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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 22nd August 2022

Highlights today were a Great White Egret, 7 Spoonbills, 4 Red Kites, 5 Avocets, 371 Oystercatchers, 106 Golden Plover, 38 Lapwings, 6 Whimbrel, 237 Curlew, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, a Ruff, 9 Dunlin, Little Stint (from the Car Park Hide) and a Green Sandpiper. At sea 2 Gannets, 11 Little Terns, 24 Sandwich Terns and 12 Common Terns were counted. Two Green Woodpeckers, a Peregrine, 3 Willow Warblers, 5 Stonechats, and a Spotted Flycatcher on the east edge of the pines were also of interest.
 
In the moth traps 18 Archer's Darts, 3 Turnips, 2 Latticed Heaths, a Rusty Dot Pearl, Common Wave, 37 Flounced Rustics, 34 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 7 White-lined Darts, Blood Vein, 3 Sharp-angled Peacocks, 27 Small Square Spots, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, a Cabbage, 5 Square-spot Rustics, Willow Beauty, 2 Yellow Belles, 5 Nutmegs, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 6 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, Fern, Chinese Character, 12 Vine's Rustics, Rush Veneer, 3 Flame Shoulders, Straw Underwing, White Point, 2 Common Wainscots and a Lesser Yellow Underwing were caught. A Humming-bird Hawk Moth was on the buddleias.
 
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Norfolk Osprey Cantley flew west over Yare Valley at 1.05pm
Norfolk 8+BEE-EATERS (6.ads +2.juvs) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in quarry from RSPB viewpoint this a'noon tho only visiting occasionally. Park in designated field S.of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd jtn. £5 cash charge TG.285.384 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk Wood Sand juv Pensthorpe Water Fowl Park still on Wetland Scrape at 11.11am
Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still on The Serpentine from East Bank
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT still
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Cley NWT from Daukes' Hide
Norfolk 3.Common Cranes y'day Hickling Broad NWT still
Norfolk 7.BEE-EATERS 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 jtn 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.285.384 NR11 8DZ