There was a small arrival of migrants on the land with 32 Willow Warblers, four Grasshopper Warblers (all ringed), 13 Blackcaps, three Garden Warblers, three Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, two Redstarts and nine Tree Sparrows. A light overhead passage included six Swifts, three Buzzards, 70 Sand Martins, 183 Swallows, ten Yellow Wagtails, four Grey Wagtails and a Tree Pipit.
Seawatching provided a bit of interest again today with 25 Whimbrel, two Mediterranean Gulls, four Black Terns, 20 Arctic Skuas and four Balearic Shearwaters. The Caspian Gull was still present at the fishing boats.
Five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
A Small Copper (considered to be of the form cuprinus) was found in the moat where two Clouded Yellows were also seen. A Holly Blue was seen at the Long Pits.
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas ab.cuprinus Dungeness 28th August 2025 (image by Allan Ward)
