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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 27th September 2021

A blustery day with heavy rain mid-morning. On the sea 85 Brent Geese, 6 Pintail, 3 Eider, 101 Common Scoter, 5 Red-throated Divers, a Manx Shearwater, 68 Gannets, 7 Great Crested Grebes, a Guillemot, 20 Sandwich and 4 Arctic Terns were recorded. Also of interest were 32 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Snipe, and a Wheatear was at Gore Point.
 
Moths today were Brimstone, 12 Lunar Underwing, 2 Brown-spot Pinion, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, Angle Shades, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Beaded Chestnut, 3 Black Rustic, 7 Square-spot Rustic, 2 White-line Dart, 2 Vine’s Rustic and a Flounced Rustic.
 
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Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB +Curlew Sand still
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at midday (+4.Little Stints)
Norfolk Caspian Gull y'day Cley NWT on Simmonds' Scrape in evng
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Cromer still on beach
Norfolk Vagrant Emperor dragonfly fem y'day Winterton still by Beach Road early evn