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14th Aug

There was a decent arrival of migrants this morning with a Nightingale and a Tree Pipit being the highlights of the ringing session while numbers were provided by 60 Willow Warblers. A White Stork flew over the area before settling on the RSPB Reserve for the rest of the day. In addition, a Raven, 42 Sand Martins and 11 Yellow Wagtails flew over. A Grey Plover and 11 Mediterranean Gulls were the best on offer offshore.

Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos   Dungeness   14th August 2024


Tree Pipit Anthus trivalis   Dungeness   14th August 2024

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

Another Cydia amplana was caught overnight.

The first nocturnal search for the scarce orthoptera in the area produced seven singing Large Coneheads, an excellent total of 27 Sickle-bearing Bush-crickets and 100's of Tree Crickets.



Sickle-bearing Bush-crickets Phaneroptera falcata   Dungeness   14th August 2024


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