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12th July 2026

Nut-tree Tussock

Todays moth trap contained:

4 Brown Tail, 1 Lime Speck Pug, 2 Least Carpet, 1 Bird Cherry Ermine, 4 Common Footman, 1 Small Blooc-vein, 1 Drinker, 16 Rustic/Uncertain, 2 Turnip, 1 Scrobipalpa ocellatella, 1 Rosy Minor, 3 Garden Tiger, 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 3 Garden Grass Veneer, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Tawny Wave, 1 Pine Hawk Moth, 3 Archer’s Dart, 5 Scarce Fottman, 1 Brown Line Bright Eye, 1 Common Rustic agg.,1 Cabbage Moth, 2 Buff Ermine, 5 Dark Arches, 1 Turnip, 1 Fen Wainscot, 1 Heart and Dart, 1 Nut-tree Tussock, 1 Cloaked Minor, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Smokey Wainscot, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Garden Grey.

It was rather quite on the bird front with the best sightings being 29 Lapwing on Broadwater and 7 Curlew flying over.

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Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gate NR12 0AL c52.7921,1.5829 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891

Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Salthouse Marshes still from Babcock Hide at 8.50am c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gate NR12 0AL c52.7921,1.5829 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891