An Icterine Warbler was seen in the silver birch near the Richardson Hide about 12.50, but remained elusive. A major movement of autumn migrants included 20+ Chiffchaffs, 10+ Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Garden Warblers, 6 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Whitethroats, a Reed Warbler, 10+ Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Pied Flycatchers, 8 Redstarts, 3 Whinchats, 2 Stonechats, 32 Wheatears, Grey Wagtail and Tree Pipit. Also of interest were 2 Garganey on the NWT pools, a Pintail, Common and Green Sandpiper. On the sea 41 Common Scoters, a Red-throated Diver in summer plumage, 15 Gannets, 9 Great Crested Grebes, an Arctic Skua, 5 Little Terns, 25 Sandwich Terns, a Common Tern and a Kittiwake were recorded.

In the moth traps 5 Flounced Rustics, 2 Frosted Oranges, a Coronet, a Fern, 2 Willow Beauties, a Green Carpet, Dingy Footman, Canary-shouldered Thorn, a Brimstone, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, an Archer’s Dart, 6 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 White Points, a Turnip, Flame Shoulder, 2 Square-spot Rustics, a Red Underwing, Vine’s Rustic, a Common Wainscot and a Smoky Wainscot.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Wryneck Blakeney Point in Plantation 52.9752,0.9757
Norfolk Red-breasted Flycatcher 1w Warham Greens at north end Garden Drove at 2pm then flew west along hedge c52.9564,0.8915
Norfolk Red-breasted Flycatcher 1w Blakeney Point still this a’noon in suaeda on ridge east of lifeboat house c52.9771,0.9807
Norfolk Icterine Warbler Blakeney Point in westernmost dunes c52.9771,0.9807
Norfolk Honey Buzzard juv dark morph flew west over Thornham Point at 11.55am c52.9631,0.5806
Norfolk Red-breasted Flycatcher 1w Blakeney Point 150yds east of visitor centre at old tea rooms c52.9771,0.9807
Norfolk Caspian Gull Sheringham 52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Red-breasted Flycatcher Waxham at Shangri-la chalet 52.7794,1.6191
Norfolk Icterine Warbler Holme Dunes NOA at Richardson Hide at 12.50pm c52.9743,0.5541
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Snettisham Coastal Park this morning 52.8758,0.4476
Norfolk 2.Sabine’s Gulls (both juvs) y’day flew east past Weybourne Camp 3.55pm-6.05pm c52.9495,1.1293
Norfolk 4.Pied Flys Wells Woods c52.9734,0.8389
Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 1w) Gorleston on beach c52.5716,1.7356
Norfolk Sabine’s Gull flew west past Sheringham by 9.10am +Balearic S’water 3.Pom Skuas c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Osprey Breydon Water on tyre in centre c52.6105,1.6975
Norfolk Pied Fly Sidestrand c52.9084,1.3613
Norfolk Sabine’s Gull juv Cley flew east past beach car park at 8.36am 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk 3.Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide at 7.30am