Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
8th September 2024
There was no further sign of yesterday’s Icterine Warbler but a Wryneck in the Forestry on the NWT reserve showed well for some, and a Yellow-browed Warbler was seen in the NWT car park mid afternoon. Also of interest were 18 Pink-feet, a Pintail, 3 Garganey, 2 Whimbrel, a Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 2 Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 75 Swallows, 3 Cetti’s Warblers, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstarts, 8 Stonechats and a Yellow Wagtail.
In the moth traps a Green Carpet, 5 Common Wainscots, 36 Large Yellow Underwings, 4 Vine’s Rustics, 15 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 2 Flounced Rustics, 2 Rosy Rustics, 15 Square-spot Rustics, 2 Gold Spots, a Willow Beauty, 6 Small Square Spots, 3 Flame Shoulders, 2 Rush Veneers, a White-line Dart, Small Blood-vein, White Point, Centre-barred Sallow, Clay Triple-lines, Archer’s Dart and Small Mottled Willow were caught.
Butterflies included Small Copper and Brown Argus.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Pied Flys Waxham
Norfolk Barred Warbler y’day Weybourne Camp in morning (+2.Pied Flys) c52.9495,1.1293
Norfolk 2.Storm Petrels y’day flew west past Cromer 6am-10.30am c52.9339,1.3014
Norfolk 1+Garganey Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Tower Hide 52.6073,1.4414
Norfolk 3+Pied Flys Blakeney Point c52.9771,0.9807
Norfolk American Golden Plover ad reported Titchwell RSPB c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Wryneck c1.5mls NE of Wells at East Hills in burnt area briefly c52.9770,0.8750
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike reported Winterton South Dunes early morning (for 2nd day) c52.7137,1.6961
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton South Dunes c52.7137,1.6961
Norfolk 2.Wrynecks Blakeney Point still c52.9771,0.9807
Norfolk 9.Pied Flys c1.5mls NE of Wells at East Hills c52.9770,0.8750
Norfolk Icterine Warbler Wells Woods again NE of Dell with tit flock at 1.40pm 52.9732,0.8427
Norfolk Icterine Warbler c1.5mls NE of Wells at East Hills +1w.Red-backed Shrike c52.9770,0.8750
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh from Island Hide c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Garganey y’day flew south past Great Yarmouth c52.6139,1.7310
Norfolk 3.Garganey y’day Strumpshaw Fen RSPB from Tower Hide 52.6073,1.4414
Norfolk 1+Pied Fly Holkham Pines c52.9707,0.7967
Norfolk 2.Wrynecks Holme Dunes NWT c52.9754,0.5530
Norfolk Hawfinch Titchwell RSPB still 12.27pm in hedge from overflow car park gate c52.9627,0.6076
Norfolk Pied Fly Winterton Dunes c52.7137,1.6961
Norfolk no further sign of Red-flanked Bluetail Holme Dunes NWT at Gore Point since 7.40am c52.9732,0.5404
Norfolk Grey-headed Wagtail Titchwell RSPB still by dung heap with horses c52.9627,0.6076
Norfolk Hawfinch Snettisham Coastal Park flew over Ken Hill Marshes at 8.50am c52.8838,0.4620
Norfolk Garganey juv Holme Dunes NWT still on pools c52.9743,0.5518
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Wells at North Point Pools. Park in small car park north of A149 52.9513,0.8746
Norfolk Pied Fly Holme Dunes NWT c52.9754,0.5530
Norfolk Pied Fly Warham Greens c52.9531,0.8957
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh at 10.55am c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk 2.Spotted Redshanks Hickling Broad NWT 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from raised platform c52.7399,1.6025
Norfolk Black Tern juv Hockwold Washes at 8.45am c52.4504,0.5245
Norfolk Icterine Warbler Wells Woods again NE of Dell with tit flock (+Wood Warbler) 52.9732,0.8427
Norfolk 6+Pied Flys Wells Woods c52.9734,0.8389
Norfolk Wryneck Holme Dunes NWT still at Gore Point at 8.49am c52.9732,0.5404
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Burnham Overy Dunes c52.9760,0.7656
Norfolk Hawfinch Titchwell RSPB still in paddocks from overflow car park gate c52.9627,0.6076
Norfolk RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL Holme Dunes NWT still at Gore Point at 7.40am c52.9732,0.5404
Norfolk Wood Warbler Wells Woods still with tit flock at 6.35am +2.Pied Fly