Two Fieldfare were seen flying north west past the NWT VC, and then I later found them feeding together in the dunes! There was also 2 Wheatear still in the dunes. There was a steady trickle of Swallow with 47 recorded across the day. The sea was quiet but we had a nice Fulmar going west and also a steady movement of Common, Sandwich and Little Tern.

It was a good day for insects again and we recorded Holly Blue, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper, Small Heath, White sp., Brown Argus, Peacock, Brimstone, Wall Brown and more Painted Lady.

It was the best day of the year by far in the moth traps with 20 species recorded including 1 Pine Beauty, 8 Muslin, 1 Meadow Grass Moth, 4 Vetch Moth, 4 Northern Drab, 1 V-Pug, 11 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Oak Tree Pug, 1 White Ermine. 2 Least Black Arches, 1 Chinese Character, 2 Ruby Tiger, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Fern, 1 Parsnip Moth, 1 Diamondback, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Brindled Pug, 1 Lead-coloured Drab and a stunning first Poplar Hawk of the year.

The Green Longhorn were showing off today swarming around the pond/Sycamore around the Obs, and there was also a good number in the dunes. They can be really hard to spot but have quite a distinctive fluttery slight, almost fly like, but with huge antennae! They are pretty cool little moths so worth spending time spotting one around the Obs.

Poplar Hawk

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Wryneck Cley NWT still by path between Bishop Hide +East Bank car park at 12.40pm then flew to hedge by A149 c52.9548,1.0636

Norfolk Wood Sand Welney WWT at Back Farm c52.5312,0.2813

Norfolk no sign of any Black-winged Stilts Welney WWT at Lady Fen (but Spoonbill from cafe tho distant) 52.5245,0.2838

Norfolk Wood Sand Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marshes at 8.15am +Spotted Redshank c52.8876,0.4625

Norfolk Water Pipit reported Titchwell RSPB again on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide c52.9692,0.6068. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk no sign of any Black-winged Stilts Buckenham Marshes RSPB by 6.45am (+no sign of any Wood Sands) c52.5937,1.4692

Norfolk Wood Sand Wymondham at 7.35am c52.5581,1.1499

Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Cley NWT still on Watling Water from Babcock Hide at 8.18am c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk 3.Bar-tailed Godwits Denver Sluice at Tallymore Farm NR +4.Knot c52.5910,0.3454

Norfolk Garganey drk Lakenheath Fen RSPB on Hockwold Washes c52.4504,0.5245

Norfolk Golden Oriole ad.male north of Winterton North Dunes at Bramble Gap c52.7420,1.6737