North East wind kept the temperatures down today but a good range of butterflies were seen including Brown Argus, Small Heath and Common Blue. Moth highlight was a Yellow Belle.
On the sea were 3 Eider close in plus 18 Gannets went east. Other bird highlights were one Hobby east and one Cuckoo.
Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
For all this news, in the field as it happens, subscribe to Rare Bird Alert for as little as 14p per day
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe
Water Fowl Park still 2.34pm by Starmoor Pit +showing well. Viewed from path by
wildflower meadow 52.8195,0.8947
Norfolk Grey-headed Wagtail male Titchwell RSPB
still
Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Thornham Harbour still late
morning opposite Coal Barn at east end of largest flash viewed from sea
wall 52.9667,0.5704
Norfolk Black Brant ad Snettisham RSPB on The Wash
at 10.45am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk GREAT REED WARBLER singing Pensthorpe
Water Fowl Park still by Starmoor Pit +showing well. Viewed from path by
wildflower meadow 52.8195,0.8947
Norfolk 1+Temminck's Stint Salthouse still 9.53am on
pool east of Iron Road
Norfolk no sign of any Garganey Thornham Harbour
opposite Coal Barn on scrape viewed from sea wall at 9.30am +no sign of
any Wood Sands c52.9667,0.5704
Norfolk Dotterel 3/4ml south of Titchwell still at
Choseley at far end of tilled field NW of drying barns viewed from gate by road
at 8.55am. Do not block access 52.9514,0.6133
Norfolk Wood Sand y'day Winterton-on-Sea still
west of Holmes Road on northern flash in flooded meadow in evng
Norfolk 3.Temminck's Stints Salthouse on pool east of
Iron Road at 7.15am
Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Thornham Harbour opposite
Coal Barn on scrape viewed from sea wall at 5.36am c52.9667,0.5704