Seawatching today produced 2 Shelduck, 40 Common Scoter, 9
Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 14 Sandwich and 2 Common Terns, and an Arctic
Skua. Also of interest around the reserves were 2 Whimbrel, a Ruff, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Snipe
and 4 Stonechats.
Moths today were a Bulrush Wainscot, 2 Cloaked Minor, 2
Orange Swift, Drinker, 6 Flounced Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character,
Pinion-streaked Snout, 2 Spectacle, Green Carpet, Vine's Rustic, 3 White-line
Dart, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Gold Spot, Archer's Dart, Large
Yellow Underwing and 2 Flame Shoulder.
A good range of butterflies were feeding on the buddleias
when the sun came out, including Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small
Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper and Speckled Wood.
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Curlew Sand Cley NWT still on Pat's Pool from Avocet Hide at 2.50pm
Norfolk 18.Pale-bellied Brent Geese y'day Cley NWT flew west past beach at 3pm
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still at west end at 1pm (not east end)
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still at east end at 1pm
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk 2.Sooty S'waters y'day flew NW past Mundesley 5.30-10.30am +20.Pale-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Blakeney Point again
Norfolk Sabine's Gull juv Cromer flew east past east cliffs at 6.15am tho distant
Norfolk Arctic Tern y'day Rockland Broad
Norfolk Common Crane Wells flew west over seafront at c10.10am
Norfolk 7.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at The Lumps at 9.50am
Norfolk Spotted Redshank juv 1ml south of Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR
Norfolk Grey Phal reported on Tuesday Titchwell RSPB (Recently Hen Harrier +9.Little Stints)
Norfolk 2.Sabine's Gulls (both juvs) Cley flew east past coastguards at 7.50am
Norfolk Sabine's Gull juv flew east past Titchwell RSPB at 6.20am (2.Little Stints still on freshmarsh. Purple Sand on beach)
Norfolk Little Stint 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
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Norfolk Curlew Sand Cley NWT still on Pat's Pool from Avocet Hide at 2.50pm
Norfolk 18.Pale-bellied Brent Geese y'day Cley NWT flew west past beach at 3pm
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still at west end at 1pm (not east end)
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still at east end at 1pm
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk 2.Sooty S'waters y'day flew NW past Mundesley 5.30-10.30am +20.Pale-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Blakeney Point again
Norfolk Sabine's Gull juv Cromer flew east past east cliffs at 6.15am tho distant
Norfolk Arctic Tern y'day Rockland Broad
Norfolk Common Crane Wells flew west over seafront at c10.10am
Norfolk 7.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at The Lumps at 9.50am
Norfolk Spotted Redshank juv 1ml south of Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR
Norfolk Grey Phal reported on Tuesday Titchwell RSPB (Recently Hen Harrier +9.Little Stints)
Norfolk 2.Sabine's Gulls (both juvs) Cley flew east past coastguards at 7.50am
Norfolk Sabine's Gull juv flew east past Titchwell RSPB at 6.20am (2.Little Stints still on freshmarsh. Purple Sand on beach)
Norfolk Little Stint 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