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22nd Aug

There were decent numbers of migrants in the bushes during the morning including 55 Willow Warblers, three Sedge Warblers, four Reed Warblers, a Garden Warbler, 22 Lesser Whitethroats, 40 Whitethroats, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Pied Flycatchers, a Redstart, two Whinchats and 17 Wheatears. However, the birds of the day both appeared in the Moat in the afternoon in the form of a superb Wryneck and a Wood Warbler. A few birds also passed overhead with a Buzzard, 116 Sand Martins, 16 House Martins, 60 Yellow Wagtails and a Tree Pipit.



Wryneck Jynx torquilla   Dungeness   22nd August 2026


Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix   Dungeness   22nd August 2026

Of note offshore were eight Sanderling, a Knot, four Mediterranean Gulls, 400 Sandwich Terns and a Black Tern.

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

The moth traps produced ten Small Mottled Willows, six Delicates and a Small Ranunculus and a Clouded Yellow was seen in the Desert.

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