Another strong day of southwesterlies, and it’s been a triple Osprey day at Holme! The first was seen in off the sea in the morning and then flew towards Thornham where it was joined by a second bird hunting around Thornham Channel. Then, around midday we had a third Osprey in off the sea before landing on a fence post on the grazing marsh near the sheep, before flying west across the grazing marsh and past the car park hides. Lovely stuff!

Osprey over the grazing marsh – an unmistakable silhouette no matter the distance!

Otherwise during various seawatches throughout the day, for highlights, we recorded 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Black Tern, 7 Pintail, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Razorbill, 3 Red-throated Diver and 2 Arctic Skua. In the afternoon after the tide receded a couple of Spoonbill were out feeding on the beach.

A very high tide today! 

Otherwise around the reserve/recording area, there was 14 Cattle Egret on the grazing marsh with the horses. There was at least 2 Common Redstart around, one in the dunes and one around the Obs/Pines.

Another very quiet night in the moth traps with 3 Flounced Rustic, 1 Large Wainscot, 1 Beet Moth, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic and 1 Large Yellow Underwing! There have been a few Speckled Wood on the wing today along with Wall Brown and Small Copper.

Speckled Wood – photo by Seamus Griffin

Norfolk Bird News From RareBirdAlert

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still 3.08pm on Freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide c52.9686,0.6114. Viewed from c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk 2.Red-necked Phals (both juvs) Titchwell RSPB still 2.40pm on Freshmarsh from West Bank c52.9677,0.6047. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Balearic S’water flew south past Winterton Dunes at 2.01pm c52.7179,1.6982

Norfolk Red-necked Phal juv Titchwell RSPB still 1.58pm on Freshmarsh 52.9676,0.6067. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Holkham at 11.30am c52.9711,0.8025

Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew west over Warham Greens at 10am c52.9672,0.8142

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT at Whitwell Scrape this morning then flew east 52.9579,1.0544. Park at 52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Salthouse flew east over Iron Road at 10.37am +appeared to land just south of Gramborough Hill c52.9569,1.0808. Park at 52.9534,1.0806. Viewed from 52.9562,1.0817

Norfolk still no sign of Black-winged Kite Hickling Broad NWT by 12.34pm 52.7331,1.6084. Park at 52.7422,1.5949. Viewed from 52.7388,1.6077

Norfolk RED-RUMPED SWALLOW near Holt 10.30am-11am then flew west c52.9065,1.0901

Norfolk Garganey Snettisham RSPB at 10.30am c52.8502,0.4468. Park at c52.8685,0.4526

Norfolk 2.Red-necked Phals (both juvs) Titchwell RSPB still 11.53am on Freshmarsh +Pec Sand still 52.9676,0.6067. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Pec Sand Titchwell RSPB still at Freshmarsh at 11.35am c52.9686,0.6114 Viewed from c52.9693,0.6069 Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Curlew Sand juv Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on main pool by hide c52.5939,1.4657 Viewed from c52.5921,1.4663 Park at c52.5981,1.4698

Norfolk 2.Garganey Cley NWT on Pope’s Pool at 10.29am c52.9579,1.0688

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Earsham GP at 10.26am 52.4515,1.4197

Norfolk Spotted Redshank Hickling Broad NWT c52.7395,1.6016 Park at c52.7422,1.5949

Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew SW just SW of Feltwell mid morning c52.4769,0.4941

Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew over Potter Heigham Marshes c52.7166,1.5746

Norfolk no sign of Black-winged Kite Hickling Broad NWT by 10am 52.7331,1.6084. Park at 52.7422,1.5949. Viewed from 52.7388,1.6077

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Titchwell RSPB at Tidal Marsh c52.9723,0.6075. Park at c52.9629,0.6064

Norfolk 2.Red-necked Phals (both juvs) Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh at 9.17am 52.9677,0.6081. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Hoopoe Winterton Dunes at South Valley c52.7134,1.6962. Park at 52.7179,1.6982