Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
5th August 2024
A breezy but mild day. Three Green Sandpipers were on the NWT pools during the morning but it was otherwise quiet.
In the moth traps a Common Carpet, 4 Yellow-tails ,4 Scarce Footmen, 6 Cloaked Minors, 3 Drinkers, 19 Garden Tigers, a Brown-line Bright-eye, 6 Rustics, 2 Sharp-angled Peacocks, a Least Carpet, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, 2 Flame Shoulders, a Willow Beauty, a Chinese Character, 3 Dingy Footmen, a Setaceous Hebrew Character, Least Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot, Fern, Garden Pebble, a Straw Underwing, a Large Yellow Underwing, Small Rivulet and Sallow Kitten were caught.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT c52.5278,0.2775
Norfolk Curlew Sand Snettisham RSPB still c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands Snettisham RSPB +Turtle Dove c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Titchwell RSPB still 8.20am on Freshmarsh 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Night Heron Potter Heigham Marshes at 6.30am then flew north. Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) NR29 5JE 52.7104,1.5797
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Titchwell RSPB again on Freshmarsh