Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
8th October 2024

White Wagtail watching a fly
Another mild day of sun and a moderate southerly, with thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Highlights today included a Lesser Whitethroat with a mobile tit flock and a White Wagtail. A few Blackcap and Chiffchaff were also still around. There was no sign today of any Yellow-browed Warbler.
In the moth traps today were 29 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Wainscot, 3 Narrow-winged Grey, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Sallow and 1 Silver Y.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB offshore c52.9738,0.6055
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Weybourne still at Weybourne Camp this morning c52.9495,1.1293
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) 1w just west of Cromer still 2pm 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 1+Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still 1.30pm north of cemetery in clifftop field at 10am 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk Snow Bunting Titchwell RSPB still in dunes east of footpath at 12.23pm. Turtle Dove on Autumn Trail at 12.56pm then flew east c52.9736,0.6055
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 1.54pm in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 12.47pm in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still 12.10pm at Walsey Hills NOA c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 11.11am in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) 1w just west of Cromer still 10.20am 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 2.Richard’s Pipits Happisburgh still north of cemetery in clifftop field at 10am 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs 1ml east of Cley at Walsey Hills NOA/ Snipe’s Marsh c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probable Siberian Stonechat) just west of Cromer still opposite Wyndham Holiday Park at 9.11am. Park in Runton Road car park then walk SW to view rough ground south of A149 c52.9328,1.2823
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 9.10am in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk no sign of Asian Desert Warbler Winterton North Dunes on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk no news on Asian Desert Warbler Winterton North Dunes on west side c3/4ml NW of Beach Road 52.7265,1.6852. Use beach car park NR29 4AJ
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Strumpshaw Fen RSPB in car park NR13 4HS 52.6071,1