On the sea today 38 Brent Geese, a Wigeon, 16 Teal, 151
Common Scoter, 3 Red-throated Divers, 81 Gannets, 9 Great Crested Grebes,
Razorbill, 3 Guillemots, 14 Sandwich Terns and 1900 Oystercatchers were noted.
A Purple Sandpiper was seen at Gore Point, and a flock of 17 Whooper Swans flew
west low over the grazing marsh. Also of interest were 3 Water Rails, 44
Black-tailed Godwits, a Spotted Redshank east, 19 Jays passing over, a Sedge
Warbler, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Rock Pipits, 60 Meadow Pipits and 3 Siskins.
Todays moths were a Brimstone, 2 Vine's Rustic, 18
Square-spot Rustic, 12 Lunar Underwing, a Brown-spot Pinion, 3 Feathered
Ranunculus, a Box Moth, 5 Willow Beauty, Diamond-back, 2 Common Marbled Carpet,
Pink-barred Sallow, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Beaded Chestnut, 2 Black
Rustic, Shore Wainscot, 3 Large Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, Straw Dot and Gold
Spot.
Box Moth on Obs window
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Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 1w) Cromer still just west of pier
Norfolk Vagrant Emperor dragonfly male Winterton still by sycamores 100yds SW of toilets by beach at 2.25pm
Norfolk 2+Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 1.23pm
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes (+3.Cattle Egrets 7.Spotted Redshanks). Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) +take track ENE 1ml NR29 5JE TG.435.193
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Holme NOA
Norfolk Osprey Winterton North Dunes circling at 10.47am
Norfolk Honey Buzzard flew west over Titchwell RSPB at 9.20am
Norfolk 2.Red-necked Grebes Heacham on sea at 8.52am then flew north
Norfolk Sabine's Gull ad flew west past Happisburgh at 8.30am [close inshore]
Norfolk Garganey y'day Cantley beet factory
Norfolk White Stork reported y'day Rockland Marsh
Norfolk 3.Vagrant Emperor dragonflies y'day Winterton Dunes still by Beach Road early a'noon +showing well
Norfolk possible Baltic Gull (nominate form fuscus) ad y'day Titchwell RSPB in evng [unringed]
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per day
Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 1w) Cromer still just west of pier
Norfolk Vagrant Emperor dragonfly male Winterton still by sycamores 100yds SW of toilets by beach at 2.25pm
Norfolk 2+Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 1.23pm
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes (+3.Cattle Egrets 7.Spotted Redshanks). Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) +take track ENE 1ml NR29 5JE TG.435.193
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Holme NOA
Norfolk Osprey Winterton North Dunes circling at 10.47am
Norfolk Honey Buzzard flew west over Titchwell RSPB at 9.20am
Norfolk 2.Red-necked Grebes Heacham on sea at 8.52am then flew north
Norfolk Sabine's Gull ad flew west past Happisburgh at 8.30am [close inshore]
Norfolk Garganey y'day Cantley beet factory
Norfolk White Stork reported y'day Rockland Marsh
Norfolk 3.Vagrant Emperor dragonflies y'day Winterton Dunes still by Beach Road early a'noon +showing well
Norfolk possible Baltic Gull (nominate form fuscus) ad y'day Titchwell RSPB in evng [unringed]