A total of 17 Spoonbills were
seen during the day, with 36 Whimbrel passing over calling and 17 Black-tailed
Godwits on the Broadwater. A juvenile Cuckoo was on the NWT reserve and Green
and Great Spotted Woodpeckers were of interest, with 5 Sand Martins, 15 Swallows,
and a juvenile Wheatear seen on the sea wall at Thornham.
Moths today included 3 Straw
Dots, 2 Garden Pebbles, Dark and Red-barred Twin-spot Carpets, 3 Small Waved
Umbers, 6 Smoky Wainscots, 6 Dark Arches, 2 Shaded Broad-bars, a Rush Veneer, 2
Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 41 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 11 Brown-line
Bright-eyes, 3 Dark Sword-grass, Mere Wainscot, 30 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow
Underwings, 28 Turnips, 42 Rustics, 15 Garden Tigers, 16 Least Yellow
Underwings, 4 Spectacles, 3 Cloaked Minors, 2 Dusky Sallows, a Broad Bordered
Yellow Underwing, Scarce Footman, 2 Drinkers, 2 Southern Wainscots, 3 White
Points, Knot Grass, Ruby Tiger, 2 Archer’s Darts, 9 Large Yellow Underwings,
Yellow-tail, Marbled Clover, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 6 Lesser Yellow
Underwings, 4 White-line Darts, Rosy Minor, Mouse Moth, Nutmeg, Silver Y, 3
Flame Shoulders, Clay, Dog’s Tooth, Fen Wainscot and Sallow Kitten.
Two Common Blues, a Small
Skipper, 3 Commas, 28 Gatekeepers, 4 Red Admirals, 10 Meadow Browns and a Small
Tortoiseshell were among the butterflies. Eight Migrant Hawkers were around the
reserve in sheltered spots.
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Night Heron ad still 2.25pm Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk 3.Honey Buzzards still 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road this morning TG.009.302
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad again 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Marshes from The Holt at 12.20pm (+10.Spoonbills)
Norfolk Night Heron ad still 12.20pm Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk 7+BEE-EATERS (2+young) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.282.383 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS still 11.15am Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide (+2.Spotted Redshanks Spoonbill) PE31 8BB
Norfolk 4.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools on small pool towards road from track beyond car park late morning. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools on small pool towards road from track beyond car park. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 5+BEE-EATERS (2+young) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.282.383 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk Turtle Dove male 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 Caspian Gull 1s Cromer still on beach this morning
Norfolk Night Heron ad still 9.15am Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk Night Heron ad still Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Don's Pool at 8.45am
Norfolk 10+Spoonbills Thornham harbour still on saltmarsh
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS still Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh PE31 8BB
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Norfolk Night Heron ad still 2.25pm Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk 3.Honey Buzzards still 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road this morning TG.009.302
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad again 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Marshes from The Holt at 12.20pm (+10.Spoonbills)
Norfolk Night Heron ad still 12.20pm Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk 7+BEE-EATERS (2+young) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.282.383 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS still 11.15am Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide (+2.Spotted Redshanks Spoonbill) PE31 8BB
Norfolk 4.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools on small pool towards road from track beyond car park late morning. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still at North Point Pools on small pool towards road from track beyond car park. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 5+BEE-EATERS (2+young) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.282.383 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk Turtle Dove male 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 Caspian Gull 1s Cromer still on beach this morning
Norfolk Night Heron ad still 9.15am Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Skirts Pool tho elusive
Norfolk Night Heron ad still Cley NWT at south end of East Bank on Don's Pool at 8.45am
Norfolk 10+Spoonbills Thornham harbour still on saltmarsh
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS still Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh PE31 8BB