This morning it was pouring with rain but we still did the Wednesday moth morning and by 10am it had actually cleared up a bit. These are todays moths: 1 Agapeta hamana, 1 Blastobasis lacticolella, 1 Brown House-moth, 1 Bryotropha terrella, 1 Buff Ermine, 11 Chrysoteuchia culmella, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Crambus lathoniellus, 1 Crambus perlella, 2 Dark Arches, 4 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Garden Mompha, 1 Heart and Club, 2 Heart and Dart, 1 Homoeosoma sinuella, 1 Isotrias rectifasciana, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Leopard Moth, 2 Middle-barred Minor, 1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Neocochyllis hybridella, 1 Piniphila bifasciana, 1 Ringed China-mark, 2 Sand Dart, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Striped Wainscot, 2 Turnip Moth, 2 Uncertain, 1 Udea lutealis

Bird wise it was very quiet except for a Quail which was heard at the gate to the reserve and a Cuckoo I caught in the Helgoland trap.

Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall still at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 10.45am 52.7305,0.9088

Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Hickling Broad NWT still 11.16am at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 5.37am 52.7389,1.6009. Park at c52.7422,1.5948. Viewed from 52.7402,1.6022

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still south of The Marrams from double metal gate at 11am tho distant c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891

Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Hickling Broad NWT still 9am at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 5.37am 52.7389,1.6009. Park at c52.7422,1.5948. Viewed from 52.7402,1.6022

Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Hickling Broad NWT still 7.12am at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 5.37am 52.7389,1.6009. Park at c52.7422,1.5948. Viewed from 52.7402,1.6022

Norfolk CASPIAN TERN ad Hickling Broad NWT still at Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 5.37am 52.7389,1.6009. Park at c52.7422,1.5948. Viewed from 52.7402,1.6022