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26th Mar

A Red Kite, a Buzzard and a Swallow flew over the area and grounded migrants included 100 Redwings and seven Black Redstarts.

Over seven hours of seawatching produced ten Shovelers, two Gadwall, 262 Wigeon, 22 Teal, two Velvet Scoters, a flock of five Black-necked Grebes, nine Mediterranean Gulls and an Arctic Skua. 

The mammal highlight was a Hedgehog in the Observatory garden this evening. Fifteen Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Hedgehog   Erinaceus europeaus   Dungeness   26th March 2025

The Hoopoe was seen again at Denge Quarry but was very elusive.

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