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25th May



No doubt about today's highlight with the finding of an Eastern Bonelli's Warbler singing in the Trapping Area. Despite being heard on numerous occasions throughout the day it proved extremely difficult to see with many observers getting only the briefest of glimpses. This is only the tenth British record and a new species for Kent and Dungeness.


Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis   Dungeness   25th May 2025  (images by James Dee)

Two Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area.

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