A Spoonbill was on the Broadwater and a Barn Owl was hunting in the dunes early morning. A flock of 18 Black-tailed Godwits were present and 2 Cuckoos, a Lesser Whitethroat and a male Stonechat were also of interest.

In the moth traps a Haworth’s Pug, Bordered White, Diamond-back, 3 Willow Beauties, Common Emerald, Ringed China-mark, Buff Tip, 3 Cinnabars, 3 Barred Yellows, 2 Marbled Minor sp, 7 Vine’s Rustics, 5 Sand Darts, 7 Mottled Rustics, a Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Double Square-spots, a Brown Rustic, 2 Heart & Clubs, a Pale Lettuce Belle, 2 Dwarf Cream Waves, 2 Common Swifts, 2 Lyme Grass, 3 Small Square Spots, a Lime-speck Pug, Riband Wave, Common Footman, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, a Purple Bar, 2 Middle-barred Minors, a Heart & Dart, 2 Turnips, a Small Blood Vein, Breckland Plume, Common Plume, and a Marbled Orchard Tortrix.

With cloudier conditions the butterflies were scarce but a Small Heath, 2 Speckled Woods, 2 Meadow Browns and a Wall Brown were noted. A female Black-tailed Skimmer was also on the wing.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk American Golden Plover Cley NWT still 2.47pm on North Scrape from screen
Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 2.Little Gulls (both 1s) Cley NWT from Daukes’ Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk American Golden Plover Cley NWT still 1.05pm on North Scrape from screen +showing well (not Pacific Golden Plover)
Norfolk 4.Spoonbills Welney WWT
Norfolk Honey Buzzard 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston again over Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint then flew south 52.8322,0.9810. View only from watchpoint
Norfolk Black Redstart Northrepps
Norfolk probable Pacific Golden Plover Cley NWT still 11.56am on North Scrape
Norfolk probable Pacific Golden Plover Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape till 11.20am then flew to Norh Scrape (probably not American Golden Plover)
Norfolk probable American Golden Plover Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape
Norfolk 3.BEE-EATERS 1/2ml SE of Trimingham still in sand quarry from viewpoint. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 per person 52.8943,1.3957 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk possible Red-footed Falcon Cromer flew NE over Mill Road at c9.30am
Norfolk BEE-EATER flew over Northrepps mid morning
Norfolk 1+BEE-EATER 1/2ml SE of Trimingham still in sand quarry from RSPB viewpoint at 7.30am.Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash per adult; under 18s free 52.8943,1.3957 NR11 8DZ