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20th July

Most of the interest was offshore today with seawatching producing an out of place Brent Goose, 46 Kittiwakes, two Little Gulls, 229 Sandwich Terns, 183 Common Terns, two Manx Shearwaters  and a Balearic Shearwater west. Overhead passage included 240 Swifts, a Common Sandpiper, 22 Sand Martins and two Yellow Wagtails.

Four Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen.

Highlights from the moth traps included the fourth Observatory record of Tawny Wave, a Channel Island Pug and a Radford's Flame Shoulder.

Radford's Flame Shoulder Ochropleura leucogaster   Dungeness   20th July 2025

Tawny Wave   Scopula rubiginata   Dungeness   20th July 2025

A Willow Emerald Damselfly was found in the moat. 


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