A few bits and pieces turning up today with two Wheatear (one in the dunes and one from one of the NWT hides), 5 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Willow Warbler. A seawatch in the morning was really productive with 160 Teal, 7 Wigeon, 43 Shoveler, 2 Pintail, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 6 Arctic Skua, 1 Fulmar, 38 Gannet, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Tern, 51 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern and 3 Arctic Tern. A Spotted Flycatcher turned up in the Pines mid morning and then I later seen it on East Bank using a couple of perches next to where the Meadow Pipit nets go, and was giving great views throughout the afternoon! A Lesser Yellowlegs was reported on BirdGuides this morning but despite searching, there was no sign of this bird being present and no one knew who reported it, so a bit of a mystery.

Spotted Flycatcher

More diversity in the moth traps today with 1 Lime Speck Pug, 1 Eudonia angustea, 2 Vine’s Rustic, 1 C. atricapitana, 30 Beet Moth, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Delicate, 1 Flounced Rustic, 16 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 White Point. 3 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Frosted Orange, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Turnip, 1 Archers Dart and 1 A. geniculla. We also had a Seathorn Spinner which is a very rare moth in Norfolk and only known from Holme.

Delicate

Shannon Clifford – Assistant Warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Buff-breasted Sand Titchwell RSPB briefly on beach then flew west c52.9743,0.6056 Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w north of Thornham still 2pm in field south of coast path c52.9654,0.5834. Park at 52.9636,0.586 +walk north then west

Norfolk 1+Caspian Gull 1w Sheringham still from shelter this morning c52.9469,1.2070. Park at 52.9450,1.2067. Viewed from 52.9459,1.2069

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still mid a’noon at east end of Freshmarsh from end of Autumn Trail c52.9686,0.6109. Park at c52.9629,0.6063. Viewed from 52.9673,0.6127

Norfolk Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still +Curlew Sand c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still mid a’noon at east end of Freshmarsh on bund from by Parrinder Hide 52.9681,0.6095. Park at c52.9629,0.6063. Viewed from 52.9692,0.6068

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w north of Thornham still early a’noon in field south of coast path c52.9654,0.5834. Park at 52.9636,0.586 +walk north then west

Norfolk Wood Sand Titchwell RSPB still at east end of Freshmarsh from end of Autumn Trail c52.9686,0.6109. Park at c52.9629,0.6063. Viewed from 52.9673,0.6127

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Titchwell RSPB till late morning on Freshmarsh then flew north c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Titchwell RSPB on Freshmarsh c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk wholly unconfirmed report of Lesser Yellowlegs Holme Dunes NWT c52.9742,0.5525

Norfolk Little Stint juv Buckenham Marshes RSPB at windpump pool 52.5880,1.4748. Park at 52.5981,1.4698

Norfolk Wood Sand Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on pool NW of hide by fishermen’s car park.. 52.5939,1.4657 Viewed from 52.5928,1.4670 Park at 52.5981,1.4698

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w north of Thornham still in field south of coast path c52.9654,0.5834. Park at 52.9636,0.586 +walk north then west

Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands y’day Cley NWT east of East Bank on The Serpentine. 2.Wood Sands on South Pool c52.9584,1.0665

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still 9.03am at east end of Freshmarsh on bund from Parrinder Hide 52.9686,0.6109. Park at c52.9629,0.6063. Viewed from 52.9692,0.6068

Norfolk 4.Caspian Gulls (all 1w) y’day Sheringham from shelter in morning c52.9469,1.2070. Park at 52.9450,1.2067. Viewed from 52.9459,1.2069

Norfolk Wood Sand y’day Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on pool NW of hide by fishermen’s car park.. 52.5939,1.4657 Viewed from 52.5929,1.4670 Park at 52.5981,1.4698

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still at east end of Freshmarsh (+Little Stint Curlew Sand) 52.9686,0.6109. Park at c52.9629,0.6063