On the sea today 270 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes,
2 Gannets, 41 Sandwich Terns and 242 Common Terns were recorded, with at least
6 Med Gulls seen among a gull flock hawking flying ants mid afternoon. Two
Spoonbills flew west over Gore Point and other highlights included 3 Avocets, a
Whimbrel, 29 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Greenshank, 10 Snipe, 100+ House Martins
and 10+ Yellow Wagtails passing through.
Moths included 16 Dingy Footman, 18 Scarce Footman, 2 Tree-lichen
Beauty, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 15 Flame Shoulder, 16
Flounced Rustic, Common Wave, 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 6 Straw Dot, 6
Sharp-angled Peacock, 10 Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 5
Yellow-tail, 2 Poplar Hawk, 4 Spectacle, Rosy Footman, Swallow Prominent, 2
Shaded Broad-bar, Pine Hawk, Garden Pebble, 4 Straw Underwing, Blood-vein, 9
White-line Dart, Breckland Plume, 2 Ruby Tiger, 9 Setaceous Hebrew Character,
Latticed Heath, Common Carpet, 4 Cloaked Minor, 6 Archer’s Dart, Purple Bar, 2
Single Dotted Wave, Turnip, White Point, Six-striped Rustic, Southern Wainscot,
Crescent, Dark Arches, Brimstone, Rosy Minor, Vine’s Rustic and 2 Common Pug
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Norfolk White-tailed Eagle 1s north of Swaffham at Castle Acre flew west
Norfolk Common Crane just east of Wells still 2.15pm at North Point Pools viewed from car park at bottom of track. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marsh near north end of main marsh (+Wood Sand) TF.655.349
Norfolk Balearic S'water flew SE past Mundesley
Norfolk Purple Heron juv y'day Barton Broad from canoe
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands (2.ads +2.juvs) Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh +Spotted Redshank Continental Black-tailed Godwit (nominate form limosa)
Norfolk Spoonbill Snettisham RSPB again
Norfolk Common Crane just east of Wells still at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 5.Spoonbills Breydon Water again at east end at The Lumps at 11.30am. Osprey from South Wall
Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marsh (Turtle Dove on wires by road) TF.655.349
Norfolk Cattle Egret juv 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes +7.Spoonbills 3.Great White Egrets. Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) +take track ENE 1ml NR29 5JE TG.435.193
Norfolk Little Gull Cley NWT at 10.03am
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Norfolk White-tailed Eagle 1s north of Swaffham at Castle Acre flew west
Norfolk Common Crane just east of Wells still 2.15pm at North Point Pools viewed from car park at bottom of track. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marsh near north end of main marsh (+Wood Sand) TF.655.349
Norfolk Balearic S'water flew SE past Mundesley
Norfolk Purple Heron juv y'day Barton Broad from canoe
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands (2.ads +2.juvs) Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh +Spotted Redshank Continental Black-tailed Godwit (nominate form limosa)
Norfolk Spoonbill Snettisham RSPB again
Norfolk Common Crane just east of Wells still at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 5.Spoonbills Breydon Water again at east end at The Lumps at 11.30am. Osprey from South Wall
Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marsh (Turtle Dove on wires by road) TF.655.349
Norfolk Cattle Egret juv 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes +7.Spoonbills 3.Great White Egrets. Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) +take track ENE 1ml NR29 5JE TG.435.193
Norfolk Little Gull Cley NWT at 10.03am