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27th Aug

Over fours seawatching eventually produced three Mediterranean Gulls, 330 Sandwich Terns, a juvenile Arctic Tern, five Black Terns, 20 Arctic Skuas and 11 Balearic Shearwaters. A first-winter Caspian Gull came onto the beach at the fishing boats. There was a bit of migration overhead and included 16 Swifts, 410 Sand Martins, 700 Swallows, nine House Martins and 35 Yellow Wagtails.


Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans   first-winter   Dungeness   27th August 2025


Three Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

The moth traps were fairly quiet but still produced a Gypsy Moth, two Scarce Bordered Straws and a Bordered Straw. 

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