There was quite a brisk south easterly wind today, but it turned out to be a glorious sunny Spring day! Sadly, it was too windy for ringing but a good day for some migrants moving again in these nice south easterlies. There was a Brambling around the Obs first thing. We had 3 Sand Martin east through the pines mid-morning and a Redpoll over. A Willow Warbler and Blackcap were singing in the dell/in the pines around the Obs most of the morning. There was a lovely male Ring Ouzel found in the dunes on the white post trail. We went to see it and it was right on top of the pill box! There were 4 Wheatear at Thornham pools/fields.

In the moth traps today we had a bit more diversity with 1 Chestnut, 4 Hebrew Character, 2 Powdered Quaker, 1 Red Chestnut and 1 Clouded Drab. There were a few Peacock butterflies around and a Brimstone.

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Holme Dunes NOA still 2.05pm near pillbox c52.9748,0.5542
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Holme NOA this amnoon c52.9748,0.5542
Norfolk White Stork juvday near Welney c52.527,0.2786
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 2w between Waxham + Horsey still on beach between groynes 24 +25 at 10.49am 52.7665,1.6427. Viewed from 52.7661,1.642. Park at c52.7586,1.6504
Norfolk no sign of Great Grey Shrike Old Hunstanton along Hun River footpath c400yds west of road to Holme 8.49-10.49am c52.9614,0.5231
Norfolk Common Crane ad Rachall still at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 9.50am 52.7308,0.9074. Viewed from 52.7295,0.9063
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Cawston Heath at 9am c52.7704,1.1642
Norfolk 4+Twite Salthouse still at north end of Iron Road at 7.02am c52.9580,1.0828 Park at c52.9534,1.0806
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Old Hunstanton on grass by cliffs then flew south over Hunstanton c52.9538,0.5028