Another beautiful sunny day at the observatory today. A good sized flock of Goldfinch were feeding in the Pines this afternoon. Two Great White Egret flew across the grazing marsh this afternoon.

We have started our moth traps up again for the season. There was only a single Dotted Border in the trap this morning, but things should pick up this week with the milder weather. No sign of any butterflies today.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks (both drks) Kelling on sea at Kelling Quag at 2.45pm c52.9529,1.1172

Norfolk 20.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still 52.9713,0.7990

Norfolk Water Pipit Welney WWT still c52.5350,0.2854

Norfolk 18.Twite Cley at west end of Sea Pool at 2.15pm c52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk 2.Black-necked Grebes Welney WWT still from Friends Hide c52.5350,0.2854

Norfolk Water Pipit Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh at 12.15pm 52.7398,1.6008

Norfolk 5.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton still on shingle ridge at 12.28pm 52.9627,0.5135

Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap c52.9765,0.8215

Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad just east of Stiffkey still on flood by A149 at 10.28am 52.9539,0.9440. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk west

Norfolk 7.Lesser White-fronted Geese (5.ads +2.1w) (1.colour-ringed from Swedish reintroduction scheme) just east of Stiffkey still on flood S of A149 c52.9537,0.9439. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk west

Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings Heacham still at Heacham South Beach by car park exit at 9am then flew south 52.9042,0.4688

Norfolk Hawfinch fem y’day Lynford Arboretum still in tall conifer at 3.30pm 52.511,0.6788

Norfolk Hen Harrier male Haddiscoe Marshes from mound in Waveney Forest at 9.05am c52.5466,1.6282