With the blustery conditions it wasn’t suitable for ringing again, so in the morning we birded around the Obs and prioritised continuing with and finishing the spring clean at the Obs, filling up the rest of the skip! We reorganised the wood store, ringing equipment and ladders, so everything is much more accessible now. A good job to get done and set us up for the season ahead.

We had two Crossbill (a beautiful male and female) perch in the pines from the NOA path today. We also had 2 Raven east over the grazing marsh before disappearing over the seawall/onto the saltmarsh.

We had a lovely pristine Water Carpet in the moth traps today, a Pine Beauty that took a liking to Ed’s binoculars, 3 Early Thorn and 7 Hebrew Character.

Pine Beauty

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 16.Twite Cley NWT again east of East Bank c52.9606,1.0651

Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still c52.9584,1.0665

Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 at 1.36pm 52.9544,0.9444

Norfolk Black Redstart male Sheringham at The Esplanade around Upcher Court this morning c52.9454,1.2061

Norfolk Common Crane ad Routhal still at Holkham and Channel at 10.30am c52.731,0.9067

Norfolk Common Scoter drk Thetford still at Nunnery Lakes on flood then flew towards D Lake and appeared to land c52.3958,0.7473

Norfolk Scaup drk Tottenhill still at Tottenhill GPs c52.6765,0.4108

Norfolk Common Scoter drk Thetford at Nunnery Lakes on flood then flew towards D Lake and appeared to land c52.3958,0.7473