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13th June

A Golden Plover flew over the Observatory, even singing as it went by and a Mediterranean Gull was feeding offshore.

The highlight from the moth traps was our third-ever Speckled Footman while two Small Seraphims, an Oak Nycteoline and an L-album Wainscot provided some padding.

Speckled Footman Coscinia cribraria   Dungeness   13th June 2025

Two Mediterranean Stick-insects were showing in the Observatory garden.

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