Last updated: 13th September.
13th – A Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatears, 9 Sand Martins, 17 Chiffchaffs and c.300 House Martins at Abbotscliffe (Mark Kennett). A Hobby and 3 Spotted Flycatchers at Lympne (Phil Sharp). 3 Whinchats at Beachborough Lakes, 2 Whinchats at Abbots Court Farm, a Spotted Flycatcher at Bluehouse Wood and a Redstart and 2 Whinchats Redstart in the field beside nearby Jenkins’ Rough (Brian Harper).
A Scarce Bordered Straw at Hythe (Ian Roberts).
12th – An Osprey at the Aldergate Bridge and 10 Sandwich Terns at Folkestone Harbour (Steve Wood). A Garden Warbler, a Tree Pipit, a Whinchat, 3 Wheatears and 23 Chiffchaffs at Abbotscliffe, where 300 House Martins flew west (Mark Kennett). A Spotted Flycatcher at Creteway Down and a Golden Plover and a Wheatear at Hope Farm (Brian Harper). 2 Firecrests and 4 Spotted Flycatchers north of Sugarloaf Hill and a Hobby and 40+ House Martins at Copt Point (Dale Gibson). An adult Hobby at Folks’ Wood and a juvenile at Lympne (Phil Sharp). 183 Gannets fishing off Seabrook, where an Oystercatcher and 26 House Martins flew west (Paul Howe).
A Scarce Bordered Straw and 2 Rusty-dot Pearls at Seabrook (Paul Howe). A Convolvulus Hawk-moth at Park Farm, Folkestone (C J Page).
11th – A Wood Warbler at Scene Wood (Brian Harper). 181 House Martins flew west at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
A Scarce Bordered Straw, a Dark Sword-grass and a Rusty-dot Pearl at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
10th – 8 Oystercatchers flew east at Hythe (Glenn Tutton).
The first Pearly Underwing of the year, 2 Scarce Bordered Straws, 2 Dark Sword-grass, 3 Olive-tree Pearls, 4 Delicates, 4 Rusty-dot Pearls and 5 Rush Veneers at Hythe (Ian Roberts). A Convolvulus Hawk-moth and a Scarce Bordered Straw at Seabrook (Paul Howe). A Scarce Bordered Straw at the Golden Valley (Chris Gillard).
9th – A Whinchat and a Wheatear at Abbotscliffe, where a Tree Pipit flew over (Mark Kennett). A Hobby and 100+ House Martins at Lympne (Phil Sharp). 2 Wheatears at the Hythe Imperial golf course (Brian Harper). 6 Sandwich Terns flew west at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
A Dark Sword-grass, 4 Scarce Bordered Straws, 5 Rusty-dot Pearls, 6 Delicates and 6 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts).
8th – 2 Whinchats and 4 Little Egrets at Samphire Hoe, where a Yellow Wagtail and 3 Oystercatchers flew west and 74 Gannets flew east (Mark Kennett).
A Latticed Heath, an Olive-tree Pearl and 2 Four-spotted Footman at Seabrook, where Lesser Treble-bar was new for the year (Paul Howe). A Dark Sword-grass, a Delicate, 4 Rusty-dot Pearls and 11 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe, where Red Underwing was new for the year (Ian Roberts).
7th – A Pied Flycatcher at Frogholt (Brian Harper). 8 Egyptian Geese on the sea off Hythe and a Wheatear at Hythe Ranges (Glenn Tutton / Ian Roberts). A Curlew, 2 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears and 5 Grey Wagtails at Samphire Hoe (Martin Collins).
A Dark Sword-grass, a Delicate and a Rusty-dot Pearl at Hythe Ranges, where Hedge Rustic and Agriphila latistria (White-streak Grass-veneer) were new for the year and a Delicate, a Rusty-dot Pearl and 5 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts). A Golden Twin-spot, a Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Olive-tree Pearls and 4 Four-spotted Footman at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
6th – A Spotted Flycatcher, a Whinchat, 2 Redstarts, 4 Wheatears, 4 Lesser Whitethroats and 6 Yellow Wagtails at Abbotscliffe (Mark Kennett). A Kingfisher at Folkestone Harbour (Jenny-Louise Read).
A Delicate, 3 Rusty-dot Pearls, 5 Four-spotted Footman and 7 Olive-tree Pearls at Seabrook (Paul Howe). A Dark Sword-grass, 3 Delicates, 3 Rusty-dot Pearls and 16 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts).
5th – A Porter’s Rustic, a Delicate and an Olive-tree Pearl at Seabrook (Paul Howe). A Delicate, 4 Rusty-dot Pearls and 9 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe, where Feathered Ranunculus was new for the year (Ian Roberts).
4th – A Tree Sparrow, a Reed Warbler, 2 Wheatears, 5 Lesser Whitethroats and 11 Blackcaps at Abbotscliffe and 2 Whinchats and 9 Wheatears at Church Hougham (Mark Kennett). 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers flew east at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
Celypha rufana (Lakes Marble) at Cheriton (Brian Harper) and Grass Emerald at Seabrook (Paul Howe) were new for the year, also a Delicate, a Cydia amplana (Vagrant Piercer), a Rush Veneer and 2 Olive-tree Pearls at the latter site. A Blair’s Mocha, a Golden Twin-spot, a Rush Veneer, 2 Rusty-dot Pearls, 7 Delicates and 12 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts).
3rd – A Common Sandpiper at Hythe (Ian Roberts).
The second British record of Minsmere Crimson Underwing at Cheriton was the tenth new macro moth for the area this year (Brian Harper). A Passenger found by day at Folkestone Downs (Ian Hunter). A Pale-shouldered Cloud, a Delicate, 2 Rusty-dot Pearls, 3 Scarce Bordered Straws and 17 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts). Plodia interpunctella (Indian Meal Moth) at Seabrook (Chris Turnbull) and Convolvulus Hawk-moth at Cheriton (Alan Want) were new for the year. 2 Willow Emerald Damselflies and 3 Southern Hawkers at Hythe (Glenn Tutton).
2nd – 2 Arctic Skuas, 15 Common Scoters and 32 Sandwich Terns flew west past Samphire Hoe, where a Whinchat, a Little Egret and 2 Black Redstarts were present.
Beautiful Marbled and Porter’s Rustic at Samphire Hoe were new for the year, where other migrants included Golden Twin-spot, Dark Sword-grass, Olive-tree Pearl, Rusty-dot Pearl and Rush Veneer (Tony Rouse). Single Latticed Heaths at Hythe and Seabrook were new for the year, whilst other migrants included a Golden Twin-spot, a Delicate, 8 Rusty-dot Pearls and 9 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts) and a Delicate, an Olive-tree Pearl and a Great Green Bush-cricket at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
1st – A Pied Flycatcher at Abbotscliffe (Mike Fitch). 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Wigeon and 35 Gannets flew east at Samphire Hoe and a Little Egret and 3 Yellow Wagtails flew west (Mark Kennett).
A Golden Twin-spot, a Rusty-dot Pearl, 3 Delicates and 8 Olive-tree Pearls at Hythe (Ian Roberts). A Rusty-dot Pearl and 2 Olive-tree Pearls at Seabrook (Paul Howe).
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