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23rd Aug

There was a decent scatter of migrants with a Grasshopper Warbler and a Tree Pipit ringed of note while passage overhead included 110 Sand Martins, 100 Swallows, 16 Yellow Wagtails and three Grey Wagtails. A Great Skua and seven Arctic Skuas were seen offshore.

A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.

The clear highlight from the moth traps was a superb Bedstraw Hawkmoth - only our send-ever record. Back-up included a Palpita vitrealis, a Vestal and a Scarce Bordered Straw.

Bedstraw Hawkmoth Hyles gallii   Dungeness   23rd August 2025

 

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