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16th Sep

Chiffchaffs provided the numbers on the land again with at least 170 in the area along with a Grasshopper Warbler, ten Blackcaps and two Lesser Whitethroats but overhead passage was very light with just five Yellow Wagtails, a Tree Pipit and eight Reed Buntings. Seawatching produced eight Wigeon, nine Teal, ten Arctic Skuas and 17 Balearic Shearwaters.

Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia   Dungeness   16th September 2024 

At least 20 Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The moth traps produced a Portland Ribbon Wave, a Cypress Pug and our third record of the pyralid Musotima nitidalis following the first two in 2023.
Musotima nitidalis   Dungeness   16th September 2024

Another male Red-veined Darter was found in the moat.