On the sea today 12 Common Scoter, 2 Gannets, a Great Crested Grebe and 25 Sandwich Terns were counted. Two Common Sandpipers were around the Broadwater and a Hobby was hawking insects over the pines. A Great White Egret was also on the Broadwater.
Another good moth catch included 6 Cinnabar, a White-line Dart, 3 Beautiful Hook-tip, a Privet Hawk, Barred Straw, 3 Mottled Rustic, 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 8 Rustic, 5 Uncertain, a Cloaked Minor, a True-lover's Knot, 5 Scarce Footman, Smoky Wainscot, 2 Striped Wainscot, 8 Common Footman, 2 Brown Tail, a Dingy Footman, 2 Yellow Tail, a Least Carpet, 3 Lyme Grass, 3 Willow Beauty, 2 Pine Hawks, 5 Haworth's Pugs, a Short-cloaked Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Buff Ermine, a Shaded Pug, Silver Y, Buff Tip, Flame, 4 Dark Arches, Lime-speck Pug, 2 Archer's Darts, a Campion, Single Dotted Wave, and a Bright-Line Brown-Eye.
Butterflies included Small White, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown and a Clouded Yellow was on the east bank in the afternoon.
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Norfolk 35.Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437
Norfolk 31.Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at 11.10am +Great White Egret. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437
Norfolk 10.Little Gulls Salthouse on pool west of Iron Road
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Cley NWT still on Arnold's Marsh at 9.20am
Norfolk 2.BLACK-WINGED STILTS (1.male) Hickling Broad NWT still on Brendan's Marsh from track to Stubb Mill (+Wood Sand Spotted Redshank)
Norfolk 35.Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437
Norfolk 31.Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at 11.10am +Great White Egret. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437
Norfolk 10.Little Gulls Salthouse on pool west of Iron Road
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Cley NWT still on Arnold's Marsh at 9.20am
Norfolk 2.BLACK-WINGED STILTS (1.male) Hickling Broad NWT still on Brendan's Marsh from track to Stubb Mill (+Wood Sand Spotted Redshank)