Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
3rd July 2023
Up to 3 Spoonbills were around the Broadwater during the day. At sea a Common Scoter drake flew west, with 4 Fulmars, 2 Little Terns, 200 Sandwich Terns west, and 3 Common Terns west. A Barn Owl was hunting near the village early morning.
In the moth traps today a White Point, 2 Heart & Darts, 5 Uncertains, 4 Mottled Rustics, a Rustic, 7 Common Footmen, a Short Cloaked Moth, 2 Turnips, 4 Large Yellow Underwings, a Clay, Cloaked Minor, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Dwarf Cream Wave, Dark Arches, Sand Dart and Freyer’s Pug were noted.
A male Southern Migrant Hawker was flying around the pond for much of the morning (pictured).
Butterflies included 15 Meadow Browns, 4 Ringlets, a Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, 4 Small Whites, 3 Small Skipper sp, and a Small Tortoiseshell.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Wood Sand Welney WWT still +Spoonbill still 52.5279,0.2774
Norfolk 12.Spotted Redshanks (all ads) Snettisham RSPB +13.Spoonbills 52.8546,0.4474
Norfolk Honey Buzzard male 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston still at Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint at 11.44am (+2.Goshawks still) 52.8322,0.9810. View only from watchpoint
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT still 1pm on Pat’s Pool from Teal Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk LESSER SCAUP drk 3.5mls WNW of Norwich still 12.45pm at Colney GPs on Lodge Pit viewable from top of Chapel Break Road from gate south of New Road tho elusive 52.6381,1.2093 NR5 9EZ
Norfolk 3.BEE-EATERS 1/2ml SE of Trimingham still in sand quarry from viewpoint at 9.35am. Park in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm +view only from viewpoint. £5 per person 52.8943,1.3957 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT still 9.31am on Pat’s Pool from Bishop’s Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk LESSER SCAUP drk 3.5mls WNW of Norwich still 9am at Colney GPs on Lodge Pit viewable from top of Chapel Break Road from gate south of New Road tho distant 52.6381,1.2093 NR5 9EZ
Norfolk LESSER SCAUP drk 3.5mls WNW of Norwich still at Colney GPs on Lodge Pit viewable from top of Chapel Break Road from gate south of New Road tho distant 52.6381,1.2093 NR5 9EZ
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape from Daukes’ Hide at 8.02am with Black-tailed Godwits