The wind dropped through the night meaning we could get all the nets open this morning, it was a lovely still morning.

It was a steady morning processing 25 birds (20 new and 5 retraps), the highlight being a lovely young Willow Warbler and a moulting adult Woodpigeon!

Ringing totals from this morning

**birds in brackets () = retraps

• Wren 2 (2)
• Chiffchaff 4 (1)
• Willow Warbler 1
• Long-tailed Tit 2 (1)
• Reed Warbler 3
• Whitethroat 5
• Robin 1
• Blackcap 1
• Woodpigeon 1
• Sedge Warbler (1)

Otherwise around the core recording area the Green Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker were still around the pines, a Green Sandpiper was calling on the Broadwater and 2 Whimbrel flew over the grazing marsh.

There were 34 species of moth in the traps today including 1 White-line Dart, 1 Fern, 1 Reed Dagger, 1 Tree-lichen Beauty, and 6 Small Mottled Willow. The number of Migrant Hawker dragonflies are beginning to build around the pines. Two Ruddy Darter were around the pond.

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk RED-FOOTED FALCON fem Gressenhall nearby over private land briefly at 12.30pm c52.711,0.9071

Norfolk BLACK STORK juv Horsey again 8am in area with no general access at Burnley Hall Estate tho no sign since c52.7184,1.6644

Norfolk Wood Sand juv y’day Cley NWT on North Scrape from Gillmor Discovery Hide in evening 52.9617,1.0563: Viewed from 52.9625,1.0558

Norfolk Honey Buzzard Sheringham over Pretty Corner between 10:50am-11:05am then flew high south c52.9262,1.2044

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still 10.18am SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates NR12 0AL c52.7959,1.5895 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling again SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates at 8.37am NR12 0AL c52.7959,1.5895 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891

Norfolk Honey Buzzard ad flew SW over Dersingham Bog at 7.45am 52.8296,0.4763

Norfolk Honey Buzzard y’day Strumpshaw Fen RSPB 52.6046,1.4543

Norfolk Continental Black-tailed Godwit juv y’day (nominate form limosa) Cley NWT c52.9571,1.0565 Park at c52.9546,1.0567

Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands (both ads) y’day Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool c52.9575,1.0556. Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk Curlew Sand y’day Cley NWT again at North Scrape from Gillmor Discovery Hide in evening c52.9608,1.0576

Norfolk 2.Caspian Gulls y’day Sheringham on beach from seawatching shelter this morning c52.9458,1.2069 Park at c52.9451,1.2067

Norfolk Continental Black-tailed Godwit juv (nominate form limosa) Cley NWT on Wednesday c52.9571,1.0565 Park at c52.9546,1.0567

Norfolk 6.Caspian Gulls (2.juv 1s 4s 2.ad) y’day Cley NWT c52.9602,1.0673 Park at c52.9549,1.0647