3 Spoonbills have spent the last couple of days around Dungeness
Even with the arrival of the warmer weather Butterflies and Dragonflies still seem to be thin on the ground, certainly my moth traps have not been bulging with moths as I would expect this time of year.
There are at least 4 Little Ringed Plovers around the reserve at the moment
The first Green Sandpipers have started to appear on the reserve, probably failed breeders, Bearded Tits seem to be having a poor season as I have yet to see or hear any young birds, the same applies to Bitterns
normally they would be seen making food flights, bringing food to there young in the nests, hopefully they are just running late due to the cold spring. In general there are very few young birds around except for Herring Gulls. There is just a single pair of Common terns on the ARC that look as though they may nest on one of the islands, but I think they have much change of success.
What was once a common bird around the peninsula is now fast disappearing, only 2 years ago there were several pairs nesting in the fields in front of my house, sadly none now, they used often sit on the roof of my house early mornings when I was emptying the moth trap, so this female Yellow Wagtail in the hay fields was a pleasant sight.
This Norfolk Hawker was at Christmas Dell this afternoon, a recent coloniser at Dungeness.
A Portland Ribbon Wave was the highlight from moth trap in the last few days
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