Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
26th August 2025

Rosy Rustic
It was a decent day for a few migrants turning up and I had Whinchat, Wheatear and a Pied Flycatcher in the dunes, the only thing missing was a Greenish Warbler! A second Pied Flycatcher was found around the seawatching hide viewable from the public footpath. There was a bit of Hirundine passage this morning with at least 30 Swallow and smaller numbers of House Martin moving west through the pines.
Pied Flycatcher
Whinchat
Wheatear
The moth traps were very quiet this morning with only 14 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 7 Flounced Rustic, 3 Lesser BB Yellow Underwing, 5 Archer’s Dart, 1 White Point, 1 White-line Dart, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Vine’s Rustic, 1 Large Yellow Underwing and 1 Goldspot.
Shannon Clifford – Assistant Warden
NORFOLK BIRDS NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Curlew Sand juv Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Daukes’ Hide c52.9591,1.0553. Park at 52.9544,1.0566. Viewed from 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still +Turtle Dove still c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk Pied Fly Weybourne still at Weybourne Camp this morning c52.9495,1.1293. Park at 52.9485,1.1398
Norfolk Balearic S’water flew east past Cromer 6am-9.15am (+juv.Caspian Gull still) 52.9339,1.3014
Norfolk 4.Dotterels (2.ads +2.juvs) NE of Ringstead till 11.55am in field along Green Bank then flew north with c30.Golden Plovers c52.9490,0.5508
Norfolk 4.Dotterels (2.ads +2.juvs) NE of Ringstead in field along Green Bank c52.9490,0.5508. Park at 52.9484,0.5620 +walk west
Norfolk 1+Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh +Wood Sand 3.Garganey c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk unconfirmed report of probable Greenish Warbler Salthouse again in tamarisks at south end of Beach Road tho elusive c52.9516,1.0953
Norfolk Garganey y’day Welney WWT c52.5169,0.2701