Highlights today were a Pintail and a Garganey on the Broadwater, 13 Spoonbills, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 6 Snipe, a Kingfisher, 2 Hobbies, 2 Bearded Tits, 20 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Whitethroats, a Sedge and 2 Reed Warblers, 14 Stonechats, 2 Wheatears, 12 Yellow Wagtails and a Tree Pipit.

In the moth traps a Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Dusky Thorn, Yellow Belle, 22 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 9 Large Yellow Underwings, a Dark Spectacle, 11 Archer’s Darts, 10 Flame Shoulders, 4 Small Square-spot, Flounced Rustic, 2 White Points, 2 Drinkers, 2 Common Wainscots, a Pale Eggar, 4 Smoky Wainscots, a Brimstone, 2 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwings, 2 Willow Beauties, 2 Chinese Characters, 2 Light Emeralds, 3 Vine’s Rustics, a Frosted Orange, a Lime-speck Pug, Square-spot Rustic, a Mouse Moth, 2 Green Carpets, a White-line Dart, Ruby Tiger and a Turnip were caught.

Butterflies included Brown Argus, Small Copper, Common Blue, Speckled Wood and Red Admiral.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2+Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide 52.6073,1.4414
Norfolk Little Stint juv Cley NWT on Simmonds’ Scrape c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk Pec Sand ad Hickling Broad NWT still early a’noon 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk Pied Fly Wells Woods in birches SE of old toilet block at 9.30am c52.9744,0.8420
Norfolk Black Tern Cley flew west past beach car park at 9.47am 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Pec Sand ad Hickling Broad NWT still 9.30am 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh (+Little Stint) c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk WHITE-RUMPED SAND ad Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh from Island Hide (+juv.Curlew Sand Little Stint. Turtle Dove flew west) 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Pied Fly y’day Salthouse still at Gramborough Hill c52.9541,1.1044
Norfolk Pec Sand ad Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from platform at 7.40am