Archive for August 28th, 2009

28th August 2009, Friday

Shingle Pools

A fine selection of grasshoppers and crickets were found in short and long grass around several  small  shingle pools on the Beach Reserve this afternoon, Grey Bush Cricket , Short-winged Conehead, Mottled, Lesser Marsh and Field Grasshopper were found. Seperating Slender and Cepero’s Groundhoper also provided interest.

Female Grey Bush Cricket

28th August 2009, Friday

RSPB Dungeness sightings

The great white egret and red-backed shrike are still present today. Ten garganey were on Denge Marsh yesterday and three on the ARC pit, where 15 black-tailed godwits, a kingfisher and grey wagtail were also seen.