and the earlier broods/peaks were weeks early compared to previous years
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#ukbutterflies
I have only seen a few in the last month and the earlier broods/peaks were weeks early compared to previous years
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#ukbutterflies
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bumped into this mint fresh Small Copper on Dungeness NNR, Kent this morning and I reckon it has to be a fourth generation
I have only seen a few in the last month and the earlier broods/peaks were weeks early compared to previous years
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#ukbutterflies
I have only seen a few in the last month and the earlier broods/peaks were weeks early compared to previous years
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#ukbutterflies
A quick walk through parts of the Trapping Area, Dungeness on checks late afternoon
Woodcock, 2 Firecrests (another one on Point) plus Hummingbird Hawk moth
Rainfall totals around 45-50mm in last week and watertable rising
Flytipped rubbish - car tyres and a toilet today - cue the jokes…. 🤦
Woodcock, 2 Firecrests (another one on Point) plus Hummingbird Hawk moth
Rainfall totals around 45-50mm in last week and watertable rising
Flytipped rubbish - car tyres and a toilet today - cue the jokes…. 🤦
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A quick walk through parts of the Trapping Area, Dungeness on checks late afternoon
Woodcock, 2 Firecrests (another one on Point) plus Hummingbird Hawk moth
Rainfall totals around 45-50mm in last week and watertable rising
Flytipped rubbish - car tyres and a toilet today - cue the jokes…. 🤦
Woodcock, 2 Firecrests (another one on Point) plus Hummingbird Hawk moth
Rainfall totals around 45-50mm in last week and watertable rising
Flytipped rubbish - car tyres and a toilet today - cue the jokes…. 🤦
Littlestone garden actinic trap (SE Kent)
First Oak Rustic of the autumn and a ‘double scoop’ of MdJ
(Six ferrugalis - Rusty dot Pearl)
#mothsmatter
First Oak Rustic of the autumn and a ‘double scoop’ of MdJ
(Six ferrugalis - Rusty dot Pearl)
#mothsmatter
October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Littlestone garden actinic trap (SE Kent)
First Oak Rustic of the autumn and a ‘double scoop’ of MdJ
(Six ferrugalis - Rusty dot Pearl)
#mothsmatter
First Oak Rustic of the autumn and a ‘double scoop’ of MdJ
(Six ferrugalis - Rusty dot Pearl)
#mothsmatter
Another video with no bird to actually see…..
The Dungeness Trapping Area this morning with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers - with one calling in the background in this video
#kentbirding
The Dungeness Trapping Area this morning with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers - with one calling in the background in this video
#kentbirding
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Another video with no bird to actually see…..
The Dungeness Trapping Area this morning with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers - with one calling in the background in this video
#kentbirding
The Dungeness Trapping Area this morning with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers - with one calling in the background in this video
#kentbirding
Enjoyed a lunchtime visit to the bottom of Dengemarsh Gully, Dungeness for a gorgeous Pallas’s Warbler found by Stephen Message…
Even I was able to capture the bird in a wonderful ‘habitat shot’ and the classic ‘hovering yellow rump’ shot 🫣
#kentbirding
#rarebirdsuk
Even I was able to capture the bird in a wonderful ‘habitat shot’ and the classic ‘hovering yellow rump’ shot 🫣
#kentbirding
#rarebirdsuk
October 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Enjoyed a lunchtime visit to the bottom of Dengemarsh Gully, Dungeness for a gorgeous Pallas’s Warbler found by Stephen Message…
Even I was able to capture the bird in a wonderful ‘habitat shot’ and the classic ‘hovering yellow rump’ shot 🫣
#kentbirding
#rarebirdsuk
Even I was able to capture the bird in a wonderful ‘habitat shot’ and the classic ‘hovering yellow rump’ shot 🫣
#kentbirding
#rarebirdsuk