The only sign of any movement offshore was a flock of five Black Terns in the evening.
A Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.
The moth traps were very productive again with a Convolvulus Hawkmoth, a Delicate and a Small Mottled Willow of note. Seven Hummingbird Hawkmoths were seen during the day and a Clouded Yellow butterfly was also noted.
Convolvulus Hawkmoth Agrion convolvuli, Delicate Mythimna vitellina and Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua Dungeness 27th August 2017 |
Elsewhere, a Pectoral Sandpiper was found at ARC this afternoon.
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotus ARC, Dungeness 27th August 2017 |