On the sea today 7 Eider, 20 Common Scoter, 14+ Red-throated
Divers, 59 Gannets, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Pom and 3 Arctic Skuas, 16
Guillemots, 7 Sandwich and 2 Common Terns were recorded. Over 225 Pink-feet
came in during the day, and 22 Black-tailed Godwits were on the Broadwater. A
Redstart was in the paddocks, and a Raven flew over the grazing marsh early
morning with the Cattle Egret also seen.
In the moth traps a Flounced Rustic, 5 Large Wainscot, Rusty
Dot Pearl, 3 Vine’s Rustic, 10 Square-spot Rustic, 6 Feathered Ranunculus, 7
Lunar Underwing, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Sallow, 4 White-line Dart, Common
Marbled Carpet, Snout, Dingy Footman, Beaded Chestnut, Lesser Yellow Underwing,
Frosted Orange, Blood Vein, Brown Spot Pinion, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character and
a Willow Beauty were recorded.
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Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB. Spoonbill Warham Greens on saltmarsh
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still
Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 1w) Cromer opposite Rocket House
Norfolk 2+Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Winterton Dunes still near Beach Road this morning tho mobile
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still from Island Hide
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Breydon Water this morning at high tide. Wood Sand at west end +Hen Harrier
Norfolk 4+Little Stints (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash
Norfolk no news on Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Winterton South Dunes
Norfolk 25+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 3.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB still just south of cottages at 7.30am
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per day
Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB. Spoonbill Warham Greens on saltmarsh
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still
Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 1w) Cromer opposite Rocket House
Norfolk 2+Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Winterton Dunes still near Beach Road this morning tho mobile
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still from Island Hide
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Breydon Water this morning at high tide. Wood Sand at west end +Hen Harrier
Norfolk 4+Little Stints (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash
Norfolk no news on Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Winterton South Dunes
Norfolk 25+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 3.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB still just south of cottages at 7.30am