A juvenile Cuckoo, a pretty scarce migrant these days, was seen in the Trapping Area and a Whinchat was seen at the Long Pits but the only other migrants in the bushes of note were nine Willow Warblers. Passage overhead was very light but did include 24 Swifts, a Hobby, 31 Sand Martins, eight Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail. The Mediterranean Gull bonanza continues with 2,500 birds over the area in the evening and seven Black Terns flew west offshore.
Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
The highlight from the moth traps was a superb Dark Crimson Underwing along with a Four-spotted Footman.
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| Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala promissa Dungeness 26th July 2025 |