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9th July

Still very hot and sultry. Overhead passage was limited to 12 Swifts, two Whimbrel, 200 Sand Martins, 20 Swallows and 14 Yellow Wagtails. in the evening, 50 Mediterranean Gulls and 50 Sandwich Terns were feeding off the fishing boats.


Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis   Dungeness   8th July 2026
A few juvenile birds are starting to appear now.

Two Porpoises and four Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.

Fish don't feature very often on this site but this evening I saw two superb Starry Smoothhounds caught by a beach angler weighing 8lb 3oz and 7lb 14oz respectively. They were both safely returned.


Starry Smoothhound Mustelus asterias      Dungeness   9th July 2026

The moth traps produced the pyralid Dioryctria simplicella (send Obs record), the tortrix Cydia amplana, two Brussels Lace and six Small Mottled Willows. A Southern Oak Bush-cricket was also caught.


Cydia amplana and Dioryctria simplicella   Dungeness   9th July 2026

One Red-veined Darter was seen.



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