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13th May

More north-easterly winds and still quiet on the land but a steady trickle of birds east offshore including the days highlights of 11 Pomarine Skuas (flocks of nine and two) and a remarkable flock of 17 Cattle Egrets. Also seen offshore were three Shovelers, 11 Whimbrel, 13 Knot, four Sanderlings, three Little Terns, 16 Mediterranean Gulls and an Arctic Skua in 4.5hrs of watching. The only birds of note on the land were a Red Kite, a Whinchat, a Siskin and a feeding flock of 70 Corn Buntings.. 

A decent total of 21 Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

A Maiden's Blush and a Gem were of note from the overnight moth-trapping.

Searching for other insects produced the shieldbugs Legnotus limbatus, Ceraleptus lividis and Eurygaster maura and the scarce bee Hylaeus pictipes.

Elsewhere on Dungeness the clear highlight was an adult Whiskered Tern which showed well at times during the afternoon on various pits until it settled down for a time in the evening at Hooker's Pit.