On the sea today 50+ Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 7 Common Scoter, 100+ Sandwich and 100+ Common Terns and 5 Little Terns were counted. On the Broadwater 9 Spoonbills and a Great White Egret were still present, with 2 Red Kites drifting low over the Obs.

Another busy morning for moths, highlights included an Elephant and a Pine Hawk Moth, 42 Ruby Tigers, a Least Carpet, 4 Common Footmen, 7 Rustics, 4 Dingy Footmen, 4 Yellow Tails, a Dusky Sallow, 2 Drinkers, 2 Common Rustics, an Uncertain, 2 Shaded Broad-bars, 7 Scarce Footmen, 2 Dwarf Cream Waves, a Small Waved Umber, 6 Brown Tails, a Dark Arches, a Lyme Grass, Silky Wainscot, Fen Wainscot, Riband Wave, 4 Garden Tigers, a Rosy Footman, Round-winged Muslin, Southern Wainscot, a Single Dotted Wave, Large Yellow Underwing, Smoky Wainscot, Cloaked Minor and Small Scallop.

Wall Brown, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Peacock and Small Skipper were recorded, with Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor and Ruddy Darter dragonflies also noted.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk unconfirmed report of Rose-coloured Starling Thetford off Croxton Road near The Thetford Academy c52.4278,0.7562
Norfolk Curlew Sand ad Cley NWT still on Simmonds’s Scrape c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh +ad.Spotted Redshank still52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk Curlew Sand ad Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh +Spotted Redshank still 52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk 6.Curlew Sands (all ads) Snettisham RSPB +11.Spotted Redshanks 5.Spoonbills Turtle Dove c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk Wood Sand Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marshes north of kissing gate on pool c52.8838,0.4620
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Breydon Water still at NE end on The Lumps at 11.30am (+34.Spoonbills still)