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Holme Bird Observatory Wedensday 10th August 2022

Seawatching today produced 2 Eider, 5 Gannets, a Little Tern, 36 Sandwich Terns and 11 Common Terns. Around the pools 4 Green Sandpipers were noted.

Moths today included 4 White-lined Darts, Sharp-angled Peacock, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, 6 Straw Dots, 11 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 6 Archer's Darts, 26 Flounced Rustics, 2 Cloaked Minors, 5 Turnips, 2 Garden Tigers, 2 Straw Underwings, 4 Nutmegs, 6 Shuttle-shaped Darts, a Gold Swift, 2 Yellow Tails, Double-striped Pug, Rusty-dot Pearl, Silver Y, Dingy Footman, 2 White Points, 3 Flame Shoulders, Single Dotted Wave, Archer's Dart, Scarce Footman, Drinker, 10 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Antler Moth, Cabbage, Vine's Rustic, and on the buddleias 2 Humming-bird Hawk Moths.

A Painted Lady was also recorded.

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Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Welney WWT still
Norfolk 5.BEE-EATERS (all ads) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint at 12.34pm. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.285.384 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk Spoonbill y'day Wells at East Hills
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands (all ads) Snettisham RSPB again on mudflats at 11.11am
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands (both ads) Snettisham RSPB on mudflats at 10.48am
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Weybourne Camp
Norfolk 2.Honey Buzzards (both males) again 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road at 9am TG.009.302
Norfolk Hooded Crow ad still Warham Greens in pig field near coast path viewable from Cocklestrand Drove at 9.25am. Access from Garden Drove; keep to footpaths TF.945.435
Norfolk Brambling Stiffkey between Wells Road +River Stiffkey at 8.48am [heard only]