Sea watching produced a single Slavonian Grebe, 15 Little Gulls and over a hundred Razorbills. Birds on the reserve included a Cattle Egret on the Broadwater plus a Greenshank and a Kingfisher. Moths caught included a Chestnut, Black Rustic and a rather smart Merveille du Jour.
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Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Cromer again 3.05pm over The Cliftonville Hotel
Norfolk swift sp Winterton North Dunes over Holmes Road mid a'noon
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER juv Salthouse still 2.45pm on pool west of Iron Road +showing well. Shorelark east of track (+Jack Snipe) TG.069.441
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Snettisham RSPB flew over south end at 2.35pm
Norfolk 2.PALLID SWIFTS Great Yarmouth over Pleasure Beach 2.27-2.37pm
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Overstrand till 2.10pm then flew over sea +no further sign by 2.30pm
Norfolk 5.Slav Grebes Holkham Bay
Norfolk reported Black-necked Grebes Winterton were Little Grebes [reidentified from photographs]
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Overstrand still 1.45pm at car park
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT West Runton till 1.36pm over clifftop car park then flew east
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Winterton
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT West Runton over clifftop car park at 1.27pm
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Overstrand still 1.24pm over sea off car park
Norfolk no further sign of Pallid Swift Overstrand by 1.22pm
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Overstrand still 1.10pm over sea off car park
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Sidestrand this morning
Norfolk 3.PALLID SWIFTS Sheringham east of golf course near The Leas till 11.55am then flew west over sea
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Overstrand over golf course +sea viewed from east end of golf course
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER juv Salthouse again on pool west of Iron Road at 12.24pm +showing well TG.069.441
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER juv Cley NWT still 12.18pm east of East Bank on Pope's Marsh TG.060.445
Norfolk 2.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap (+15.Snow Buntings still +2.Velvet Scoters Long-tailed Duck)
Norfolk 2.PALLID SWIFTS Sheringham east of golf course near The Leas at 11.50am
Norfolk 2.swift sp Sheringham east of golf course near The Leas at 11.50am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Weybourne at Weybourne Camp this morning
Norfolk 4.Black-necked Grebes Winterton on sea +drifting south
Norfolk Cattle Egret Holme Dunes NWT on The Broadwater opposite 1st hide at 11.30am
Norfolk Jack Snipe Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh from Island Hide at 11.06am
Norfolk 3.probable Pallid Swifts Cromer between Cliftonville +church at 10.50am
Norfolk swift sp Waxham over Waxham Sands Holiday Park at 10.45am +lingering. View only from dunes, do not enter holiday park
Norfolk swift sp Horsey Gap flew south over dunes at 10.21am
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Holkham Bay +4.Slav Grebes
Norfolk Hoopoe West Runton north of Rocky Bottom Cafe in field viewed from coast path at 9.20a
Norfolk swift sp Overstrand over seafront at 9.40am then flew over sea
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER juv Cley NWT again east of East Bank briefly 8.45am TG.060.445
Norfolk swift sp Sidestrand over school at 9.09am
Norfolk 3.Black-necked Grebes Horsey Gap on sea at 9.08am +drifting south
Norfolk swift sp Horsey at 8.37am
Norfolk Lapland Bunting y'day flew west over Sheringham in morning