An adult Med Gull drifted west over the pines and a Spoonbill was asleep near the car park hide, with a Great White Egret, 2 Red Kites, 8 Avocets, 6 Redshank and 4 Lesser Whitethroats were of interest.

In the moth traps today 5 Bird Cherry Ermine, 5 Garden Grass Moths, 10 Brown Tails, 4 Common Footmen, 3 Scarce Footmen, 3 Small Elephant Hawks,2 Lime-speck Pugs, an Elephant Hawk, a Common Swift, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Sand Darts, Brown Rustic, 3 Rustics, 2 Mottled Rustics, Ruby Tiger, Dark Arches, Fen Wainscot, 2 Poplar Greys, a Heart & Dart, 3 Uncertains,2 Heart & Clubs, a Smoky Wainscot, 3 Flames,an Ear sp, 2 Turnips, a Large Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, Agapeta hamana, and Ethmia dodecea were caught. A Humming-bird Hawk moth was on the Viper’s Bugloss near the Observatory centre.

Butterflies included Large and Small White, Ringlet, Comma, 3 Wall Browns, 15 Meadow Browns, a Small Skipper species and at least 4 Gatekeepers.

A Common Darter and a Four-spot Chaser were around the pond and a Common Lizard was in the portaloo.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Honey Buzzard fem 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston again at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road c52.8390,0.9878. Viewed from 52.8323,0.9823
Norfolk Roseate Tern ad Snettisham RSPB at pit.4 then flew towards sailing club c52.8515,0.4472.