On the Broadwater at least 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Avocets, a Green Sandpiper, 80 Redshank and 70 Lapwings were counted, with 2 Stonechats in the dunes and 2 Yellow Wagtails flying over ahead of the rain.

In the moth traps today a Bedstraw Hawk Moth, 2 Reed Daggers, a Webb’s Wainscot, 5 Drinkers, 6 Scarce Footmen, a Garden Tiger, 11 Ruby Tigers, 2 Ear sp, a Bird Cherry Ermine, 5 Common Rustics, 2 Rusty-dot Pearls, 3 Least Yellow Underwings, 4 Uncertains, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 Cloaked Minors, a Kent Black Arches, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 5 Dingy Footmen, a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, a Diamond-back, Mother of Pearl, Small Waved Umber, 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart, a Garden Pebble, a Flame Shoulder, 5 Rustics, 5 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwings, a Poplar Hawk Moth, 3 Yellow Tails, 2 Knot Grass, 3 Turnips, a White Point, 3 Single Dotted Waves, a Fern, Platytes alpinella, a Rosy Footman, a Brown-tail, Mouse Moth, Archer’s Dart and Brown China-mark were caught.

Despite the dull and wet conditions butterflies still included 12 Gatekeepers, a Wall Brown, Red Admiral, Small White and 3 Small Heaths.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Roseate Tern ad Snettisham RSPB again briefly c52.8685,0.4526
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands Snettisham RSPB still at south end of pit.4 from Knot’s Landing c52.8488,0.4473. Park at 52.8685,0.4526. Viewed from 52.8480,0.4483
Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Sheringham on beach then flew east c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands Lakenheath Fen RSPB at Hockwold Washes c52.4504,0.5245. Park at 52.4481,0.5287
Norfolk 2.Little Stints y’day Snettisham RSPB +3.Turtle Doves