Highlights today were on the sea a Great Crested Grebe, 57 Little Terns, 78 Sandwich Terns and 2 Common Terns, and around the reserves a Cuckoo, 5 Swifts, 4 Swallows, 5 Chiffchaffs, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 10Sedge and 3 Reed Warblers, and 2 Yellow Wagtails over calling.
In the moth traps 7 White Ermines, 2 Pine Beauties, 12 Cinnabars, 3 Buff Tips, 4 Small Elephant Hawks, a Willow Beauty, 3 Small Waved Umbers, 2 Least Black Arches, 2 Knot Grass, V-Pug, 11 Muslins, Sharp-angled Peacock, 3 Waved Umbers, 6 Treble Lines, 2 Pale Tussocks, 2 Flame Shoulders, a Shoulder Strip, Mottled Rustic, Common Wainscot, Tawny Pinion, Small Square Spot, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, Green Carpet, Yellow Belle, Latticed Heath, Brimstone, Garden Pebble, Hebrew Character and 3 Vine's Rustics.
Butterflies included Common Blue, Brimstone, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Green Hairstreak, Orange Tip and Red Admiral.
Four-spotted Chaser, Azure, Blue-tailed and Large Red Damselfly were also recorded.
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Norfolk Ring Ouzel male still 3.35pm Hickling Broad NWT in field north of path opposite Brendan's Marsh TG.429.220
Norfolk Garganey drk Cantley beet factory still this morning. Sign-in at entrance then take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk 3.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools mid a'noon. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Honey Buzzard Strumpshaw Fen RSPB drifted NW at 3.05pm
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still mid a'noon 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose between Horsey Mill +West Somerton along footpath with Greylag Geese
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk White Stork Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB at 1.30pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 12.48pm viewed from hill behind Two Magpies Bakery with 2.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk possible Glossy Ibis flew east over Norwich at 12.27pm
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools by east pool at 12.30pm. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Turtle Dove male singing New Buckenham Common at 7.05am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh mid morning +2.Spotted Redshanks TG.429.220
Norfolk Spoonbill Breydon Water this morning
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Titchwell RSPB still late morning on Freshmarsh
Norfolk 6.Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park +2.Spoonbills
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still late morning 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk 2+Wood Sands Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh TG.429.220
Norfolk 2.Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes +Spoonbill
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still on saltmarsh just north of Blakeney Hotel with 5.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Black Redstart male singing Norwich at Anglia Square still
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh
Norfolk Cattle Egret 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham flew NE over Potter Heigham Marshes early morning
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands Welney WWT +3.Spoonbills
Norfolk 3.Common Cranes on Thursday flew over Strumpshaw Fen RSPB. Common Crane flew over Claxton
Norfolk 3.Common Cranes on Thursday flew over Strumpshaw Fen RSPB. Common Crane flew over Claxton
Norfolk Garganey WSW of Hockwold cum Wilton from Cowle's Drove early morning
Norfolk Grey-headed Wagtail male still West Runton at Water Lane at 7am
Norfolk 5.Wood Sands y'day Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh in evng +male.Ring Ouzel still TG.429.220
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools at 6am. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male still 3.35pm Hickling Broad NWT in field north of path opposite Brendan's Marsh TG.429.220
Norfolk Garganey drk Cantley beet factory still this morning. Sign-in at entrance then take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk 3.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools mid a'noon. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Honey Buzzard Strumpshaw Fen RSPB drifted NW at 3.05pm
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still mid a'noon 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose between Horsey Mill +West Somerton along footpath with Greylag Geese
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still. 3.Spoonbills Brancaster Staithe. 2.Spoonbills just east of Wells still at North Point Pools
Norfolk White Stork Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB at 1.30pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 12.48pm viewed from hill behind Two Magpies Bakery with 2.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk possible Glossy Ibis flew east over Norwich at 12.27pm
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools by east pool at 12.30pm. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Turtle Dove male singing New Buckenham Common at 7.05am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh mid morning +2.Spotted Redshanks TG.429.220
Norfolk Spoonbill Breydon Water this morning
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Titchwell RSPB still late morning on Freshmarsh
Norfolk 6.Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park +2.Spoonbills
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still late morning 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk 2+Wood Sands Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh TG.429.220
Norfolk 2.Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes +Spoonbill
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still on saltmarsh just north of Blakeney Hotel with 5.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Black Redstart male singing Norwich at Anglia Square still
Norfolk 2.Temminck's Stints Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing platform TG.429.220
Norfolk Little Gull 1s Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh
Norfolk Cattle Egret 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham flew NE over Potter Heigham Marshes early morning
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands Welney WWT +3.Spoonbills
Norfolk 3.Common Cranes on Thursday flew over Strumpshaw Fen RSPB. Common Crane flew over Claxton
Norfolk 3.Common Cranes on Thursday flew over Strumpshaw Fen RSPB. Common Crane flew over Claxton
Norfolk Garganey WSW of Hockwold cum Wilton from Cowle's Drove early morning
Norfolk Grey-headed Wagtail male still West Runton at Water Lane at 7am
Norfolk 5.Wood Sands y'day Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh in evng +male.Ring Ouzel still TG.429.220
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools at 6am. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station