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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 7th October 2021

A good day for visual migration, on the sea it was rather quieter with an Eider, 6 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throated Divers, 29 Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes and a Guillemot recorded. Five Red Kites st on the beach and a Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 11 Jays, 3 Bearded Tits, 15 Swallows, 3 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Redwing, Whinchat, 2 Stonechats, 5 Grey Wagtails, 45 Meadow Pipits, 25 Rock Pipits, 4+ Bramblings and 17 Siskins were also noted.
 
Moths included the Observatory's first Clifden Nonpareil since it began its moth census in 2002, alongside Common Marbled Carpet, Square-spot Rustic, 3 Beaded Chestnut, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 11 Lunar Underwing, 21 Large Wainscot, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Rosy Rustic, Angle Shades and a Satellie Moth.
 




                                                    Clifden Nonpareil and Satellite Moth
 
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Norfolk 2.White-fronted Geese Whitlingham Ctry Park this a'noon
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr midway between Wells Woods +Lady Anne's Drive still c4.10pm in oaks that meet over main track
Norfolk 2+Common Cranes Welney WWT still
Norfolk 8.Little Gulls flew west past Weybourne Camp 7.25-10.25am
Norfolk Osprey juv still mid a'noon SW of Stalham at Wayford Bridge then flew west
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines between Lady Anne's Drive +Meals House in pines by pond at 12.26pm TF.886.450
Norfolk Pom Skua juv Cley flew west past beach car park 8.05-11am
Norfolk Osprey juv SW of Stalham at Wayford Bridge
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly Wells Woods just NW of Dell briefly
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings Blakeney Point on shingle just east of Yankee Ridge
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr midway between Wells Woods +Lady Anne's Drive in oaks that meet over main track
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Trimingham behind pilgrim shelter
Norfolk Common Crane Snettisham RSPB at south end at 9.13am
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Winterton flew in off sea
Norfolk Black Guillemot ad Cley on sea off beach car park [close inshore]
Norfolk 4.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB on The Wash 100yds before 1st hide
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines in willows 100yds east of Joe Jordan Hide
Norfolk Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 8.35am
Norfolk 3.Little Stints y'day Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 1,000+Little Gulls flew south past Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe y'day Weybourne Camp on sea +4.drk.Scaup flew west +14.Arctic Terns flew east