20/08/2021

Ready made Tern Islands being towed past Dungeness yesterday afternoon

Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull at The Patch this morning

I joined DW at The Patch this morning where there was 60+ Mediterranean Gulls feeding off shore, also a couple of Yellow-legged Gulls. A small number of Gannets were off shore with a few Sandwich terns and the Kittiwake and Common Tern, very quiet for this time of year.

This afternoons sea watch was even quieter apart from 620 Sand Martins that went out to sea. 

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull at The Patch this morning

3TJ6 a French colour ringed juvenile Mediterranean Gull at The Patch this morning

Glossy Ibis at The ARC today, also a Black-necked Grebe there with apparently 3 there this evening per GP. At Lade Sands the Little Stint present for its 4th day. The Long Pits and trapping area were very quiet. Galloway's was virtually an avian free zone.

Although White Spot is a quite common moth just a couple of Kilometres away on the shingle, this was my first and probably only one of the year in the trap this morning. 

My second Peach blossom of the year, a beautiful moth