At sea today 11 Fulmars, 10 Great Crested Grebes, 88 Little Terns, 36 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns and an immature Kittiwake were recorded. Three Spoonbills flew west over the marsh and a Hobby was seen from the NWT hides. Other birds of note included a Sand Martin, 5 Swallos and 4 House Martins and 25 Swifts.
In the moth traps a Marbled Brown, Coxcomb Prominent, 4 Cinnabars, 3 Buff Tips, a Poplar Kitten, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Yellow Belle, 2 Fern, 2 White Ermine, a Light Emerald, Small Elephant Hawk, 2 Poplar Hawks, 2 Pine Hawks, a Vine's Rustic, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Swallow Prominent.
Butterflies today included Green Hairstreak, Small Copper and Red Admiral.
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Norfolk Golden Oriole singing Weybourne still 3.32pm at Muckleburgh Hill in wood SE of summit towards Weynor Gardens
Norfolk Golden Oriole singing Weybourne still 3.15pm at Muckleburgh Hill to NW of summit (heard only)
Norfolk 4.Temminck's Stints reported Hickling Broad NWT at 2.09pm
Norfolk 3.Garganey Welney WWT at 12.55pm
Norfolk Garganey drk Hickling Broad NWT at 2.09pm
Norfolk Golden Oriole Weybourne still 2.45pm at Muckleburgh Hill in flight on west side of summit
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 2.15pm Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate +showing well cTF.657.351
Norfolk 5.Garganey (3.drks) Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still this a'noon Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate cTF.657.351
Norfolk 3.Garganey (all drks) Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
Norfolk Spoonbill Beeston Regis
Norfolk 4.Common Cranes flew west over Buckenham Marshes RSPB at c6.30am
Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Welney WWT
Norfolk 2+Golden Orioles (both males) singing Weybourne still 1.18pm at Muckleburgh Hill SE of summit [heard only]
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Golden Oriole Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill south of A149 in field south of Weynor Gardens [3rd bird] NR25 7EQ
Norfolk 2.Golden Orioles (both 1s.male) singing Weybourne still midday at Muckleburgh Hill on west slope tho mobile +elusive
Norfolk Garganey drk y'day Cley NWT on Simmonds' Scrape in morning
Norfolk 5+Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk 2.Golden Orioles Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill mid morning
Norfolk 2.Turtle Doves flew north over Winterton Dunes NNR at 7.28am +4+Spoonbills
Norfolk Golden Oriole fem/1s.male Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +c200yds south of kissing gate at c8.15am then flew SW
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 10.35am Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate (+Garganey Spoonbill) cTF.657.351
Norfolk 5.Little Gulls Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 10am Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate +showing well cTF.657.351
Norfolk Spoonbill Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Great Yarmouth at Bure Park on 12th green at 8am then flushed
Norfolk 4.Little Gulls Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk Golden Oriole flew east over West Runton at 7.50am
Norfolk Golden Oriole West Runton flew west past Incleborough Hill
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate (+2+Turtle Doves still) cTF.657.351
Norfolk Golden Oriole male singing Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill at c6.55am
Norfolk Golden Oriole Winterton North Dunes north of concrete blocks flew north past Bramble Gap at 6.41am
Norfolk Golden Oriole male singing Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk Golden Oriole singing Weybourne still 3.32pm at Muckleburgh Hill in wood SE of summit towards Weynor Gardens
Norfolk Golden Oriole singing Weybourne still 3.15pm at Muckleburgh Hill to NW of summit (heard only)
Norfolk 4.Temminck's Stints reported Hickling Broad NWT at 2.09pm
Norfolk 3.Garganey Welney WWT at 12.55pm
Norfolk Garganey drk Hickling Broad NWT at 2.09pm
Norfolk Golden Oriole Weybourne still 2.45pm at Muckleburgh Hill in flight on west side of summit
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 2.15pm Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate +showing well cTF.657.351
Norfolk 5.Garganey (3.drks) Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still this a'noon Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate cTF.657.351
Norfolk 3.Garganey (all drks) Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
Norfolk Spoonbill Beeston Regis
Norfolk 4.Common Cranes flew west over Buckenham Marshes RSPB at c6.30am
Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Welney WWT
Norfolk 2+Golden Orioles (both males) singing Weybourne still 1.18pm at Muckleburgh Hill SE of summit [heard only]
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Golden Oriole Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill south of A149 in field south of Weynor Gardens [3rd bird] NR25 7EQ
Norfolk 2.Golden Orioles (both 1s.male) singing Weybourne still midday at Muckleburgh Hill on west slope tho mobile +elusive
Norfolk Garganey drk y'day Cley NWT on Simmonds' Scrape in morning
Norfolk 5+Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk 2.Golden Orioles Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill mid morning
Norfolk 2.Turtle Doves flew north over Winterton Dunes NNR at 7.28am +4+Spoonbills
Norfolk Golden Oriole fem/1s.male Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +c200yds south of kissing gate at c8.15am then flew SW
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 10.35am Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate (+Garganey Spoonbill) cTF.657.351
Norfolk 5.Little Gulls Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still 10am Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate +showing well cTF.657.351
Norfolk Spoonbill Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Great Yarmouth at Bure Park on 12th green at 8am then flushed
Norfolk 4.Little Gulls Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk Golden Oriole flew east over West Runton at 7.50am
Norfolk Golden Oriole West Runton flew west past Incleborough Hill
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road +200yds NE of kissing gate (+2+Turtle Doves still) cTF.657.351
Norfolk Golden Oriole male singing Weybourne at Muckleburgh Hill at c6.55am
Norfolk Golden Oriole Winterton North Dunes north of concrete blocks flew north past Bramble Gap at 6.41am
Norfolk Golden Oriole male singing Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marshes