Strong winds hampered wildlife watching today with some very strong gusts. A Little Stint was on the NWT pools and 10 Spoonbills were in front of the Car Park Hide.

In the moth traps 11 Archer’s Darts, a Dingy Footman, a Small Square Spot, Smoky Wainscot, 2 Flame Shoulders, 3 Flounced Rustics, a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, a Ruby Tiger, a White-lined Dart, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Turnip and Dark Arches.

Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Ruddy and Common Darter were on the wing.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands (2.ads +juv) Snettisham RSPB c52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk Honey Buzzard ad Woodbastwick NNR flew east over Ferry Road at 11.31am c52.6863,1.4552
Norfolk 2.Garganey Kelling still north of A149 at Kelling Water Meadows on main pool c52.9493,1.1170
Norfolk Temminck’s Stint Dickleburgh Moor NR still from central path c52.4040,1.1952. Park off Norwich Road opposite Orchard Farm 52.4059,1.1909 IP21 4NS
Norfolk Curlew Sand ad Titchwell RSPB on Freshmarsh at 8.12am +presumed escaped Black-winged Stilt still c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Snettisham RSPB again briefly on mudflats near Shore Hide on rising tide at 7.56am (+2.ad.Little Stints 2.ad.Curlew Sands)