An increasingly grey and cool day, highlights were 21 Pintail on the Broadwater, 2 Water Rails, 11 Eider, a Gannet and an Arctic Skua offshore, 4 Cattle Egrets at Thornham, 2 Stonechats, and a Siskin.

In the moth traps 6 Lunar Underwings, 3 Beaded Chestnuts, 3 Black Rustics, 8 Large Yellow Underwings, a Sallow, Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Small Square Spot, and a Rosy Rustic were caught.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
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 at 12.15pm tho elusive c52.9513,1.1222
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Binham in garden opposite Howell’s Superstore at midday c52.9175,0.9489
Norfolk no sign of male.Eastern Stonechat (probably Siberian Stonechat) NW of Weybourne at Weybourne Camp viewed from coast path opposite weather station by 9.30am c52.9513,1.1222
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly 1w Cley NWT still viewed from Cley Spy shop at 9.25am but further sign by this a’noon c52.9545,1.0556
Norfolk 3.Sooty S’waters Cley flew east past beach car park 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk 4.Black Redstarts Great Yarmouth still at South Denes c52.5820,1.7322
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Horsey between playing field +church at 9.30am tho mobile c52.7488,1.6406
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Blakeney Point still +Short-eared Owl 52.9752,0.9757
Norfolk 3.Y-br.Wblrs 1ml east of Cley at Walsey Hills NOA trapped +ringed c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines 200yds west of George Washington Hide by main path at 9.15am c52.9702,0.8078
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs 1ml east of Cley at Walsey Hills NOA trapped +ringed at 8.14am c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w y’day Gorleston still