Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
26th September 2024
Two Yellow-browed Warblers were still on the reserve with one calling near the Dell hide throughout the afternoon. On the sea 9 Common Scoters, 2 Red-throated Divers, 7 Gannets, 5 Great Crested Grebes, a Guillemot and a Sandwich Tern were noted. Also of interest were 2 Pintail, a Water Rail, Common and Green Sandpipers, 80 Swallows, 10 House Martins, 4 Bearded Tits, 5 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails, a Brambling and 5 Siskins.
In the moth traps 2 Deep Brown Darts, 24 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 16 Lunar Underwings, Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, a Frosted Orange, a Small Square Spot, a Large Wainscot, a Delicate and a Beaded Chestnut.
Six Wall Browns, 2 Large Whites and 5 Red Admirals were counted with Migrant Hawker and Common Darter also seen.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr NE of Salthouse at Gramborough Hill at 12.50pm c52.9541,1.1039
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme NOA at Dell Hide c52.9743,0.5553
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) male NW of Weybourne still late morning at Weybourne Camp east of guns viewed from coast path opposite weather station (+Y-br.Wblr) c52.9513,1.1222
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr c1.5mls NE of Wells at east end of East Hills c52.9770,0.8750
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still at Walsey Hills NOA at west side of bottom footpath at 11.10am 52.9541,1.0671
Norfolk Lapland Bunting flew west over Weybourne Camp (+Y-br.Wblr) c52.9495,1.1293
Norfolk report of Quail y’day Cley NWT was erroneous
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB still along Meadow Trail c52.9640,0.6043
Norfolk Quail reported y’day Cley NWT at East Bank c52.9586,1.0650
Norfolk 7+Black Redstarts Great Yarmouth at South Denes c52.5820,1.7322
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) male NW of Weybourne still mid morning at Weybourne Camp east of guns viewed from coast path opposite weather station c52.9513,1.1222
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) male NW of Weybourne still at Weybourne Camp east of guns viewed from coast path opposite weather station c52.9513,1.1222
Norfolk Slav Grebe y’day Sheringham on sea in morning +3.1w.Caspian Gulls c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w y’day Gorleston still