On the sea today 2 Eider, 160 Common Scoter, 11 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, an Arctic Skua, 2 Little Terns, 9 Sandwich Terns and 2 Common Terns were noted. Common and Green Sandpiper were around the Broadwater with 120+ Black-tailed Godwits also counted. A Hobby was hunting, and 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroats, a Whinchat, 12+ Stonechats, 2 Wheatears and a Grey Wagtail were also recorded around the reserves and the dunes. At the Observatory 2+ Pied Flycatchers were present with at least one seen on and off throughout the day.
Moths included 12 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 White-lined Darts, 3 Vine's Rustics, 3 Turnips, 8 Archer's Darts, a Webb's Wainscot, 7 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 3 Small Square Spots, 6 Square-spot Rustics, 3 Flounced Rustics, Yellow Belle, 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings and a White Point.
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Norfolk 8.Spoonbills Breydon Water
Norfolk 4+Pied Flys Stiffkey along coast path this morning
Norfolk 12.Spoonbills Snettisham RSPB still on lagoon from Shore Hide
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Winterton South Dunes
Norfolk Black Tern Sheringham this morning +Caspian Gull
Norfolk Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton North Dunes
Norfolk Spotted Crake juv still 12.45pm Cantley beet factory on NE pool north of channel. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to E end of main pit then take track N along E side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Minke Whale east past Sheringham this morning (not west)
Norfolk Minke Whale west past Sheringham this morning
Norfolk Hooded Crow ad still Warham Greens in pig field near coast path viewable from Cocklestrand Drove. Access from Garden Drove; keep to footpaths TF.945.435
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton
Norfolk 6.Curlew Sands (ad +5.juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash +2.Little Stints (ad +juv)
Norfolk Pied Fly Waxham at Shangri-La chalet
Norfolk Curlew Sand juv Cantley beet factory still +Spotted Redshank. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Spotted Crake juv still Cantley beet factory on NE pool. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Wood Sand west of Salthouse north of A149 by Iron Road in cattle field
Norfolk Pied Fly y'day Muckleburgh Hill
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys y'day Kelling Heath
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1s y'day Titchwell RSPB late a'noon
Norfolk Curlew Sand juv y'day Cantley beet factory still. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk 8.Spoonbills Breydon Water
Norfolk 4+Pied Flys Stiffkey along coast path this morning
Norfolk 12.Spoonbills Snettisham RSPB still on lagoon from Shore Hide
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Winterton South Dunes
Norfolk Black Tern Sheringham this morning +Caspian Gull
Norfolk Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton North Dunes
Norfolk Spotted Crake juv still 12.45pm Cantley beet factory on NE pool north of channel. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to E end of main pit then take track N along E side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Minke Whale east past Sheringham this morning (not west)
Norfolk Minke Whale west past Sheringham this morning
Norfolk Hooded Crow ad still Warham Greens in pig field near coast path viewable from Cocklestrand Drove. Access from Garden Drove; keep to footpaths TF.945.435
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton
Norfolk 6.Curlew Sands (ad +5.juvs) Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash +2.Little Stints (ad +juv)
Norfolk Pied Fly Waxham at Shangri-La chalet
Norfolk Curlew Sand juv Cantley beet factory still +Spotted Redshank. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Spotted Crake juv still Cantley beet factory on NE pool. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk Wood Sand west of Salthouse north of A149 by Iron Road in cattle field
Norfolk Pied Fly y'day Muckleburgh Hill
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys y'day Kelling Heath
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1s y'day Titchwell RSPB late a'noon
Norfolk Curlew Sand juv y'day Cantley beet factory still. Sign-in entrance take f'path SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH