A very strong northerly today meant some good seawatching conditions with 49 Arctic Skua, 15 Great Skua, 1 Goldeneye, 10 Little Gull and 15 Manx Shearwater the highlights.

In the moth traps today were 15 Lunar Underwing, 1 Frosted Orange, 1 Delicate, 19 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Narrow Winged Grey, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Black Rustic, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Vine’s Rustic and 1 Oak Longhorn. Wall Brown were active around the Observatory and Common Darter and Migrant Hawker were also seen.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull Snettisham Coastal Park flew north past Ken Hill Marshes at 3.32pm c52.8838,0.4620

Norfolk Red-breasted Fly 1w Cley NWT still 12.17pm at Cley Spy but no sign since c52.9545,1.0556

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull flew east past Cromer at 3.22pm c52.9339,1.3014

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull juv Cley NWT flew east past beach car park at 2.53pm 52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk Long-tailed Skua ad Cley flew east past beach car park 7am-midday +5.Pom Skuas (+Sooty S’water 3.Arctic Terns 30.Little Gulls) c52.9656,1.0492

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Woods still in NW corner of The Dell at 1.27pm c52.9729,0.8416

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still at Walsey Hills NOA at west side of bottom footpath 52.9541,1.0671

Norfolk Red-breasted Fly 1w Cley NWT at Cley Spy at 11.55am then flew west towards gardens 52.9545,1.0556

Norfolk 6.Pom Skuas (2.ads) Salthouse flew east past beach 7am-midday (+Sooty S’water flew east) c52.9552,1.0972

Norfolk Red-breasted Fly 1w Cley NWT at Cley Spy at 11.55am 52.9545,1.0556

Norfolk Pom Skua ad flew east past Sheringham c52.9459,1.2069

Norfolk Pom Skua juv Cley flew past beach car park at 7.30am-9am (+15+Little Gulls) 52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk 2.Leach’s Petrels flew east past Sheringham; 1.at 10am +Long-tailed Skua flew east (+6.Sooty S’waters) c52.9459,1.2069

Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) male NW of Weybourne still at Weybourne Camp in brambles east of guns viewed from coast path opposite weather station tho elusive c52.9513,1.1222

Norfolk Leach’s Petrel flew west past East Runton at 8.55am c52.9372,1.2742