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27th June

Another very hot day and little to be seen on the bird front other than 20 Swifts over the area.

The moth traps continue to provide most of the interest with an excellent catch overnight which included a Rose Plume, the pyralids Acrobasis repandana and Evergestis limbata, a Pine Hawk-moth, a Four-spotted Footman and two Light Crimson Underwings.

Four-spotted Footman  Lithosia quadra   Dungeness  27th June 2026.

Light Crimson Underwing Catocala promissa   Dungeness 27th June 2026

A Norfolk Hawker also came to the moth lights.



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26th June

Another very hot day and little to be seen on the bird front other than a Green Sandpiper over the Long Pits.

The moth continue to provide a bit of interest with the uncommon pyralid Anania perlucidalis, an Oak Hook-tip and a Small Mottled Willow of note.

Anania perlucidalis   Dungeness 26th June 2026



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25th June

The heatwave continues.  A flock of 16 Shelduck flew east and Tufted Duck was confirmed as a new breeding species for the recording area with a one day-old duckling seen at the Long Pits.

The highlight from the moth traps was a White-line Snout - a new species for the Observatory traps and only the fourth area record.

White-line Snout Schrankia taenalis   Dungeness   25th June 2026

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24th June

Very hot and humid. A Little Ringed Plover and a Redshank flew over the area.

The highlights from the moth traps were a Plumed Fan-foot, a Small Mottled Willow and the rare Agonopteryx curvipunctosa.

Agonopteryx curvipunctosa   Dungeness   24th June 2026

The first Small Red-eyed Damselflies of the year were seen at the southern end of the Long Pits. 

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