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8th Sep

A 3.5hr seawatch in the morning produced a Mediterranean Gull, a Yellow-legged Gull, 11 Arctic Skuas, a Manx Shearwater and 11 Arctic Skuas.

A Honey Buzzard flew over and Wrynecks increased to two. Visible migration also included 500 Sand Martins, 600 Swallows, six Yellow Wagtails, six Grey Wagtails and 11 Tree Pipits.  Grounded migrants were limited to 14 Willow Warblers, ten Whitethroats, two Redstarts, eight Whinchats and five Wheatears.

Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus   Dungeness   8th September 2024 (Tom Wright)

Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Notable moths included four Palpita vitrealis, a Convolvulus Hawk-moth and another Beautiful Marbled.

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