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16th June

The obvious highlight of the day was a first-summer Squacco Heron which was first seen at the Pumphouse and then later refound as it fed among the lily pads at the north end of the Long Pits. This is the second Observatory and sixth Dungeness record. Fifty Swifts, three Curlews and five Sand Martins also flew over.










Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides   Dungeness   16th June 2026

A Grey Seal was seen offshore and three Brown Hares were seen on the land.

The moth traps produced yet another Eastern Bordered Straw and three Small Mottled Willows of note. 

Eastern Bordered Straw Heliothis nubigera   Dungeness   16th June 2026   

An excellent array of dragonflies were seen including eight Norfolk Hawkers, four Lesser Emperors (including an ovipositing pair) and a Red-veined Darter.

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