Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
3rd September 2023

Hedge Rustic
On the sea today 8 Common Scoter, 2 summer plumage Red-throated Divers, a Fulmar, 30 Gannets, 3 Shags, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Arctic Skuas, 9 Razorbills, 15 Sandwich and 68 Common Terns were counted. A Green Sandpiper was on the NWT pools and at least 2 Greenshank flew over calling. A Hobby, 4 Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail, 2 Redpolls and 3 Siskins were also counted.
Todays moth traps contained 23 Archer’s Darts, 6 Turnips, 39 Large Yellow Udnerwings, 2 Square Spot Rustics, 6 Vine’s Rustics, 19 White-line Darts, 8 Flounced Rustics, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, a Green Carpet, Spruce Carpet, Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Smoky Wainscots, a Yellow Belle, Garden Carpet, Hedge Rustic, Scarce Footman, Cloaked Minor and a Silver Y.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Burnham Overy Dunes still 3.15pm on south side of dunes in scrub south of fence 52.9761,0.7681
Norfolk Pied Fly Holkham Dunes c100yds west of pines c52.9739,0.7770
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still 2.45pm on Pat’s Pool c52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Burnham Overy Dunes still 2.40pm near fence on south side of dunes 52.9761,0.7681
Norfolk Turtle Dove Titchwell RSPB 52.9625,0.6073
Norfolk 2.Red-necked Grebes Titchwell RSPB on sea mid a’noon c52.9739,0.6053
Norfolk American Golden Plover ad Titchwell RSPB still 1.30pm on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide c52.9677,0.6075
Norfolk 10.Curlew Sands Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Burnham Overy Dunes this a’noon c52.9630,0.7474
Norfolk Caspian Gull West Runton +Short-eared Owl c52.9413,1.2492
Norfolk American Golden Plover ad Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide at 11.45am c52.9677,0.6075
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Weybourne on sea c52.9497,1.1315
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands Buckenham Marshes RSPB still c52.5941,1.4653
Norfolk Little Stint y’day Titchwell RSPB in evng c52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Titchwell RSPB on sea at 10.50am c52.9739,0.6053
Norfolk Curlew Sand Breydon Water still c52.6121,1.7156
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool at 10.20am c52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk Pom Skua Salthouse on sea at 9.45am c52.9548,1.0972
Norfolk 4.Curlew Sands Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Bishop’s Hide +2.Little Stints 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk 3.Black Terns flew SW past Snettisham RSPB c52.8697,0.4487
Norfolk Pom Skua Kelling flew east past Kelling Hard at 9am