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23rd Feb

A bright and sunny day with a light SSE breeze. There was a steady trickle of birds east offshore during the day with 33 Wigeon, four Pintail, four Teal, four Red-breasted Mergansers, 357 Gannets, an adult Mediterranean Gull, two Sandwich Terns and a Great Skua.
Three Firecrests were seen in the Trapping Area and six Siskins flew over.

 The first Small Tortoiseshell of the year was seen at the front of the Observatory.

 A Dotted Border moth came to one of the Observatory windows.
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria   Dungeness   23rd February 2019
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