Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
9th July 2024
On the Broadwater 6 Spoonbills, 3 Great White Egrets and 2 Greenshank were of noted, and 34 Curlew and 4 Whimbrel flew over west during the day, with 2 adult Med Gulls also of interest.
In the moth traps 3 Common Footmen, a Rosy Footman, Riband Wave, Privet Hawk, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, an Uncertain, Ruby Tiger, 3 Rustics, a Brown-line Bright-eye, 2 Scarce Footmen, a Common Swift, Small Magpie, 2 Dwarf Cream Waves, a Lyme Grass, Mottled Rustic, Oak Eggar, Dark Arches, Heart & Club, Buff Ermine and Fen Wainscot were caught.
Two Black-tailed Skimmers were around the pond.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Roseate Tern ad flew east just south of west end of Blakeney Point at 9.35am then lingering off Morston