A much chillier start after the lovely warm weather over the weekend. Three Great White Egret were on the reserve. A Barn Owl was active this morning and 47 Curlew were recorded. A Chiffchaff was singing first thing this morning.

In the moth traps today were 1 Dotted Border and 2 Hebrew Character.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk no sign of any Twite Cley NWT east of East Bank at Sea Pool c52.9593,1.0753

Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still by feeders 200yds south of The Shepherd’s Baa c52.5142,0.6847

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Kelling still on sea off Kelling Hard c52.9529,1.1172

Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still on shingle ridge at 9.40am c52.9666,0.5149

Norfolk Hawfinch Great Massingham still mid morning at churchyard 52.7746,0.6647

Norfolk 9.Lesser White-fronted Geese (from Swedish reintroduction scheme) Cley NWT still just NW of Simmonds’ Scrape at 9am c52.9600,1.0538

Norfolk 7.Lesser White-fronted Geese (5.ads +2.1w) (1.colour-ringed from Swedish reintroduction scheme) east of Stiffkey in field south of A149 c52.9518,0.9531. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk W to 52.9545,0.9471 then south

Norfolk 8+Hawfinches Great Massingham still at churchyard 52.7743,0.6650