Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
6th August 2024
Waders today included 12 Black-tailed Godwits, Green and Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank.
In the moth traps 15 Garden Tigers, 8 Ruby Tigers, 4 Drinkers, a Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Straw Underwings, 6 Flame Shoulders, a Straw Dot, 4 Rustics, 5 Cloaked Minors, a Coronet, a Pebble Prominent, 4 Yellow Tails, 2 Reed Daggers, a Shaded Broad-bar, 2 Archer’s Darts, a Garden Pebble, 2 Scarce Footmen, a Silver Y, 2 Single Dotted Waves, 3 Dingy Footmen, a Silky Wainscot, a Tree-lichen Beauty, a Large Yellow Underwing, Mouse Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Dark Arches, Least Yellow Underwing, Sharp-angled Peacock and a Rosy Minor were caught.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Turtle Dove Titchwell RSPB flew SW past Autumn Trail viewing point +appeared to land around horse paddocks c52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk 2.Garganey Hockwold Washes c52.4504,0.5245
Norfolk 4.Garganey Hickling Broad NWT c1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk Wood Sand between Attlebridge +Taverham by River Wensum at Old Hall Farm c52.6962,1.1642
Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still from Daukes’ Hide this morning 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Cley NWT still midday on Pat’s Pool 52.9578,1.0558
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Cley NWT still 11.05am on Simmonds’ Scrape c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Cley NWT still 10.10am on Simmonds’ Scrape (+Wood Sand) c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands just east of Stiffkey on flood south of A149. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Snettisham RSPB still mid morning from Rotary Hide c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape at 9.21am c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk Black Tern Snettisham RSPB still at south end c52.8472,0.4411
Norfolk 3.WHITE-RUMPED SANDS (all ads) Snettisham RSPB still on mud between Rotary Hide +Shore Hide (+6+Curlew Sands) c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk Red-throated Diver y’day Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on River Yare