This mornings sea watch was unexpectedly rewarding with a small passage of Terns including a White-winged Black Tern, the watch was only terminated by a message that Dave Bunney had a Bee-eater flying around his house unseen, I managed to get there in time to hear it calling a couple of times but no sight. Again this afternoon the sea watch was interesting with a few more Terns including 16 Little Terns which have been in very short supply at Dungeness this year.
07.45-09.10 with OL & 14.30-16.00 with RW
Brent Goose: 2E
Common Scoter: 57E 15W
Great-crested Grebe: 9W 3 present
Oystercatcher 2E
Kittiwake: 28W 114E
Black-headed Gull: Present
Mediterranean Gull: 4 present
Common Gull: present
Sandwich Tern: 40E 4W
Little Tern: 16E
Common Tern: 63E
Arctic Tern: 22E
Commic Tern: 242E
White-winged Black Tern: 1E
Guillemot: 2E
Auk sp: 10E 4W
Fulmar: 2W
Gannet: 103E 60W
Cormorant: present
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 8+
Brown Argus at the ARC today
Bird wise the ARC was very quiet although JY saw Spotted Flycatcher in the carpark. The reserve was apparently equally quiet with a flock of 5 Greenshanks per JY the highlight.
First Idea ferugalis of the year in the new 40w attinic
Poplar Hawk Moth on the fence beside the trap
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