The third hot day in a row with 31°C measured by our weather station at 10:49. Most birds were probably hiding in the shade with the only noteworthy sightings being: Cuckoo flying over the NOA car park at 7am, 3 Spoonbill on Broadwater, and the Tawny Owl calling.

The moth trap contained 1 Great Prominent, 1 Puss Moth, 3 Sand Dart, 1 Bordered White, 3 Treble Lines, 8 Common Wainscot, 5 Heart and Dart, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Lage Yellow Underwing, 8 Turnip, 2 Cinnabar, 1 Flame Shoulder and 1 Marbled sp.. The micro moths were 2 Teleiopsis diffinis, 1 Cydia conicolana, 1 Crampus lathoniellus.

The Broad Bodied Chaser, Large Red and Common Blue Damselfly were seen around the pond and Common Green Grasshopper were singing in the grass next to the car park.

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall again at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 10.30am 52.7308,0.9076 Viewed from 52.7296,0.9054

Norfolk Honey Buzzard flew west over Sea Palling at 9.34am 52.7849,1.5848

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT flew high west over West Bank at 9.22am c52.9622,1.0463

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still 8.45am at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road 52.7890,1.5867: Viewed from 52.7847,1.5860

Norfolk Garganey drk Cley NWT still from Babcock Hide at 8.40amc52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT still 8.10am at Watling Water then flew high east c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT at Watling Water at 8.05am c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk Golden Oriole flew west past Sheringham at 8.04am c52.9449,1.2139

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road at 7.13am 52.7890,1.5867: Viewed from 52.7847,1.5860

Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT still on North Scrape at 6.35am c52.9609,1.0574

Norfolk Garganey drk y’day Cantley beet factory still c52.5692,1.5281. Sign in at security NR13 3SH then follow footpath SE along River Yare. Stay on permitted path, no other access