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29th Sep

A light northerly breeze and some early cloud resulted in a huge arrival of Chiffchaffs with at least 600 birds seen along with 105 Blackcaps, two Redstarts, three Whinchats and 20 Wheatears. Overhead passage was light and limited to a Golden Plover, a Great White Egret, a Merlin, two Hobbies, a few Skylarks, 130 Meadow Pipits, three Rock Pipits, a Redpoll, 30 Siskins and 12 Reed Buntings.

The moth traps were productive with a September Thorn (only added to the Observatory list last year), a Pale Pinion, a Dewick's Plusia, a Four-spotted Footman and the pyralid Acrobasis tumidana of note.

Acrobasis tumidana   Dungeness   29th September 2025

Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoghia confusa   Dungeness   29th September 2025

Pale Pinion Lithophane hepatica   Dungeness   29th September 2025

September Thorn Ennomus erosaria   Dungeness   29th September 2025 


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