A day of northerly winds swinging westerly, highlights were mainly on the Broadwater with 50 Black-tailed Godwits, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 4 Snipe, Kingfisher, 8 Swallows, 3 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails passing over, and 2+ Bramblings in the pines.
In the moth traps 6 Square-spot Rustics, 3 Rosy Rustics, 42 Lunar Underwings, 9 Beaded Chestnuts, a Straw Dot, 6 Large Yellow Underwings, Dotted Chestnut, Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 3 Large Wainscots and a Deep Brown Dart were recorded.
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Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines from Washington Hide at 3.45pm
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits Titchwell RSPB flew east over freshmarsh at 2.15pm +2.Little Stints 2.Curlew Sands still
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w still 2.50pm Holkham Pines just SE of Washington Hide in hedge viewable from gate by main track
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Weybourne Camp
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still 2.47pm Blakeney Point at west end of plantation near blue house
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB in willows between car park +visitor centre at 2.05pm
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still 2.28pm Blakeney Point at west end of plantation +showing well
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Great Yarmouth at North Denes in gorse at 2.18pm TG.529.114
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Cley in vegetation 300yds east of beach car park
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh at 1.40pm
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w still 1.51pm Holkham Pines just SE of Washington Hide in hedge viewable from gate by main track TF.883.451
Norfolk 5.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach east of West Bank path at 1.38pm
Norfolk Little Gull NW of Attleborough in ploughed field at 12.24pm TM.038.961
Norfolk Little Stint Welney WWT +Cattle Egret still
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Cley NWT on Arnold's Marsh at 11.52am
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still Blakeney Point in plantation
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Holkham Pines at 11.52am
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh at west end with cattle tho distant
Norfolk 4.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach east of boardwalk at 11.15am
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Dersingham Bog circling over NE corner at 10.54am
Norfolk 2.possible Grey Phals flew west past Weybourne Camp [close inshore]
Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach at 9.32am
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 2.Curlew Sands Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 9.30am +3.Little Stints
Norfolk 3.Black Redstarts Great Yarmouth at South Denes
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets on Friday Potter Heigham flew to reedbed at 5.31pm
Norfolk Woodlark Snettisham flew east over Ken Hill towards Lamsey Lane at 8.42am
Norfolk 25.Common Cranes y'day 3/4ml NNW of Clippesby +west of B1152 in arable field north of Thurne Road at dawn. Park carefully TG.426.155
Norfolk 24.Spoonbills y'day Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Turtle Dove on Friday Snettisham RSPB still
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines from Washington Hide at 3.45pm
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits Titchwell RSPB flew east over freshmarsh at 2.15pm +2.Little Stints 2.Curlew Sands still
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w still 2.50pm Holkham Pines just SE of Washington Hide in hedge viewable from gate by main track
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Weybourne Camp
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still 2.47pm Blakeney Point at west end of plantation near blue house
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB in willows between car park +visitor centre at 2.05pm
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still 2.28pm Blakeney Point at west end of plantation +showing well
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Great Yarmouth at North Denes in gorse at 2.18pm TG.529.114
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Cley in vegetation 300yds east of beach car park
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh at 1.40pm
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w still 1.51pm Holkham Pines just SE of Washington Hide in hedge viewable from gate by main track TF.883.451
Norfolk 5.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach east of West Bank path at 1.38pm
Norfolk Little Gull NW of Attleborough in ploughed field at 12.24pm TM.038.961
Norfolk Little Stint Welney WWT +Cattle Egret still
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Cley NWT on Arnold's Marsh at 11.52am
Norfolk Icterine Warbler still Blakeney Point in plantation
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Holkham Pines at 11.52am
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh at west end with cattle tho distant
Norfolk 4.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach east of boardwalk at 11.15am
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Dersingham Bog circling over NE corner at 10.54am
Norfolk 2.possible Grey Phals flew west past Weybourne Camp [close inshore]
Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach at 9.32am
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 2.Curlew Sands Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 9.30am +3.Little Stints
Norfolk 3.Black Redstarts Great Yarmouth at South Denes
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets on Friday Potter Heigham flew to reedbed at 5.31pm
Norfolk Woodlark Snettisham flew east over Ken Hill towards Lamsey Lane at 8.42am
Norfolk 25.Common Cranes y'day 3/4ml NNW of Clippesby +west of B1152 in arable field north of Thurne Road at dawn. Park carefully TG.426.155
Norfolk 24.Spoonbills y'day Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Turtle Dove on Friday Snettisham RSPB still