Highlights today were a visit from two more Crossbills in the pines during the morning, two Spoonbills on the Broadwater and a Bearded Tit from the Car Park Hide. A Grasshopper Warbler was also at the back of the NOA car park.

In the moth traps today 20 Brown Tails, 9 Scarce footmen, a Willow Ermine, 13 Common Footmen, 3 Riband Waves, 6 Dark Arches, 3 Ruby Tigers, 10 Garden Grass Veneers, 4 Silver Ys, an Early Thorn, Drinker, 8 Large Yellow Underwings, Mottled Rustic, 14 Rustics, 2 Cloaked Minors, Haworth’s Pug, Bright-line Brown-eye, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Rosy Footman, Clay, Smoky Wainscot, White Satin Moth, 2 Nutmegs, Least Carpet, 2 Common Rustics, Uncertain, 2 Dwarf Cream Waves, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Oak Eggar, Shore Wainscot, Round-winged Muslin, Lyme Grass, Kent Black Arches, Heart & Dart, Small China Mark, Painted Neb, and Tree Lichen Beauty.

At least one Scarce Emerald Damselfly was on the pond again today, and the male Southern Migrant Hawker was also hunting in the same area.

Butterflies included Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral, Peacock, Common Blue, Small Copper and Small Skipper species.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Pec Sand ad Snettisham RSPB again from south screen at 1.40pm then flew north +landed out of sight c52.8474,0.4479
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT still 12.53pm on Pat’s Pool from Daukes’ Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk LESSER SCAUP drk 3.5mls WNW of Norwich still 12.07pm at Colney GPs on Lodge Pit viewable from top of Chapel Break Road from gate south of New Road 52.6381,1.2093 NR5 9EZ
Norfolk 3.BEE-EATERS 1/2ml SE of Trimingham still in sand quarry from viewpoint at 10.25am. Park in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd jctn 7am-7pm +view only from viewpoint. £5 per person 52.8943,1.3957 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk Garganey Cley NWT on Pat’s Pool from Daukes’ Hide at 10am then flew east +3.Spoonbills +male.Continental Black-tailed Godwit (nominate form limosa) 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk LESSER SCAUP drk 3.5mls WNW of Norwich still 10.46am at Colney GPs on Lodge Pit viewable from top of Chapel Break Road from gate south of New Road 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 52.6381,1.2093 NR5 9EZ
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Daukes’ Hide at 10.10am 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk 17.Spoonbills Snettisham RSPB at 6.30am