The White-rumped Sandpiper was showing again during the morning from the first NWT hide (photographed by Seamus Griffin), with a Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, a Greenshank, 15 Redshank, 11 Snipe and 8 Black-tailed Godwits also noted. On the sea 6 Great Crested Grebes were counted and a juvenile Water Rail was seen from the car park hide. Thirteen Whimbrel flew over and a family of 6+ Stonechats were also near the car parks.

In the moth traps today a Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Orange Swift, Small Square Spot, 3 Common Wainscots, a Square-spot Rustic, 4 Large Yellow Underwings, 9 Archer’s Darts, a Smoky Wainscot, a Yellow Belle, a Sharp-angled Peacock, Silver Y, 4 Flame Shoulders, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Flounced Rustics, a Rush Veneer, Green Carpet, 2 Straw Dots, a Small Waved Umber, a Pale Eggar and a White-spotted Pug were caught.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Temminck’s Stint juv Dickleburgh Moor NR still from central screen early a’noon (+juv.Wood Sand still) c52.4040,1.1952. Park off Norwich Road opposite Orchard Farm 52.4059,1.1909 IP21 4NS
Norfolk Sooty S’water y’day flew east past Sheringham at 10.50am c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Norwich at Waterworks on roof viewable from metal gate on Waterworks Road at 12.25pm c52.6378,1.2668
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER ad Holme Dunes NWT still 11am from 1st hide c52.9743,0.5518
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER ad Holme Dunes NWT still mid morning c52.9743,0.5518
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape.