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4th Sep

In calm, cloudy conditions there was a good arrival of migrants in the bushes and a very decent passage overhead. Of note in the bushes were 40 Willow Warblers, two Grasshopper Warblers, 50 Blackcaps, three Garden Warblers, the first Firecrest of the autumn, a Pied Flycatcher, a Redstart and nine Whinchats. An Osprey and a Buzzard flew over while numbers were provided by 200 Sand Martins, 3000 Swallows, nine Tree Sparrows, 54 Yellow Wagtails, ten Grey Wagtails and seven Tree Pipits. Very quiet offshore although a juvenile Caspian Gull was seen briefly at the fishing boats and a couple each of Mediterranean Gull, Arctic Tern and Black Tern passed through. 

Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca   Dungeness   4th September 2024

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra   Dungeness   4th September 2024 (Tom Wright)

Osprey Pandion haliaetus   Dungeness   4th September 2024

At least six Porpoise were feeding offshore.

The moth traps produced two Palpita vitrealis,  a Hoary Footman, three Delicates, a Scarce Bordered Straw and another Beautiful Marbled.


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