Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
28th July 2024

Common Sandpiper Keith Warmington
A Common Sandpiper was around the Broadwater with 10 Spoonbills and 2 Great White Egrets also noted.
In the moth traps 18 Scarce Footmen, 11 Dingy Footmen, 2 Single Dotted Waves, 3 Dusky Sallows, 4 Sharp-angled Peacocks, 20 Garden Tigers, 39 Ruby Tigers, 4 Cloaked Minors, 4 Drinkers, 10 Rustics, 6 Yellow Tails, a Lyme Grass, Fen Wainscot, Chinese Character, 6 Common Footmen, an Oak Eggar, 2 Southern Wainscots, a Kent Black Arches, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Common Carpets, a Riband Wave, a Rosy Footman, Flame Shoulder, Large Yellow Underwing, Least Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Least Carpets, 2 Ear sp, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, a Smoky Wainscot, Early Thorn, and a Common Pug were caught. A Humming-bird Hawk moth was on the wing in the afternoon.
Migrant Hawker, Ruddy and Common Darter, and a Small Red-eyed Damselfly were recorded.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Snettisham RSPB flew towards Ken Hill Marshes at 9.39am (+3.Turtle Doves) c52.8742,0.4462
Norfolk Caspian Gull Cromer still on beach this morning c52.9339,1.3014
Norfolk Black Tern Snettisham RSPB c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk Red-throated Diver Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on River Yare between fishermen’s car park +The Beauchamp Arms 52.5989,1.4550
Norfolk Pec Sand ad Snettisham RSPB still off old jetty mid morning (+10.Curlew Sands 3.Little Stints) c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk Curlew Sand Hickling Broad NWT c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk 2.Turtle Doves Snettisham RSPB still +2+Little Stints 2+Curlew Sands c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk 2.Garganey Potter Heigham Marshes this morning. Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) NR29 5JE 52.7104,1.5797
Norfolk Curlew Sand ad Cley NWT still