Another day of seawatching, but today conditions were much improved with the wind having turned north westerly! The highlight of the seawatch was 2 Sooty Shearwater mid-morning, which soared past west reasonably close giving great views! Later on in the day we picked up a Merlin coming in off the sea, which appeared to be chased by a Manx Shearwater briefly, which came so close it was practically on the beach! Other highlights from the sea watch included 8 Manxie, 9 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie, Shoveler, 265 Sandwich Tern and 3 Arctic Tern. Full totals on Trektellen: https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/6392/20260920                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Manxie, complete with a bit of beach, to show you just how close it was!

Our moth list is below with highlight being a lovely Gold Triangle. 

There was definitely some movement of White sp. butterflies today with several coming in off the sea and many later nectaring around the Obs on the Buddleia. All that we checked were Small White. 

Shannon 

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Salthouse again flew west at 1.35pm c52.9543,1.0820 Park at c52.9534,1.0806

Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 1.26pm c52.9683,0.6093 Viewed from c52.9692,0.6069 Park at c52.9628,0.6065

Norfolk Sooty S’water Cley flew east past beach car park at 1.51pm 52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still 11.25am SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates tho distant NR12 0AL 52.7914,1.5854: Park at 52.7894,1.6013; Viewed from 52.7949,1.5893

Norfolk Sooty S’water flew east past Kelling Hard at 9.10am c52.9540,1.1147

Norfolk 2.Sooty S’waters flew west past Holme Dunes at 10.36am c52.9748,0.5542

Norfolk Black Guillemot juv Cley on sea just east of wreck c52.9663,1.0485

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates tho distant NR12 0AL 52.7914,1.5854: Park at 52.7894,1.6013; Viewed from 52.7949,1.5893

Norfolk 2.Curlew Sands Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh at 8.22am c52.9683,0.6093 Viewed from c52.9692,0.6069 Park at c52.9628,0.6065

Norfolk 2.Garganey y’day Welney WWT in a’noon c52.5312,0.2813