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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 5th October 2021

A Sea watch this morning on a largely calm sea, revealed a single Drake Eider, a Razorbill, three Guillemot, eleven Gannets,six Red-throated Divers and nine Sandwich Terns. A Grey Wagtail flew over the Observatory and a Great White Egret was on the Grazing Marsh. 
Moths were today were 14 Large Wainscot, 3 Beaded Chestnut, 7 Lunar Underwing, 8 Yellow Large Underwing, 2 Vine's Rustic, 11 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Square Spot Rustic and single Angle Shades, Silver Y and a Feathered Ranunculus.
 
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Norfolk Black Brant ad still Wells at south end of channel at midday with 93.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB on beach viewed from end of main path
Norfolk 18.Common Cranes Welney WWT flew NW viewed from Friends Hide at 1.40pm
Norfolk 2.Great White Egrets Welney WWT from Lyle Hide at 1.20pm +Bittern
Norfolk no sign of Dotterel Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh (but 2.Little Stints)
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Cromer still on beach by RNLI museum at 12.57pm
Norfolk 14.Common Cranes Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk 3.Little Stints (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at 11.18am
Norfolk Little Gull y'day flew west past Weybourne Camp 7.15-10.15am
Norfolk possible Eleonora's Falcon dark morph y'day near Swaffham flew over A47 at 4.10pm [viewed from moving car]
Norfolk 2.Little Stints (both juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at 10.34am
Norfolk 48.Common Cranes y'day Welney WWT