A day of visible migration including 19 Whimbrel, 65 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, an 6 Sandwich and one Arctic Tern offshore, 10 Med Gulls, Cuckoo, Barn Owl, 30 Swifts, 50 Swallows, 30 House Martins, 15 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 12 Whitethroats, a Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Sedge and 2 Reed Warblers, a female Pied Flycatcher in the dunes, a male Redstart just west of the car parks, 2 Whinchats, 6 Stonechats, 8 Wheatears, 7 Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail and 2 Siskins all recorded during the day.
A Northern Drab and a Dawn Flat-body were in the moth traps, with a mysterious Puss Moth adult found in the Observatory!
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Norfolk 18+Arctic Terns Whitlingham Ctry Park still 2.20pm at Great Broad
Norfolk 4.Dotterel (3.fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still 3.05pm just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Buckenham Marshes RSPB c250yds east of Mill Pool in ditch at 2.57pm tho elusive
Norfolk Pied Fly fem Holme Dunes NWT at east end of forestry
Norfolk 4.Dotterel (3.fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk 2.Garganey Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk 18+Arctic Terns Whitlingham Ctry Park at Great Broad at 1pm
Norfolk 3+Dotterel (2+fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road at 1.08pm 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Welney WWT still from Friends Hide
Norfolk no news on any Dotterel 1.5mls south of Titchwell +just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk Wood Sand Winterton-on-Sea
Norfolk Osprey Holkham Park flew over Holkham Hall at 11am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male West Runton in field south of Water Lane at 10.52am
Norfolk Turtle Dove north of Brisley at Harper's Green at 10.37am 52.7660,0.8868
Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Waxham by coast path 1/2ml south of Shangri-la chalet at 10.30am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Snettisham still in horse paddocks south of St.Mary's Church 52.8788,0.5149
Norfolk Bar-tailed Godwit y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1s Cley NWT still east of East Bank on Serpentine at 8.22am
Norfolk 18+Arctic Terns Whitlingham Ctry Park still 2.20pm at Great Broad
Norfolk 4.Dotterel (3.fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still 3.05pm just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Buckenham Marshes RSPB c250yds east of Mill Pool in ditch at 2.57pm tho elusive
Norfolk Pied Fly fem Holme Dunes NWT at east end of forestry
Norfolk 4.Dotterel (3.fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk 2.Garganey Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk 18+Arctic Terns Whitlingham Ctry Park at Great Broad at 1pm
Norfolk 3+Dotterel (2+fems) 1.5mls south of Titchwell still just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road at 1.08pm 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Welney WWT still from Friends Hide
Norfolk no news on any Dotterel 1.5mls south of Titchwell +just south of Choseley Drying Barns in tilled field west of bend in road 52.9400,0.6128
Norfolk Wood Sand Winterton-on-Sea
Norfolk Osprey Holkham Park flew over Holkham Hall at 11am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male West Runton in field south of Water Lane at 10.52am
Norfolk Turtle Dove north of Brisley at Harper's Green at 10.37am 52.7660,0.8868
Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Waxham by coast path 1/2ml south of Shangri-la chalet at 10.30am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Snettisham still in horse paddocks south of St.Mary's Church 52.8788,0.5149
Norfolk Bar-tailed Godwit y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1s Cley NWT still east of East Bank on Serpentine at 8.22am