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20th May

There was another very small arrival of migrants on the land with five new Chiffchaffs ringed as well as a Common Sandpiper on the Long Pits, a Sedge Warbler trapped in the moat  and a Spotted Flycatcher in the Lighthouse Garden.

 Six Porpoises were feeding offshore.

 Several Grizzled Skippers and Brown Argus butterflies were seen in the afternoon once the sun came out.

 Elsewhere, another good bird appeared on the RSPB Reserve with a Kentish Plover seen from Dennis's Hide for much of the day. The last Dungeness record was on 17th April 2005. The Hoopoe was seen on several occasions during the day and the Bee-eater was seen at ARC for a while in the morning before it flew off.

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus   RSPB Reserve   20th May 2018
Very oor distant shots but the best I could do.
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