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20th September 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler David Bratt

More migrants were arriving during the day with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, one seen in the NWT car park sycamores and another found in the silver birch opposite the Richardson Hide early afternoon. Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear, and 4 Cattle Egrets were also of note. On the sea 11 Eider, 68 Common Scoter, a Red-throated Diver, 32 Gannets, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Sandwich Terns and a Med Gull were recorded, and 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Green Sandpipers and 3 Snipe were of interest, with a Turtle Dove found near the Saltings, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Bearded Tit, 3 Swallows, 6 Cetti’s Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Song Thrushes, 20 Robins, 6 Stonechats and a Grey Wagtail seen.

In the moth traps a White Point, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, a Feathered Ranunculus, a Deep-brown Dart and a Square-spot Rustic were caught, with 15 Red Admirals, 20 Wall Browns, a Comma, Speckled Wood, Small White and Small Heath seen during the day.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Purple Heron juv 3.5mls WNW of Norwich again at Colney GPs mid a’noon (permit only; non-permit holders view from gate by paddocks off Chapel Break Road 52.6381,1.2094)
Norfolk Pied Fly Holkham Pines 200yds east of crosstracks this morning c52.9713,0.7990
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme Dunes NOA from Richardson Hide c52.9743,0.5553
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Waxham still 1.25pm 150yds north of Money Lane c52.7768,1.6235
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB on East Trail c52.9629,0.6064
Norfolk Snow Bunting flew over Holkham Pines at 12.07pm c52.9707,0.7967
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Waxham still this a’noon at Money Lane in hedge from dunes tho mobile c52.7768,1.6235
Norfolk Sooty S’water flew south past Winterton Dunes at 8.15am c52.7188,1.6973
Norfolk Purple Sand Sheringham on rocks by 2.tanks at 11.35am c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme Dunes by entrance road near pay hut +paddocks c52.9693,0.5354
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme Dunes NWT in sycamores in NW corner of car park (+Pied Fly) c52.9742,0.5525
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB still by concrete embankment at 8.50am at high tide +Spotted Redshank c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk Wood Warbler Burnham Overy in bushes south of fence at 10.27am 2.9737,0.7769
Norfolk Caspian Gull Thetford at Nunnery Lakes c52.3958,0.7473
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Woods in NE corner of Dell at 10.25am 52.9722,0.8447
Norfolk Pied Fly Great Yarmouth at Bure Park c52.6315,1.7276
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines still near Joe Jordan Hide c52.9713,0.7990
Norfolk Honey Buzzard 1ml east of Cley at Walsey Hills NOA flew south over North Foreland Wood at 8.32am 52.9530,1.0653
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Waxham at Money Lane in hedge from dunes tho distant c52.7768,1.6235
Norfolk Turtle Dove Snettisham RSPB flew south over pits at 7.15am c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Caister in scrub north of Second Avenue car park at 8am c52.6638,1.7273
Norfolk Grey-headed Wagtail on Wednesday Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide in evng