There was more bird movement today than previous days. This morning, I found three Ring Ouzel in the dunes quite far west of the NWT Visitor Centre, which were very vocal flying noisily from bush to bush. There were five Crossbill in the Pines next to the NWT car park and were seen flying east but then not seen again and thought to have gone.  A Willow Warbler was in the scrub by the NWT VC. A noisy Brambling was also calling in the Pines at the NOA staff park. There was more of a trickle in of Sand Martin and a few Swallow, all heading east. A male Wheatear was in the dunes west of the NWT Visitor Centre in the afternoon. A Wheatear and single Fieldfare were in a field towards Thornham harbour. A Ruff was in the pools towards Thornham end too.

There was only two individuals of two species in the moth traps with a male Emperor and a Hebrew Character. Oddly, we usually expect to catch female Emperor moths as these fly at night, whereas the males usually fly during the day in search of the females. There was also a Straw-barred pearl (Pyrausta despicata) spotted in the afternoon around the obs. In Norfolk, these are localised to the Brecks and the coast. There was a Peacock and Red Admiral enjoying the sun.

Shannon Clifford

Assistant Warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Hen Harrier Hickling Broad NWT flew thru Rush Hill Scrape late morning c52.7330,1.5875

Norfolk Sandwich Tern Whitlingham Ctry Park still c1.20pm at Great Broad c52.6228,1.3366

Norfolk 1+Little Gull Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad at 1.15pm c52.6228,1.3366

Norfolk 3.Garganey Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from mound 52.7393,1.5981. Park at c52.7422,1.5949

Norfolk Ring Ouzel Bale c52.8909,0.987

Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Weybourne still at Weybourne Camp +male.Ring Ouzel c52.9495,1.1293

Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (1.male) Snettisham Coastal Park Coastal Park 100yds south of scout hut c52.8835,0.4548

Norfolk Ring Ouzel fem Roydon Common NNR still on ridge 52.7701,0.4872

Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Titchwell RSPB offshore c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk 2.Sandwich Terns Ranworth Broad c52.6823,1.4841

Norfolk Sandwich Tern Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad at 8.30am c52.6228,1.3366

Norfolk Garganey fem west of Norwich at Earlham Marsh in central channel at 8.10am c52.6312,1.2325. Park at 52.6308,1.2341. Accessed via 52.6302,1.2342. Viewed from 52.6307,1.2312