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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 12th September 2021

A flock of 55 Pink-feet dropped onto the marsh at 8am, and on the sea 18 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 3 Red-throated Divers, 44 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, a Pom, 13 Arctic and 10 Great Skuas were counted, with a Guillemot, 45 Sandwich and 2 Common Terns also seen. Other birds of interest included a Red Kite, 35 Golden Plover, Whimbrel, 44 Black-tailed Godwits, Ruff, 25 Dunlin, Greenshank, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Whitethroats, and 4 Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail and a Tree Pipit flew over calling.
 
Moths were plentiful again with 7 Willow Beauty, 8 Archer’s Dart, 8 Green Carpet, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 29 Square-spot Rustic, 12 White-line Dart, 47 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 7 Small Square Spot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Snout, 15 Vine’s Rustic, 9 Common Wainscot, Short-cloaked Moth , 2 Burnished Brass, 2 Turnip, Pale Willow Beauty, 4 White Point, 3 Silver Y, Webb’s Wainscot, 4 Flounced Rustic, Fern, Straw Dot, Small Blood-vein, 3 Rush Veneer, Double-striped Pug, Dingy Footman, Garden Pebble, 2 Flame Shoulder, Gold Spot and Frosted Orange in the traps.
 
Butterflies included Red Admiral, Comma, Common Blue, Painted Lady, Wall Brown, Speckled Wood, Large and Small White and Small Copper.
 
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Norfolk Common Crane Salthouse still late a'noon on pool west of Iron Road
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Dickleburgh Moor NR still TM.174.832. Park off Norwich Road opposite Orchard Farm TM.171.834 IP21 4NS
Norfolk Common Crane between Cley +Salthouse still mid a'noon east of hide at Watling Water
Norfolk Wood Sand Titchwell RSPB still 2.19pm from Island Hide
Norfolk Sabine's Gull juv off Wells from boat
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still from main observatory
Norfolk Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still
Norfolk Pied Fly y'day Blakeney Point
Norfolk 4.Spoonbills Breydon Water still at east end at midday
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still on mud just north of toilets
Norfolk Wood Sand Titchwell RSPB still 11.35am on freshmarsh
Norfolk no sign of juv.Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh viewed from end of Autumn Trail
Norfolk 7.Spotted Redshanks Snettisham RSPB still on pits from Shore Hide
Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB from Autumn Trail +3.Little Stints. Great White Egret flew over
Norfolk Wood Sand Titchwell RSPB still from Island Hide at 10.14am
Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still east of East Bank on The Serpentine +juv.Curlew Sand still
Norfolk Common Crane Salthouse still north of A149 in stubble field at 7.48am