It was a much cooler day at the Obs (weather station showing 18.5 degrees, much chillier compared to the 32.2 degrees yesterday) and much much windier with a brisk ENE wind! There were 3 Spoonbill on the Broadwater and a lovely Little Tern and Common Tern up and down fishing most of the day.

The moth traps had some good variety in again with 1 The Shark, 1 Common Pug, 1 Clay Triple Lines, 1 Maiden’s Blush, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 White Ermine, 4 Treble Lines, 3 Common Wainscot, 1 Fern, 3 Mottled Rustic, 3 Turnip Moth, 1 Silver Y, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Beet Moth, 1 Dog’s Tooth, 2 Vine’s Rustic, 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Sand Dart, 1 Puss Moth, 1 Cinnabar, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Small Waved Umber and 1 Bryotropha terrella. As it was our Wednesday moth morning we were also treated to some lovely moths from other peoples gardens too! It was pretty quiet otherwise for insects with the highlight being a lovely Painted Lady.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Caspian Gull Thetford at Nunnery Lakes c52.3958,0.7473

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Burnham Deepdale at Deepdale Marsh c52.9708,0.7032

Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Lakenheath Fen RSPB still on Hockwold Washes at 12.40pm c52.4504,0.5245

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT still on North Scrape at 11am c52.9609,1.0574

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still 10.56am at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road 52.7898,1.5838: Viewed from 52.7847,1.5860

Norfolk Little Stint Hickling Broad NWT at Brendan’s Marsh c52.7393,1.6006 Park at c52.7422,1.5948

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road at 8am 52.7890,1.5867: Viewed from 52.7847,1.5860

Norfolk Common Rosefinch singing Denver Sluice at Tallymore Farm NR on north west side 5.06-5.14am then flew west +no further sign c52.5941,0.3477