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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 28th August 2021

Seawatching today produced 12 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 77 Common Scoter, 15 Fulmars, 34 Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Arctic Skuas, 10 Bonxies, 114 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns, an adult Sabine's Gull east, 3 Kittiwakes and 2 Little Gulls. Also of interest were 25 Black-tailed Godwits, a Hobby and a Yellow Wagtail flying over.
 
Moths today were scarce but included 2 Drinkers, a Sharp-angled Peacock, White Point, 5 Flounced Rustic, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Spectacles, 2 White-line Dart, Square-spot Rustic, 5 Archer's Darts, Small Square Spot, Flame Shoulder, Green Carpet, Dingy Footman and Lesser Yellow Underwing.
 
Butterflies were plentiful with 4 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 3 Small Heath, 3 Wall Brown, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper, 10 Red Admiral, Painted Lady, 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 2 Peacock and 8 Speckled Wood recorded. Common Darter and Migrant Hawker were around the reserve throughout the day.
 
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Norfolk 18.Velvet Scoters flew north past Winterton at 1.45pm. Whinchat Gramborough Hill still
Norfolk 18.Velvet Scoters flew north past Winterton at 1.45pm. Whinchat Gramborough Hill still
Norfolk Curlew Sand just east of Wells still 3.04pm at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance east of track. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Blakeney Point still 2.33pm
Norfolk Sabine's Gull ad Cley flew east past beach car park
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still 2.30pm at west end
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe y'day flew east past Weybourne Camp 6.30-8.30am +Pied Fly
Norfolk Wryneck Stiffkey in bushes at north end of saltmarsh opposite campsite car park then flew to saltmarsh +no further sign
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Sooty S'water flew past Weybourne
Norfolk Sabine's Gull Cley flew west past beach car park at 11.40am
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still midday at west end
Norfolk Sabine's Gull flew east past Holme
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Snettisham RSPB still
Norfolk 7.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end on The Lumps at 11.15am
Norfolk 5.Long-tailed Skuas flew past Sheringham (+Black Guillemot Sooty S'water)
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance +Common Crane still. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Black Tern Filby Broad still
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still
Norfolk Sooty S'water Cley flew east past beach car park at 7.54am
Norfolk Sooty S'water flew east past Titchwell RSPB at 7.05am
Norfolk Curlew Sand y'day flew west over Titchwell RSPB +3+Little Stints still
Norfolk Turtle Dove y'day Salthouse Heath at 3.25pm
Norfolk Cory's S'water flew west past Cromer at 6.35am