Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
2nd September 2026

Today’s bird highlights:
6 Great Skua and 4 Gannets on the sea, 4 Spoonbill, 1 Greenshank, 10 Dunlin on Broadwater, 1 Water Rail, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear.
Today’s moths:
8 Agriphilia geniculea, 1 Agriphilia tristella, 1 Aproaerema anthyllidella, 12 Archer’s Dart, 83 Beet Moth, 3 Bryotropha senectella, 2 Bryotropha terrella; 9 Flounced Rustic, 45 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Pyrausta pupuralis, 1 Ruby Tiger, 2 Rush Veneer, 2 Piniphilia bifasciana, 4 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Straw Underwing, 2 Shore Wainscot, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Tawny Wave, 4 Vine’s Rustic, 1 Yellow Belle
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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert
Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates at 1.08pm NR12 0AL 52.7888,1.585 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 Park at c52.7892,1.6016
Norfolk Wood Sand Runham on Sunday c52.6312,1.6358
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w flew west past West Runton at 12.10pm c52.9412,1.2504
Norfolk Curlew Sand y’day Snettisham RSPB still c52.8640,0.4447
Norfolk 7.Curlew Sands Breydon Water c52.6089,1.6774
Norfolk Long-eared Owl Ludham in garden c52.7098,1.5364
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Welney WWT still 52.532,0.2798
Norfolk 2.Black Terns y’day flew past Gorleston-on-Sea c52.5707,1.7339Norfolk Wood Sand y’day Cantley beet factory c52.5692,1.5281. Sign in at security NR13 3SH then follow footpath SE along River Yare. Stay on permitted path, no other access
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Breydon Water cc52.6143,1.7165



