There was a really strong westerly at the Obs today making conditions challenging! It was generally pretty quiet around the Obs/in the recording area, with no butterflies or dragonflies today. Sitting at the car park hide it was nice to see the young birds appearing with a several Coot chicks, a group of 7 Shelduck ducklings and a large group of 9 Mallard ducklings. A Swallow briefly popped in to sit on the door hinge! So due to the weather, the afternoon was spent finishing off reports for our 2025 annual report.

Swallow – Eric Yeomans

The moth traps were pretty good today with some nice moths! We caught 1 Agapeta hamana, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 5 Mottled Rustic, 1 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Beautiful Hook-tip, 4 Bryotropha terrella, 1 Pale Prominent, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Heart and Dart, 1 Garden Grey, 1 S. gigantella, 1 Rosy Footman, 2 Sharp-angled Peacock, 1 Haworth’s Pug, 1 Common Emerald, 2 Pine Marble, 1 Privet Hawk, 1 P. despicata, 1 Sand Dart, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Diamondback, 1 Pallid Grey, 1 Barred Straw, 1 Barred Yellow, 1 Silver-barred Moss-moth, 1 Light Emerald, 1 Common Marble and 1 Willow Beauty.

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still late morning at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road 52.7854,1.5838 Viewed from c52.7845,1.5848

Norfolk no sign of 1s.male.Red-footed Falcon Strumpshaw Fen RSPB by 8.01am 52.6046,1.4543

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still on bush by Marrams viewed from steel gate 52.7886,1.5807: Viewed from 52.7949,1.5886