Highlights today were 10 Spoonbills and 2 Great White Egrets on the Broadwater, and a Green Sandpiper also of interest. 32 Redshank and 19 Black-tailed Godwits were also recorded today.

Moths today included a Puss Moth which was rather late for the time of year, a Green Carpet, 2 Garden Tigers, 7 Straw Dots, a Mouse Moth, 4 Yellow Tails, 2 Sharp-angled Peacocks, 8 Dingy Footmen, 12 Archer’s Darts, 4 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 2 Rosy Rustics, 4 Scarce Footmen, 7 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 5 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 7 Large Yellow Underwings, 5 Common Wainscots, 3 Drinkers, a White Point, a Tree-lichen Beauty, 5 Turnips, a Fern, 14 Flame Shoulders, a Square-spot Rustic, 2 Smoky Wainscots, a Pebble Hook-tip, Six-striped Rustic, Gold Spot, Pale Mottled Willow, 2 Straw Underwings, a Small Square Spot and 3 Flounced Rustics.

A male Emperor Dragonfly was busy around the pond and a female Wasp Spider was also present.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 3.Wood Sands Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape c52.9591,1.0553. 2.Wood Sands Pat’s Pool 52.9578,1.0558
Norfolk 2.Garganey Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk 3.Garganey Potter Heigham Marshes. Use car park at Lathams (£8.50 per day) NR29 5JE 52.7104,1.5797
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Cley NWT still from Bishop Hide +2.Wood Sands still 52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk Little Stint Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk Red-throated Diver Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on River Yare between fishermen’s car park +The Beauchamp Arms c52.5872,1.4681
Norfolk 5.Wood Sands Dickleburgh Moor NR still c52.4040,1.1952. Park off Norwich Road opposite Orchard Farm 52.4059,1.1909 IP21 4NS
Norfolk 2+Caspian Gulls (both juvs) Cromer still on beach east of pier c52.9339,1.3014
Norfolk presumed escaped Black-winged Stilt Titchwell RSPB on Freshmarsh from Island Hide 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide