Another fine day with some spring migrants including 3 Ring Ouzels in the dunes, 2 Barnacle Geese on the marsh, 4 Eider, a Fulmar, 3 Sandwich and 1 Common Tern at sea, a Great White Egret, 1 Greenshank, 4 Med Gulls, 2 Swallows west, 5 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, a Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, Redstart, 4+ Wheatears, 2 Bramblings and 5 Siskins of interest during the day.
In the moth traps 2 Common Quakers, a Nut-tree Tussock, Small Quaker, 4 Muslins, a Powdered Quaker, 2 Hebrew Characters, Red Chestnut, Cochylis atricapitana, Cochylidia implicitana and Agonopterix yeatiana were caught.
Butterflies included Green Hairstreak, Brimstone, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell.
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Norfolk Great Northern Diver Brancaster drifted west on sea mid a'noon
Norfolk 6+Ring Ouzels Winterton North Dunes still mid a'noon
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Weybourne Camp
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 3.30pm on saltings by Blakeney Quay with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Pied Fly on Wednesday Reepham in School Road cemetery at 9.50am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich still at Earlham Marsh mid a'noon. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk Spoonbill Stiffkey Fen
Norfolk Black Redstart Mundesley flew in off sea early morning
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Cley NWT
Norfolk 3.Garganey y'day Welney WWT stil from Lyle Hide
Norfolk Osprey Weybourne flew west over Muckleburgh Hill at 12.26pm
Norfolk 2+Garganey (both drks) Welney WWT still from Lyle Hide at 12.48pm
Norfolk 3+Ring Ouzels Roydon Common NNR still this morning
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes at east end
Norfolk Wood Sand Buckenham Marshes RSPB +2.Little Stints
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels 1/2ml east of Morston in paddock by coast path TG.016.439
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels Felbrigg Hall NT still in gorse at top of water meadows
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Roydon Common NNR still 11.47am
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels (all males) Holme Dunes NWT still in horse field viewable from coast path above pillboxes at 10.41am
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) Burnham Overy Dunes still 10.32am TF.854.456
Norfolk no sign of any Ring Ouzels Morston in paddock early a'noon TG.016.439
Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew west over Cley at 11.15am
Norfolk 1+Ring Ouzel fem Heacham still at Fenway in rough field east of southernmost paddocks at 9am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 10.25am 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 beyond river just south of pond. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Caister-on-Sea at 2nd Ave at campsite
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) flew NE over Stiffkey at 9.21am
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still opposite Blakeney Hotel from overflow car park at 9.52am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Spoonbill Cley NWT still
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 7.Ring Ouzels (6.males) Burnham Overy Dunes still at east end at 7am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 midway between pond +sea wall at 9.07am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) Morston in paddock at 8.46am TG.016.439
Norfolk no sign of Wood Sand 1/2ml NW of Attlebridge just west of old railway bridge on flood north of River Wensum at Marriott's Way TG.121.177
Norfolk Turtle Dove flew south over Kelling Water Meadow at 7.43am
Norfolk Black Redstart y'day Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Happisburgh at Dogget Lane at 7am
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Brancaster drifted west on sea mid a'noon
Norfolk 6+Ring Ouzels Winterton North Dunes still mid a'noon
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Weybourne Camp
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 3.30pm on saltings by Blakeney Quay with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Pied Fly on Wednesday Reepham in School Road cemetery at 9.50am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich still at Earlham Marsh mid a'noon. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk Spoonbill Stiffkey Fen
Norfolk Black Redstart Mundesley flew in off sea early morning
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Cley NWT
Norfolk 3.Garganey y'day Welney WWT stil from Lyle Hide
Norfolk Osprey Weybourne flew west over Muckleburgh Hill at 12.26pm
Norfolk 2+Garganey (both drks) Welney WWT still from Lyle Hide at 12.48pm
Norfolk 3+Ring Ouzels Roydon Common NNR still this morning
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes at east end
Norfolk Wood Sand Buckenham Marshes RSPB +2.Little Stints
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels 1/2ml east of Morston in paddock by coast path TG.016.439
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels Felbrigg Hall NT still in gorse at top of water meadows
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Roydon Common NNR still 11.47am
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels (all males) Holme Dunes NWT still in horse field viewable from coast path above pillboxes at 10.41am
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) Burnham Overy Dunes still 10.32am TF.854.456
Norfolk no sign of any Ring Ouzels Morston in paddock early a'noon TG.016.439
Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew west over Cley at 11.15am
Norfolk 1+Ring Ouzel fem Heacham still at Fenway in rough field east of southernmost paddocks at 9am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 10.25am 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 beyond river just south of pond. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Caister-on-Sea at 2nd Ave at campsite
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) flew NE over Stiffkey at 9.21am
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still opposite Blakeney Hotel from overflow car park at 9.52am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Spoonbill Cley NWT still
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 7.Ring Ouzels (6.males) Burnham Overy Dunes still at east end at 7am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 midway between pond +sea wall at 9.07am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) Morston in paddock at 8.46am TG.016.439
Norfolk no sign of Wood Sand 1/2ml NW of Attlebridge just west of old railway bridge on flood north of River Wensum at Marriott's Way TG.121.177
Norfolk Turtle Dove flew south over Kelling Water Meadow at 7.43am
Norfolk Black Redstart y'day Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Happisburgh at Dogget Lane at 7am