A breezy and overcast day, a Great White Egret was at the back of the marsh and a flock of 26 Avocets was around the Broadwater.

In the moth traps today 3 Uncertains,6 Common Footmen, 4 Garden Grass Moths, an Oak Eggar, 6 Scarce Footmen, 12 Rustics, a Dark Arches, 8 Ruby Tigers, 8 Smoky Wainscots, 2 Mottled Rustics, 4 Large Yellow Underwings, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, a Peppered Moth, a Poplar Hawk, 2 Brown Tails, a Shore Wainscot, a Silver Y, a Common Wainscot, a Least Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic, Platytes alpinella, Archer’s Dart, Early Thorn, a Bright-line Brown-eye, and a Humming-bird Hawk Moth was around the reserve.

Butterflies included Peacock, 10+ Small Whites, 2 Large Whites, a Comma and 4 Meadow Browns. A Four-spotted Chaser was also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Cley NWT still 1.43pm on Simmonds’ Scrape c52.9591,1.0553. Park at 52.9544,1.0566
Norfolk Quail male singing 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston still 12.15pm from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road c52.8323,0.9823
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Cley NWT again early a’noon on Simmonds’ Scrape c52.9591,1.0553. Park at 52.9544,1.0566
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Cley NWT till 10.13am on Simmonds’ Scrape then flew SW c52.9591,1.0553. Park at 52.9544,1.0566
Norfolk Quail male singing 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road c52.8323,0.9823
Norfolk Honey Buzzard fem y’day 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston again at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road at 3.05pm c52.8390,0.9878. Viewed from 52.8323,0.9823
Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Cley NWT again on Simmonds’ Scrape at 8.43am c52.9591,1.0553. Park at 52.9544,1.0566
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Lakenheath Fen RSPB still at Hockwold Washes c52.4504,0.5245.