Another mixed day, with seawatching producing 31 Common
Scoter, a Red-throated Diver west, one Fulmar, 2 Shearwater sp, 36 Gannets, a
Great Crested Grebe, 8 Arctic Skuas, a Bonxie west, 2 Auk sp, 46 Sandwich Terns
and 2 Common Terns. Also of interest were 3 Whimbrel, 25 Black-tailed Godwits
and a Green Sandpiper.
Moths were a little more abundant today with 2 Straw Dots, 3
Spectacles, Garden Pebble, Large Yellow Underwing, 6 White-line Dart, Snout,
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 6 Flounced Rustic, 5 Green Carpet, 2
Square-spot Rustic, Cabbage, Small Square-spot, Frosted Orange, and Ear Moth
agg.
Frosted Orange by John Stroud
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk 16 Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still 4.15pm on freshmarsh + Spotted Redshank
Norfolk Little Stint juv Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on pool east of windpump at 4.13pm
Norfolk 50 Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 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 8 Spoonbills Breydon Water at east end on The Lumps
Norfolk 3 Little Stints (all juvs) Cley NWT on Pat's Pool mid a'noon
Norfolk 6 Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end on The Lumps mid a'noon +Whinchat
Norfolk 2 Long-tailed Skuas flew past Weybourne
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua y'day flew NW past Mundesley 5.30-10.30am +Balearic S'water (+2 Sooty S'waters)
Norfolk Sooty S'water flew past Salthouse
Norfolk 2 Caspian Gulls (both juvs) Cromer
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua flew past Sheringham this morning
Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Cromer on booking office roof at midday
Norfolk Little Stint Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk 7+Little Stints Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua flew past Cromer
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still + 3 Turtle Doves
Norfolk Wood Sand 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 3 Little Stints Cley NWT in Eye Field 100yds east of beach shelter
Norfolk Wood Warbler 1ml east of Cley +south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA trapped +ringed at 9.50am
Norfolk 16 Little Stints Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT on Pat's Pool
Norfolk Spotted Redshank juv 1ml south of Thetford again at Nunnery Lakes NR flew south over flood at 8.29am
Norfolk Wood Sand Hockwold Washes but no sign of White Stork
Norfolk Pied Fly y'day Trimingham at 6pm
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per day
Norfolk 16 Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still 4.15pm on freshmarsh + Spotted Redshank
Norfolk Little Stint juv Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on pool east of windpump at 4.13pm
Norfolk 50 Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 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 8 Spoonbills Breydon Water at east end on The Lumps
Norfolk 3 Little Stints (all juvs) Cley NWT on Pat's Pool mid a'noon
Norfolk 6 Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end on The Lumps mid a'noon +Whinchat
Norfolk 2 Long-tailed Skuas flew past Weybourne
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua y'day flew NW past Mundesley 5.30-10.30am +Balearic S'water (+2 Sooty S'waters)
Norfolk Sooty S'water flew past Salthouse
Norfolk 2 Caspian Gulls (both juvs) Cromer
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua flew past Sheringham this morning
Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Cromer on booking office roof at midday
Norfolk Little Stint Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk 7+Little Stints Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua flew past Cromer
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still + 3 Turtle Doves
Norfolk Wood Sand 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 3 Little Stints Cley NWT in Eye Field 100yds east of beach shelter
Norfolk Wood Warbler 1ml east of Cley +south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA trapped +ringed at 9.50am
Norfolk 16 Little Stints Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT on Pat's Pool
Norfolk Spotted Redshank juv 1ml south of Thetford again at Nunnery Lakes NR flew south over flood at 8.29am
Norfolk Wood Sand Hockwold Washes but no sign of White Stork
Norfolk Pied Fly y'day Trimingham at 6pm