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10th July

Very quiet with just a Whimbrel and two Mediterranean Gulls offshore, seven Yellow Wagtails and the first young Willow Warbler of the autumn.

Two Porpoise and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The moth traps provided plenty of excitement with a Convolvulus Hawkmoth, a Small Mottled Willow and a Rose Plume-moth from the Observatory and Dark Crimson Underwing from an additional trap set up on the beach.

Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala sponsa   Dungeness   10th July 2025

Rose Plume-moth Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla   Dungeness   10th July 2025

Three Mediterranean Stick-insects and four Southern Oak Bush-crickets were seen in the Observatory garden.


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