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20th September 2025

Delicate Moth

A mild but breezy day, a flock of 14 Spoonbills flew inland from Thornham Harbour, and a juvenile Spotted Redshank was near the Broadwater. Also of interest were 2 Great White Egrets, a Willow Warbler and 250 Knot on the beach.

In the moth traps there were 3 Rush Veneers, a Deep-brown Dart, 1 Knot Grass, 4 Turnip, 57 Large Yellow Underwings, 27 Square-spot Rustics, 1 Clancy’s Rustic, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 1 Archer’s Dart, 2 Gold Spots, 6 Lunar Underwings, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Yellow-tail, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Delicate, 1 Red-green Carpet, 2 Engrailed and a Small Square-spot, together with a Great Silver Diving Beetle.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT still 12.17pm on south side of North Scrape c52.9594,1.0574. Park at 52.9653,1.0481
Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls (both 2w) Norwich at Heigham Waterworks Resr from gate this morning c52.6386,1.2676. Viewed from 52.6378,1.2667
Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh c52.9686,0.6114. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh from main path c52.9672,0.6048. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide c52.9686,0.6114. Viewed from c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk report of Pacific Golden Plover on 16th August Waxham was a hoax c52.7787,1.6197
Norfolk report of Baird’s Sandpiper y’day Wells at North Point Pools was a hoax c52.9512,0.8746
Norfolk Caspian Gull 2w Norwich still at Heigham Waterworks Resr from gate early morning c52.6386,1.2676. Viewed from 52.6378,1.2667
Norfolk Pom Skua flew east past Wells c52.9798,0.8489
Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT still on south side of North Scrape c52.9594,1.0574. Park at 52.9653,1.0481
Norfolk Caspian Gull y’day Wells at North Point Pools c52.9512,0.8746. Park at 52.9513,0.8746
Norfolk Little Stint y’day Breydon Water