Common Seal
This morning from the sea watch hide, a few Gannets, Common and Sandwich Terns milling around offshore along with 2 Mediterranean Gulls and a few juvenile Black-headed Gulls my first this year, also 46 Common Scoter flew East. A Common Seal in the scum along the shore line and Grey Seal along way out.
Common Buzzard getting the Herring Gull welcome
An hour lunchtime scanning from the garden saw little of note, though a Common Buzzard straying over some nesting Herring Gulls livened things up.
Napoleon's Column at Wimereux from Dungeneness this afternoon
2hrs on the beach at the fishing boats saw very few birds, the highlight being 6 Mediterranean Gulls feeding along the colour change, 4+ Harbour Porpoises and a party of 12 Gannets that were were probably in French territorial waters moving down channel. In this afternoons excellent visibility Boulogne 27 miles away was clearly visible, I could even make out vehicles moving along the roads there.
Boulogne Cathedral Dome from Dungeness this afternoon
In this warmer weather the moth trap catch is improving but still very immigrants.
Evergestis Limbat
LIme Hawk Moth
Swallowtail Moth
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