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6th October 2023

Redwing

A total of 20 Cattle Egrets were on the grazing marsh. On the sea today 400 Common Scoter and 1 Velvet scoter, 7 Red-throated Divers, 90 Gannets, 1 Arctic Skua, 7 Razorbills and 2 sandwich terns were of note. Also of interest were 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 38 Snipe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 7 Redwings, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Bullfinches and a Siskin.

In the moth traps today 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 Lunar Underwing, 1 Deep Brown Dart, 2 Beaded Chestnuts and a Setaceous Hebrew Character were caught.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell on freshmarsh briefly 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle ad Stiffkey over marsh mid a’noon then flew inland c52.9531,0.9344
Norfolk WILSON’S PHALAROPE 1w 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still mid a’noon just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at North Fen c52.9572,0.9599. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still 2.25pm on Pat’s Pool (+Little Stint Spotted Redshank) 52.9563,1.0582
Norfolk 6.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh with cattle viewed from A149 layby c52.9639,0.8219
Norfolk Black Tern juv Cley flew west past beach car park at 1.15pm 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Holkham Freshmarsh flew east over Lady Anne’s Drive at 12.37pm c52.9639,0.8219
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Titchwell flew east over freshmarsh at 11.46am 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands Cley NWT still from Daukes’ Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk WILSON’S PHALAROPE 1w 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 12.13pm just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at North Fen c52.9572,0.9599. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose ad Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh with Greylag Geese. Spotted Redshank on Volunteer Marsh c52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool at 8.40am 52.9563,1.0582
Norfolk WILSON’S PHALAROPE 1w 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at North Fen at 8.51am c52.9572,0.9599. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey