Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
7th October 2024
A beautiful sunny and quite mild autumn day with a moderate south westerly. Reasonably quiet for migrants with 6 Blackcap recorded, a good number of Goldcrest are now calling from the Pines on the reserve. A few Yellow-browed Warbler are continuing to stick around in the reserve and wider area. A Green Sandpiper was on Redwell Marsh this morning.
On a sea watch this morning there were 3 Brent Geese, 30 Wigeon, 13 Common Scoter, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Gannet, 9 Cormorant, 10 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black Guillemot, 250 Knot, 30 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Swallow, 3 Shoveler, 4 Ringed Plover and 2 Shelduck.
In the moth traps today were 2 Delicate, 20 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Beaded Chestnut, 3 Lunar Underwing, 1 Black Rustic, 3 Narrow-winged Grey, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, and the moth highlights of the day were 1 Dotted Chesnut and 1 Scarce Bordered Straw.
Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Wall Brown, Large White and Red Admiral were all enjoying the sunshine today.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 1+Snow Bunting Titchwell RSPB still on beach c52.9736,0.6055
Norfolk Purple Sand Winterton on concrete blocks by beach car park at 2.50pm 52.7179,1.6982
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 2.13pm in front garden at Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still 2.14pm north of cemetery in clifftop field 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still 2pm in birch on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road +showing well 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probable Siberian Stonechat) just west of Cromer still 1pm opposite Wyndham Holiday Park. Park in Runton Road car park then walk SW to view rough ground south of A149 c52.9328,1.2823
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still 1pm in birch on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 12.33pm in front garden at Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still 12.27pm north of cemetery in clifftop field 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still midday on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Hawfinch 2mls north of King’s Lynn at Lynn Point c52.7851,0.3744
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines still late morning: 1.100yds west of crosstracks. 1.just west of Meals House c52.9719,0.7815
Norfolk Honey Buzzard Winterton Dunes flew over over viewed from North Dunes c52.7172,1.6976
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still north of cemetery in clifftop field at 10.29am 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still 10.30am on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still at Walsey Hills NOA at south end of footpath c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still mid morning in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probable Siberian Stonechat) just west of Cromer still opposite Wyndham Holiday Park at 9.42am. Park in Runton Road car park then walk SW to view rough ground south of A149 c52.9328,1.2823
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still 9.42am on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still in front garden at 20.Thirlby Road at 8.39am +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still 8.11am on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Caspian Gull y’day Whitlingham Ctry Park c52.6216,1.3274
Norfolk ASIAN DESERT WARBLER Winterton North Dunes still on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road at 6.50am +showing well 52.7265,1.6852