Another nice mornings ringing at the Obs making the most of the ringable conditions on my day off with 27 captures – 13 new and 14 retraps, including 6 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Blackbird and 2 Coal Tit.

There were 7 Snow Bunting at Gore Point this morning and also a surprise Red-breasted Merganser on the Broadwater.

A few new moths in the traps including 1 Brindled Pug, 1 Early Thorn, 2 Pine Beauty, 3 Dotted Border, 1 Clouded Drab and 4 Hebrew Character. We also had a new species for the reserve, a Pale Birch Tortrix!

Early Thorn – photo by John Stroud

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 4.Water Pipits on Thursday Haddiscoe at Thorpe Marshes c52.5249,1.6123

Norfolk 4.Tundra Bean Geese on Thursday Halvergate (c700.Russian White-fronted Geese flew east) c52.6051,1.5743

Norfolk Water Pipit on Thursday Cantley Marshes RSPB c52.5813,1.491 Norfolk 7.Snow Buntings Holme Dunes NWT on beach at Gore Point at 7.54am then flew west c52.9730,0.5383