A very early start with good weather conditions (no wind!) for ringing this morning, but it was very, very quiet. Only 11 birds caught with all nets open, with 7 out of the 11 being retraps. Generally, a very quiet day bird wise in the wider recording area. A Water Rail was squealing from the Broadwater. No sign of the Black Redstart today so far.

In the moth traps were 34 individuals of 5 species, including 24 Hebrew Character, 6 Clouded Drab, 2 Small Quaker, 1 Common Quaker and the highlight of the morning, a Herald! Two Brimstone and one Peacock were doing the rounds in the sun.

Shannon Clifford

Assistant warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Garganey Hickling Broad NWT 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre still at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7393,1.5981. Park at c52.7422,1.5949

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Welney WWT near Friends Hide at 10.50am c52.5350,0.2854

Norfolk probable Hawfinch Norwich flew SW over Trinity Street at 8.35am c52.6242,1.2814

Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Roydon Common NNR still 9.24am on ridge 52.7715,0.4874

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley again on saltmarsh west of beach car park at 8:51am c52.9649,1.0452

Norfolk Water Pipit y’day Haddiscoe Marshes c52.5249,1.6123

Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Roydon Common NNR still on ridge at 6.52am 52.7715,0.4874