Despite the early start it wasn’t suitable conditions for ringing this morning at the Obs with a pretty brisk westerly. Once it had warmed up in the afternoon we checked all of our nest boxes with 3 boxes occupied this year. We ringed 9 Great Tit in one box. Two of the other boxes were occupied by Blue Tit, one brood was too small to ring so I’ll need to check on them in a week or so.

There was a foraging party of Swift and Swallow most of the morning feeding low in front of the obs. There was a Wheatear and 2 Little Tern at Gore Point, the Little Tern were flying together over Lavender Marsh close to the public footpath so it was great to see them so close!

Swift low over the Obs

We had 8 species in the moth trap this morning with 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Cinnabar, 1 Black-headed Conch, 2 Banded Hedge Grey, 1 Vine’s Rustic, 1 Chocolate Tip, 1 Muslin and 1 Beet Moth.

Chocolate Tip, they have very fuzzy legs!

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall still at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at midday 52.7308,0.9069 Viewed from 52.7296,0.9054

Norfolk Temminck’s Stint Hickling Broad NWT still at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 1pm (+2.Wood Sands still +Bar-tailed Godwit) 52.7388,1.6014: Viewed from 52.74,1.6025

Norfolk Temminck’s Stint Cley NWT still 10.44am from Daukes’s Hide 52.9591,1.0556. Park at c52.9544,1.0566

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes at 10.44am 52.7848,1.5786 Viewed from 52.7949,1.5887. Use Sea Palling car park +walk west NR12 0AL

Norfolk Honey Buzzard male Salthouse flew south over Sarbury Hill c52.9510,1.0828

Norfolk 2.Temminck’s Stints Cley NWT at Simmonds’s Scrape from Daukes’s Hide at 9.47am then flew to Pat’s Pool c52.9591,1.0553 Park at c52.9544,1.0566