A quiet morning ringing with only a few nets opened that were sheltered from the stronger easterly wind. We have a large group of Goldfinch moving about the pines everyday, they especially like sitting in the Poplar tree in the morning. A Long-tailed Duck was reported on the sea off Holme Dunes.

In the moth traps today were 4 Hebrew Character, 1 Shoulder Stripe and 1 Oak Beauty.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk 26.Russian White-fronted Geese 2/3ml NNW of West Somerton still west of Horsey Road 52.7283,1.6437. Viewed from 52.7297,1.6477

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Holme Dunes on sea at 10.14am 52.9765,0.5386: Viewed from 52.9736,0.5397

Norfolk 9.Lesser White-fronted Geese (from Swedish reintroduction scheme) Cley NWT still at Simmonds’s Scrape at 9.11am c52.9591,1.0553

Norfolk 8.Hawfinches Great Massingham still at churchyard in yews c52.7744,0.6654