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28th June

The only birds of note were 20 Mediterraneans Gulls in the continuing heatwave.

However the moth traps really came to the fore this morning when a fairly distinctive individual was found which I was at a complete loss as to its identity.  Following further research with Sean Clancy and posts/searches on the internet etc it seems most likely that it is an example of Blastobasis glandulella.  This appears to be the fourth British record with the first record in East Sussex in 2023,  one at Seabrook, Kent in 2024 and one the night before ours at Kessingland, Suffolk.


Blastobasis glandulella   Dungeness   28th June 2026



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