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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 23rd September 2022

On the sea today 3 Eider and Gannet were seen with other birds of note including a male Redstart trapped and ringed in the afternoon, 4 Pintail, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, a Merlin hunting in the dunes early morning, 120+ Swallows moving, a Blackcap, 4 Stonechats, a Rock Pipit over calling and 2 Ravens flying east along the edge of the pines.

In the moth traps a Straw Dot, 51 Lunar Underwings, 5 Large Wainscots, 10 Beaded Chestnuts, 2 Vine's Rustics, a Deep Brown Dart, Blood Vein, 5 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Barred Red, 2 Rush Veneer, 14 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Angle Shades, 17 Square Spot Rustics, Feathered Ranunculus, Rosy Rustic, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwings and a Common Wainscot were caught, while Common Blue, Wall Brown and Speckled Wood butterflies were noted around the reserve.

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Norfolk 14+Curlew Sands (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash +10+Spoonbills still
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 2.15pm +2.Little Stints
Norfolk Lapland Bunting y'day Thornham Point in evng but no sign today
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Burnham Norton still on small pool by track
Norfolk 6.Little Stints Cley NWT at 1.49pm: 5.at north end of Serpentine, 1.on Simmonds' Scrape
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still from Reedbed Hide at 1.21pm with cattle
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Wood on north side of Dell at 2pm with tit flock
Norfolk 15.Spoonbills Burnham Norton
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at 11.17am
Norfolk Osprey Breydon Water at west end near Berney Arms at 11.40am then flew towards Belton. Spotted Redshank Burgh Castle near fort
Norfolk Osprey Breydon Water at west end near Berney Arms at 11.40am then flew towards Belton. Spotted Redshank Burgh Castle near fort
Norfolk Spotted Redshank y'day Breydon Water from hide late a'noon
Norfolk 9.Little Gulls y'day flew west past Sheringham in morning