Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
9th October 2024

A wet start to the day with a southerly changing to WNW. After the rain cleared up, the conditions were good for ringing with 63 new birds ringed, 31 of which were Meadow Pipit and 12 were Reed Bunting. Other ringing highlights include 3 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti’s Warbler and 5 Goldcrest.
The birding highlight of the day was a Jack Snipe actively feeding and bobbing from the first NWT hide.
The sea was flat calm today and like glass. On the seawatch this morning was 56 Common Scoter, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Red-throated Diver, 22 Great-crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 55 Herring Gull and 4 Knot.
In the moth traps today were 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 18 Large Yellow Underwing, 10 Narrow-winged Grey, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Dotted Chestnut, 1 Black Rustic, 1 Large Wainscot, 1 Vapourer, 1 Red-line quaker, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl and 1 Lunar Underwing. Wall Brown, Red Admiral and Large White were still on the wing, with good numbers of Migrant Hawker and Common Darter around.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Shorelarks Titchwell RSPB on beach east of path this a’noon then flew west c52.9736,0.6055
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines still between Joe Jordan Hide +Meals House at 11.30am c52.9719,0.7815
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still 1.49pm north of cemetery in clifftop field +showing well 52.8283,1.5292
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) 1w just west of Cromer still 1.26pm 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 Y-br.Wblr west of Norwich at University of East Anglia campus by River Yare bridge at NE end of sports fields at 12.20pm 52.6213,1.2293
Norfolk Purple Sand Hunstanton on beach by Ski Cafe at groyne.19 late morning c52.9443,0.4931
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still 11.37am in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr King’s Lynn in garden at 10.03am c52.7517,0.4016
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) 1w just west of Cromer still 11.06am 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 Hoopoe North Walsham still 10.29am in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk 2.Richard’s Pipits Happisburgh still north of cemetery in clifftop field at 10.33am 52.8281,1.5284
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still 10.29am north of cemetery in clifftop field 52.8283,1.5292
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Siberian Stonechat) 1w just west of Cromer still opposite Wyndham Holiday Park at 10.10am. Park in Runton Road car park then walk SW to view rough ground south of A149 c52.9328,1.2823
Norfolk Wood Warbler Wells Woods still in sallows in NE corner at 9.54am c52.9729,0.8416
Norfolk Richard’s Pipit Happisburgh still north of cemetery in clifftop field at 9.19am 52.8283,1.5292
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Honing in front garden at Lock Road at 9.23am c52.7916,1.4573
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr y’day Holkham Pines still at west end at 11.30am c52.9713,0.7990
Norfolk Hoopoe North Walsham still in front garden at 7.Thirlby Road +showing well c52.8136,1.3937
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr y’day 2/3ml NW of Stiffkey at west end of Campsite Wood at 5.15pm. From A149 Wells Road take Green Way +park at end +take path thru wood NR23 1QF 52.9567,0.9237
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Blakeney at Friary Hills NT at 8.38am c52.9564,1.0203