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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 31st May 2022

Moths caught today included 6 Small Elephant , Poplar and Pine Hawkmoths, 2 Lyme Grass, 2 Green Carpet and single Lime spec Pug, Purple Bar, Flame Wainscott, Knotgrass and Fern.

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Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still
Norfolk Curlew Sand Cley NWT still 3.20pm on North Scrape
Norfolk Garganey drk just east of Wells at North Point Pools on east pool. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 3.Turtle Doves Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes
Norfolk Spoonbill Welney WWT +Cattle Egret
Norfolk Red-throated Diver Filby Broad at 12.30pm
Norfolk Quail male singing y'day 3/4ml SSE of Sidestrand west of Top Road in evng TG.265.385
Norfolk 4.Little Gulls Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh
Norfolk Curlew Sand Cley NWT still from Teal Hide
Norfolk Osprey Horstead flew NW along River Bure over church at c9.39am
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing still Snettisham Coastal Park by main path 1ml NNE of Beach Road 100yds north of kissing gate (+2.Spoonbills 4.Little Gulls) TF.657.351
Norfolk Golden Oriole flew west over Sheringham at 7.55am
Norfolk 4.Turtle Doves y'day Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes