Dungeness - hot, dry and sunny, SW2 - The heat wave continues, but at least there was some respite from early cloud-cover and a breeze for this morning`s guided walk on the bird reserve. Burrowes was very quiet with 100 Lapwings and a Common Sandpiper the only passage waders amongst the numerous gulls and eclipse wildfowl, while a couple of Sand Martins were flitting around the wall. From Hanson hide we had close views of a Cattle Egret and a Glossy Ibis, plus a distant Great White Egret, a Black-tailed Godwit and two Little Ringed Plovers. A flock of c100 Black-headed Gulls had settled on an island along with a Sandwich and two Common Terns.
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Needless to say with high humidity and light airs these past few nights the garden moth trap has been busy with several species new to the site, including Oak Eggar, Garden Tiger, Fen Wainscot and Small Rivulet.
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