Warm, dry and sunny - This past week`s heatwave has certainly witnessed a rush of winged insect activity. From the garden moth trap to an influx of migrant Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies and odenata in between there has been plenty of non-avian interest across the Dungeness peninsula and elsewhere locally. Around Dengemarsh the wetlands produced large numbers of Black-tailed Skimmers, Four-spot Chasers and Emperors along with countless blue damselflies. It was also good to see a couple of Brown Hares during my Ringed Plover survey and find another pair on territory with young. Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Lapwing and Oystercatcher have all been seen with young around the wetlands recently. At least 15 pairs of Common Terns have taken to the rafts on Dengemarsh and during a circuit on Friday two Cattle Egrets and a protracted flight view of a Bittern were noted as well as Bearded Tits with fledglings. This morning, after a visit to Lade, we checked out Tower Pits where there was no sign of yesterdays Golden Oriole but good views of Hobby, Cuckoo and a pair of Marsh Harriers.
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