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24th July

At least 150 Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore. A Kingfisher was seen at the Long Pits. Migrants in the bushes included an early Pied Flycatcher and eight Willow Warblers. A bit of passage overhead included 75 Swifts, 30 Sand Martins and eight Yellow Wagtails.

The moth traps were quiet productive with a Channel Island Pug, a Dusky Thorn, a Rosy Footman, a Small Mottled Willow and two Plumed Fan-foots of note.

Plumed Fan-foot Pechipogo plumigeralis   Dungeness    24th July 2025

A Lesser Emperor Dragonfly and ten Small Red-eyed Damselflies were seen at the Long Pits.


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