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15th June

Very quiet on the land but a bit of seawatching produced two Mediterranean Gulls, an Arctic Skua and 11 Manx Shearwaters.

A Brown Hare was seen.

The moth traps produced most of the days highlights with the star being a Purple Marbled (new for the trap) along with our fifth Small Marbled and Pale Oak Beauty. A Large Tortoiseshell butterfly was a great find at the Long Pits and five Norfolk Hawker dragonflies were also seen..

Purple Marbled Eublemma ostrina   Dungeness   16th June 2026

Pale Oak Beauty Hypomrcis punctinalis   Dungeness   16th June 2026

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