A change in the wind direction today to more of a ESE wind, cold first thing but turned into a lovely sunny Spring day. At least 4 Chiffchaff singing today, along with Reed Bunting, Skylark, Cetti’s Warbler, Meadow Pipit and Linnet. Siskin and Redpoll were heard in the Pines this morning.  There were 10 Avocet around, viewable from the car park hide and from the coastal public footpath in the pools past Gore Point. Eight Snow Bunting were also at Gore Point. There were 2 Snipe actively feeding in front of the car park hide and 3 Great White Egret were also seen. A Merlin was reported in the afternoon.

Only a single Hebrew Character was in the moth traps this morning.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk 6.Snow Buntings Holme Dunes NWT still at Gore Point on beach west of footpath at 11.30am c52.9746,0.5400

Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 10.40am c52.9765,0.8215 Park at c52.9665,0.8143

Norfolk Hen Harrier male Snettisham RSPB flew north over Pit.4 at 8.42am c52.8512,0.4473

Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Hickling Broad NWT 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from mound at 10.42am c52.7398,1.6008

Norfolk Garganey drk Hickling Broad NWT 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from mound c52.7398,1.6008

Norfolk Water Pipit Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7398,1.6008

Norfolk 9.Lesser White-fronted Geese (from Swedish reintroduction scheme) Cley NWT still at Simmonds’s Scrape at 8.51am c52.9591,1.0553 Viewed from c52.9580,1.0544

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