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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 6th June 2022


                                                                    Scorched Wing

Two Cuckoos and a Barn Owl were noted and a Wheatear was along Thornham bank in fields just to the south. 

A good catch of moths included Pretty Chalk Carpet, Willow Beauty, Waved Umber, Fern, Common Marbled Carpet, 14 Silver Y, 15 Bordered White, 8 Cinnabar, Small Elephant and Privet Hawk Moth, 3 White Ermine, 4 Lyme Grass, 2 Common Swift, Sand Dart, 2 Peppered Moths, Scorched Wing, Straw Dot, Pale Prominent, Common Pug, Dotted Fanfoot, Brown Rustic, Lime-speck Pug, Flame, Purple Bar, Sharp-angled Peacock, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Angle Shades, 2 Small Square Spot, Flame Shoulder, Striped Wainscot, rosy Wave, Flame Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot and Mottled Rustic.

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes tho distant
Norfolk no further sign of Red-necked Phal Welney WWT by early a'noon
Norfolk SUBALPINE WARBLER sp fem still 12.58pm Blakeney Point east of plantation in tamarisks
Norfolk Red-necked Phal Welney WWT on Main Lagoon at 11.50am
Norfolk Purple Heron 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham flew north over Potter Heigham Marshes at 10.50am +landed at northern end of Heigham Sound
Norfolk SUBALPINE WARBLER sp fem again 11.06am Blakeney Point in plantation
Norfolk no further sign of SUBALPINE WARBLER sp fem Blakeney Point by 11am
Norfolk probable Western Subalpine Warbler fem still Blakeney Point tho mobile +calling
Norfolk SUBALPINE WARBLER sp fem still Blakeney Point east of Plantation in tamarisks at 9.20am tho elusive