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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 20th May 2023

A Quail was heard near the Saltings in the morning and a drake Garganey was on the NWT pools. On the sea 4 Eider and 10 Gannets were counted, with a Spoonbill, 90 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank all noted. A Grasshopper Warbler was heard near the car park.

In the moth traps a Bedstraw Hawk Moth, 2 Green Carpets, Yellow Belle, Vine's Rustic and Treble Lines were caught. Butterflies included 2 Small Coppers, 4 Green Hairstreaks and a Common Blue.


                                                                Bedstraw Hawk Moth

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Wood Sand Earlham Marsh still at 2.55pm 52.6315,1.2318
Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe Water Fowl Park still 2.18pm by Starmoor Pit viewed from path by wildflower meadow +showing on +off 52.8195,0.8947. Open 10am-5pm, £14.95 non-members NR21 0LN
Norfolk Corncrake singing Welney WWT at Lady Fen from viewing platform at 1.42pm
Norfolk Temminck's Stint Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform at 1.10pm c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT again 1.10pm c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT again 12.33pm flew east 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk 3.Temminck's Stints Cley NWT on Simmond's Scrape from Daukes' Hide at 12.34pm +showing well (+2.Little Stints on Pat's Pool)
Norfolk Garganey drk Holme Dunes NWT still this morning
Norfolk Wood Sand Earlham Marsh still at 12.15pm 52.6315,1.2318
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe Water Fowl Park still 11.46am by Starmoor Pit viewed from path by wildflower meadow +showing on +off 52.8195,0.8947. Open 10am-5pm, £14.95 non-members NR21 0LN
Norfolk 12 BEE-EATERS Hickling Broad NWT flew east over Stubb Mill at 11.35am
Norfolk Wood Sand Earlham Marsh +showing well 52.6318,1.2314
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT still 11.07am c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform +showing well 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT still 9.50am c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform +showing well 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe Water Fowl Park still 9.40am by Starmoor Pit viewed from path by wildflower meadow +showing on +off 52.8195,0.8947. Open 10am-5pm, £14.95 non-members NR21 0LN
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT till 9.35am c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh then flew towards Stubb Mill 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk Osprey flew south over Hillington at 9am
Norfolk Quail male singing Holme Dunes NWT again on seaward side of 1st car park between pay hut +main gate 8.15am-9am
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT still 9.07am c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT again 8.27am c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform 52.7390,1.6021
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe Water Fowl Park still by Starmoor Pit viewed from path by wildflower meadow at 8.23am +showing well 52.8195,0.8947. Open 10am-5pm, £14.95 non-members NR21 0LN
Norfolk Temminck's Stint 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 7.45am just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen 52.9553,0.9587. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN over Horsey Mere still 7.40am
Norfolk Temminck's Stint 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just north of A149 briefly at Stiffkey Fen then flew west at 7.25am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN flew south over Horsey Mere again at 7.19am
Norfolk Firecrest male singing Cromer at Cromer Country Club in trees by road 52.9230,1.3138
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN Hickling Broad NWT still c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre on Brendan's Marsh from 1st viewing platform at 6am then flew towards Stubb Mill