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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 20th September 2021

Highlights today were mainly on the sea, with 171 Brent Geese, 113 Wigeon, 151 Teal, 1 Eider, 100 Common Scoter, 11 Red-throated Divers, Fulmar, 59 Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Pom Skuas, 8 Arctic Skuas, a Bonxie, 7 Kittiwakes, 2 Guillemots and 9 Sandwich Terns. Other birds of interest included a Pied Flycatcher in the silver birch, 5 Spoonbills, Greenshank, Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroats, 6 Sedge and 10 Reed Warblers, 2 Whinchats on the NWT dunes reserve, 2 Rock Pipits over calling, 2 Yellow and one Grey Wagtail.
 
Moths included 2 Brimstone, Drinker, 3 Willow Beauty, 6 Lunar Underwing, Green Carpet, 6 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 10 Square-spot Rustic, Straw Dot, 2 Lesser Yellow underwing, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Light Emerald, 2 Vine's Rustic, Brown-spot Pinion, 2 White Point, Common Wainscot, 3 Silver Y, Snout, Black Rustic, 2 Large Wainscot, Frosted Orange, Common Marbled Carpet, Small Square-spot, 3 White-line Dart and a Sallow
 
A Small Red-eyed Damsefly was seen on the reserve.
 
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Norfolk 3.Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Waxham in dunes 1/2ml SE of church mid a'noon TG.448.257
Norfolk Wryneck Weybourne Camp still 2.05pm below derelict MOD buildings from coast path on +off tho distant TG.099.438
Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Sidestrand on beach
Norfolk Long-tailed Skua juv flew west past Holme Dunes at 11.50am. 2.ad.Pom Skuas flew west in 3hrs (+Long-tailed Duck 7.Black Terns)
Norfolk Vagrant Emperor dragonfly Waxham in dunes 1ml south of church at 12.45pm
Norfolk Honey Buzzard juv dark morph Sheringham flew west over golf course at 7.30am then flew towards Weybourne Heath
Norfolk Black Tern flew west past Weybourne at 6.40am
Norfolk no news on any Vagrant Emperor dragonflies Waxham in dunes 1/2ml SE of church TG.448.257
Norfolk Osprey flew SE over Reepham at 12.12pm
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still 11am (+juv.Wood Sand still)
Norfolk 5.Little Stints (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB on The Wash at 11.32am
Norfolk 3.Little Stints (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB on The Wash at 10.44am
Norfolk Quail male singing Cockthorpe Airfield in field behind Langham Dome at 10.23am
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Cley NWT on sea just off coastguards. Black Tern Simmonds' Scrape
Norfolk Whinchat Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe Marshes at 10.15am
Norfolk Honey Buzzard Burnham Deepdale at 10.38am
Norfolk Pied Fly Blakeney Point +Osprey
Norfolk Wryneck Weybourne Camp still below derelict MOD buildings at 9.10am TG.099.438
Norfolk Whinchat y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB between windpump +Cantley Marshes RSPB