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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 14th September 2021

As forecast a large percentage of the day was a total washout. Bird wise though, highlights today included two Grey Wagtails flying East and a Great White Egret in flight over the grazing marsh. On the Broadwater there was a Pintail, a juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and a count of 20 Common Snipe. On the sea there were counts of 24 Gannets and 22 Sandwich Terns.
The moth trap held 23 species including Frosted Orange, Brown Spot Pinion, Canary Shouldered Thorn and Rosy Rustic. 

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Norfolk Cory's S'water flew north past Great Yarmouth at 11.05am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Sheringham this morning
Norfolk Sooty S'water flew past Winterton
Norfolk Wood Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still +Little Stint Spoonbill
Norfolk Pec Sand juv Titchwell RSPB still in NE corner of freshmarsh viewed from end of Autumn Trail at 7.40am (2.Great White Egrets on Patsy's Reedbed at 7.20am then flew