A Garganey was on the Broadwater early afternoon and on the
sea 36 Common Scoter and 2 Fulmars were counted, with 45 Gannets, 8 Little
Terns, 35 Sandwich and 15 Common Terns fishing offshore, and a Greenshank in
off the sea. Also of interest were 2 Whimbrel, 3 Snipe, and a Red Kite.
Moths were modest but included 12 Scarce Footman, 2 Dingy
Footman, Swallow Prominent, Least Carpet, 3 Rustic, 6 Drinker, 7 Garden Tiger,
Small Waved Umber, 6 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Yellow-tail,
Pebble Prominent, 3 Common Footman, 2 Flounced Rustic, 2 Ruby Tiger, Archer's
Dart, Dark Arches, 3 Smoky Wainscot, Pine Hawk, Rosy Minor, 2 Knot Grass, Small
Blood-vein, Buff Ermine, Cloaked Minor, Small Fan-footed Wave, Tree-lichen
Beauty, Oak Eggar and Red Twin-spot Carpet.
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Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Sidestrand
Norfolk White Stork (metal-ringed) west of Gayton still NW of Ashwicken in cattle field viewed from Leziate Drove just south of Gaywood River at 3.17pm TF.694.204
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Burnham Overy still 2.25pm on saltmarsh off sea wall at end of track from A149 TF.851.449
Norfolk Common Crane Stiffkey on saltmarsh mid a'noon
Norfolk Purple Heron flew over Hunstanton mid a'noon
Norfolk Little Gull Cromer
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle till c1.13pm Flitcham over Abbey Farm then drifted south
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Flitcham over Abbey Farm at 1.10pm
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Burnham Overy on saltmarsh west of path to dunes at c11.35am TF.851.449
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Cley NWT on Pat's Pool +Spotted Redshank still
Norfolk Spoonbill Welney WWT still. 17.Common Cranes Lady Fen
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER again just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 on west pool till 10am then flew +may have landed on east pool. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end
Norfolk no sign of Pacific Golden Plover just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance (but 2.Wood Sands). Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 6.Wood Sands y'day Cantley beet factory
Norfolk 6.Spoonbills y'day Breydon Water still 7.55pm
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Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Sidestrand
Norfolk White Stork (metal-ringed) west of Gayton still NW of Ashwicken in cattle field viewed from Leziate Drove just south of Gaywood River at 3.17pm TF.694.204
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Burnham Overy still 2.25pm on saltmarsh off sea wall at end of track from A149 TF.851.449
Norfolk Common Crane Stiffkey on saltmarsh mid a'noon
Norfolk Purple Heron flew over Hunstanton mid a'noon
Norfolk Little Gull Cromer
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle till c1.13pm Flitcham over Abbey Farm then drifted south
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Flitcham over Abbey Farm at 1.10pm
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Burnham Overy on saltmarsh west of path to dunes at c11.35am TF.851.449
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Cley NWT on Pat's Pool +Spotted Redshank still
Norfolk Spoonbill Welney WWT still. 17.Common Cranes Lady Fen
Norfolk PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER again just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 on west pool till 10am then flew +may have landed on east pool. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end
Norfolk no sign of Pacific Golden Plover just east of Wells at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance (but 2.Wood Sands). Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 6.Wood Sands y'day Cantley beet factory
Norfolk 6.Spoonbills y'day Breydon Water still 7.55pm