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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 14th July 2021

 
On the sea today 450 Common Scoter were offshore, and 5 Fulmars, 6 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Arctic Skuas, 102 Sandwich Terns, 4 Common Terns, a Little Tern and 5 Kittiwakes were seen. A party of 7 Spoonbills were of interest, and a Great White Egret was also present, with a Grasshopper Warbler reeling near the NOA Car Park.
 
Moths included 7 Cinnabars, 3 Least Carpet, 3 Small Dusty Wave, Willow Beauty, 2 Uncertain, Small Magpie, 16 Common Footman, Short-cloaked Moth, Garden Tiger, 7 Brown-tail, Sand Dart, Dark Arches, 3 Haworth's Pug, Round-winged Muslin, Flame, 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Poplar Hawk, 2 Rosy Footman, Common Wave, Scarce Footman, Silky Wainscot, 2 Lyme Grass, Buff-tip, Archer's Dart, Drinker, 2 Privet Hawk, 2 Barred Straw, Pine Hawk, Yellow-tail, Dwarf Cream Wave, 10 Rustic, Oak Eggar, 2 Scalloped Oak, White-line Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Mottled Rustic, Sharp-angled Peacock, 3 Smoky Wainscot, Turnip, Single Dotted Wave, Small Emerald and a Rosy Minor.
Butterflies included Small Copper, Painted Lady and Gatekeeper.
 
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per dayNorfolk 2.Little Gulls flew west past Weybourne Camp
Norfolk 5.Spoonbills just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Arctic Tern flew south past Hopton-on-Sea
Norfolk no sign of Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB by 9.05am (but 3.Spoonbills 2+Spotted Redshanks Little Gull)
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills y'day Cley NWT
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Wells