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19th June

Three Mediterranean Gulls flew west and 640 Swifts flew over.

For the first time there were two Badgers in the Observatory Garden in the early hours of the morning.


Badgers Meles meles   Dungeness   19th June 2021

Another Delicate was trapped overnight but more surprising was only our seventh record of The Miller.

The Miller Acronicta leporina   Dungeness   19th June 2021

Elsewhere, a Rose-coloured Starling was seen on several occasions around the Sheep Corral on the RSPB Reserve, the Glossy Ibis continues its stay at ARC and the Hooded Crow continues to be seen along the beach between Littlestone and Greatstone.

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18th June

More heavy rain overnight and for much of the day hampered observations but very little in the way of birds to be seen.

Moth trapping produced the first Delicate of the year.

Delicate Mythimna vitellina   Dungeness   18th June 2021


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17th June

Nothing to report after a night and early morning of spectacular thunderstorms and torrential rain.

A Rose-coloured Starling was found on the RSPB reserve this evening.

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16th June

Warm and sunny for most of the day but with a spectacular thunderstorm in the evening. Thirty Mediterranean Gulls were feeding at the Patch. Three male Black Redstarts were singing again as they re-establish their breeding territories for another brood.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.

The first Meadow Brown of the year was seen and five Holly Blues were seen in the Old Lighthouse Garden including a mating/egg-laying pair. Ten Rest Harrow moths were seen in a late morning search.

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15th June

A morning seawatch produced a movement of 21 Mediterranean Gulls and two Grey Herons east but not much else was seen.

A Badger visited the garden again in the early hours and at least 15 Porpoises were feeding offshore.

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14th June

Not a great deal to be seen. A Grey Wagtail flew south.

The first Small Skipper butterfly of the year and two Holly Blues were found.

Blue-eyed Grass was another new species for the area.

Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bermudiana   Dungeness   14th June 2021


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13th June

The Observatory's second Rose-coloured Starling of the spring (and fifth of the spring in the greater Dungeness area) was seen on several occasions during the morning and 44 Mediterranean Gulls were seen at the Patch.





Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus   Dungeness   13th June 2021

Two Porpoise and two Grey Seals were seen offshore.

Moth trapping produced the highlight of a Beautiful Marbled.

Beautiful Marbled Eublemma purpurina   Dungeness   13th June 2021

The patch of ground at the front of the Observatory continues to provide plenty of floral interest with Pale Yellow-eyed Grass found today.


Pale Yellow-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium striatum   Dungeness   13th June 2021

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12th June

A Bittern which flew out of the Long Pits reedbed and headed towards ARC this morning was the highlight.

Elsewhere, a Honey Buzzard was seen on the Reserve and the Hooded Crow was seen at Greatstone again. 

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11th June

More fog this morning and nothing of note among the birds to be seen.

A total of 17 Variable Damselflies were found  at the Long Pits.

A Collared Pratincole and a Rose-coloured Starling were seen seen again on the RSPB Reserve and the Hooded Crow continues to loiter around the Jolly Fisherman Beach Car Park at Greatstone.

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10th June

Yet another day spoilt by thick fog for most of the time and nothing to report.

The Badger made its now regular evening visit.

Five Variable Damselflies were found at the Long Pits.

Most of the interest was elsewhere with the Collared Pratincole seen again on the Reserve where a Rose-coloured Starling also made a brief appearance. The Hooded Crow at Greatstone also reappeared and was a lot more co-operative this evening.





Hooded Crow Corvus cornix   Greatstone   10th June 2021



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