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18th October 2024

Short-eared Owl

A day of beautiful sunshine with broken mist persisting into the afternoon. Highlights were a Short-eared Owl hunting the marsh in the morning. On the sea an Eider, 194 Common Scoter, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 24 Great Crested Grebes and a Red-necked Grebe were observed. A Jack Snipe was again seen from NWT hide 1, and 6+ Bearded Tits were around the Broadwater, with a Yellow-browed Warbler heard along the footpath to Drove Orchards. Three Cattle Egrets, 2 Stonechats, 4 Rock Pipits, 3 Redpolls and 10 Siskins were also noted.

In the moth traps 2 Rusty-dot Pearls, 6 Large Yellow Underwings, a Large Wainscot, Black Rustic and Deep Brown Dart were caught. Red Admiral, Wall Brown, Brimstone and Comma were also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER ad.fem east of Wells flew south over North Point Pools at 1.10pm. Park in small car park north off A149 52.9513,0.8746
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Pensthorpe NR 200yds west of wader scrape this morning c52.8209,0.8974
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER ad.fem Stiffkey flew west just south of coast path at 12.50pm NR23 1QF 52.9567,0.9237
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still 12.15pm on Pat’s Pool from Bishop Hide 52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Wells Woods still: 1.by old toilet block, 1.on south side of Dell c52.9729,0.8416
Norfolk Jack Snipe Holme Dunes NWT still from 3rd hide c52.9743,0.5518
Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese Cantley Marshes RSPB at 10.30am with c1,500.Pink-footed Geese c52.5802,1.5077
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Buckenham at Buckenham Wood at hollow 200yds north of parking area c52.598,1.4707
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Beeston Common in rowans west of pillbox at 10.45am then flew south c52.9328,1.2200
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits Cley NWT c52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk 12.Russian White-fronted Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB from mill at 10am 52.5862,1.4776
Norfolk Shorelark Blakeney Point flew west along beach at 10.40am c52.9764,0.9776
Norfolk Pallas’s Warbler Winterton South Dunes still tho elusive c52.7089,1.6991
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Bishop Hide 52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Bishop Hide at 10.05am 52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Titchwell RSPB in hedge south of Patsy’s Pool at 8.53am c52.9632,0.6058
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines still just west of crosstracks at 10am c52.9713,0.7990
Norfolk Black Redstart Heacham still at South Beach by huts at 9.51am tho mobile c52.9037,0.4693
Norfolk Black Redstart Wells still at Pinewoods Holiday Park at 8.52am c52.9716,0.8408
Norfolk no sign of Pallas’s Warbler Winterton South Dunes c52.7089,1.6991
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Cley NWT still off beach car park 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB still in willows by Fen Hide at 7.38am c52.9628,0.6074
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters y’day flew east past Sheringham at 8.47am