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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 27th August 2022

 
Another day of light north-easterlies and sunny spells. Highlights were a Great White Egret, 4 Spoonbills, Red Kite, 167 Black-tailed Godwits, a Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Snipe, a Kingfisher, 10 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge and 4 Reed Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher showing on and off above the view platform during the afternoon, a Whinchat was trapped and ringed, 8 Stonechats and a Yellow Wagtail were also of interest.
 
In the moth traps 2 Single Dotted Waves, Double-striped Pug, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 3 Garden Pebbles, 5 Small Square-spots, 23 Flounced Rustics, 2 Flame Shoulders, Square-spot Rustic, 12 Archers Darts, a Fern, 3 Vine's Rustics, Chinese Character, Spectacle, 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 3 Vine's Rustics, 5 Large Yellow Underwings, White-lined Dart and Yellow Belle were caught.
 
Around the reserve a Small Copper, 3 Common Blues, 10 Small Heaths, 2 Speckled Woods and a Green-veined White were also noted.


                                                        Whinchat photo by Cat Buck
 
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per dayNorfolk Turtle Dove flew west over Weybourne Camp
Norfolk Bittern Welney WWT
Norfolk Spoonbill 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham still at Potter Heigham Marshes this morning +Garganey 2.Common Cranes
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Hickling Broad NWT +18.Common Cranes
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands (both juvs) Cley NWT still on Arnold's Marsh at 12.35pm
Norfolk 5+Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide this morning
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB again
Norfolk again no sign of 1s.dark morph Eleonora's Falcon Hickling Broad NWT 6am-midday TG.429.217 NR12 0BW
Norfolk Goshawk West Runton flew in off sea
Norfolk 7.Spoonbills y'day Thornham Harbour
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad still 9.43am Hickling Broad NWT over west end of Hickling Broad
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Hickling Broad NWT again flew south over Swim Coots at 9.30am
Norfolk Black Tern juv y'day flew west past Cley at 7.30am
Norfolk 4.Black Terns (all juvs) y'day flew north past Heacham South Beach
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands y'day Hickling Broad NWT at Brendan's Marsh +Spotted Redshank 20+Common Cranes