Seawatching was fairly uneventful in the morning with just a single Pomarine Skua of note but passage increased notably from mid-afternoon with another 25 Pomarine Skuas along with 16 Arctic Skuas, three Mediterranean Gulls, 1500 "commic" Terns, four Little Terns, 21 Knot and 38 Sanderling.
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Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Dungeness 16th May 2019 |
Ten Porpoise were feeding offshore and two Brown Hares were seen on the land.
Not so long ago the Brown Argus was a fairly scarce butterfly at Dungeness but numbers have increased considerably in recent years. Today, in less than perfect conditions, at least 25 individuals were seen. A Holly Blue was seen at the Sycamore in the trapping area again.
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Brown Argus Aricia agestis Dungeness 16th May 2019 |