A Greenshank and Common Sandpiper were around the Broadwater today and a steady trickle of Swifts and hirundines were noted passing the Obs in between the rain.
The moth traps produced 2 Buff Tip, 3 Small Elephant Hawkmoths, 4 Muslin, 5 Shuttle shaped Darts, 7 Treble Lines, 4 Northern Drabs, 16 Flame Shoulders and single Hebrew Character, Sharp-angled Peacock, Purple Bar, Celypha lacunana, Privet Hawkmoth, White Ermine, Heart and Dart and Lychnis.
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Norfolk still no further sign of Tawny Pipit West Runton at overflow car park by 3.11pm (but Whinchat in field east of car park)
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Salthouse at 2.48pm: 1.on shingle; 1.over marsh east of Iron Road north of Dun Cow
Norfolk Osprey Ormesby Little Broad still 3.08pm in tree from viewing platform
Norfolk RED-RUMPED SWALLOW just east of Wells at North Point Pools at 2.42pm +showing well. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Osprey flew NW over California mid a'noon
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still on saltmarsh just north of Blakeney Hotel at 12.20pm with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk no further sign of Tawny Pipit West Runton at overflow car park by 1.36pm
Norfolk 2.BLACK-WINGED STILTS Hickling Broad NWT still 1/2ml ESE of car park at Brendan's Marsh from viewing mound at 9am +Temminck's Stint still (+Wood Sand still +3+Common Cranes) TG.429.220
Norfolk Osprey Ormesby Little Broad still 1.20pm in tree from viewing platform
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Cley NWT still 12.13pm
Norfolk TAWNY PIPIT West Runton till 12.40pm in overflow car park then flew west
Norfolk TAWNY PIPIT West Runton still 12.10pm in overflow car park
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands 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 Osprey Ormesby Little Broad at 12.05pm
Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT on Simmonds' Scrape at 12.01pm
Norfolk TAWNY PIPIT West Runton still 11.45am in overflow car park
Norfolk still no futher sign of Tawny Pipit West Runton north of A149 at Water Lane in field by Seaview Cafe by 11.35am. male.Grey-headed Wagtail then flew west NR27 9Q
Norfolk repeat: TAWNY PIPIT West Runton north of A149 at Water Lane flew to field by Seaview Cafe at 11.09am but no further sign by 11.15am but male.Grey-headed Wagtail NR27 9QP
Norfolk TAWNY PIPIT West Runton flew to field by Sea View Cafe at 11.09am +male Grey-headed Wagtail
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools +3.Spoonbills. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Garganey y'day Cantley beet factory. 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 BLACK-WINGED STILT Hickling Broad NWT still at Swim Coots at 8.45am +Temminck's Stint. Access by NWT boat
Norfolk Cattle Egret flew west over Cley NWT at 6.15am