We were out at first light in the drizzle, seeing what might have arrived late on yesterday or overnight. 2600 Pink-footed Goose flew noisly inland as we got out the van. A thorough search of the dunes and pines yielded very few of the migrants from yesterday, but there was a noticeable presence of Song Thrush with 52 in the area, and 23 Robin. Only single Redwing and Mistle Thrush were noted, and a couple of Brambling going over represented the only obvious movement of birds in the strong southerly wind. A few Goldcrest in the pines hinted at things to come over the next few weeks….

Pink-footed Geese on the move!

Later on in the day birds started to arrive, with at least two Yellow-browed Warblers around Redwell, two Pied Flycatchers around the pines and a Whinchat in the dunes. The confiding Snow Bunting continued on the beach east of the NWT access point and three Lapland Bunting were still at the easternmost end of the beach on the saltmarsh.

It was quiet in the moth traps for our regular Wednesday moth morning, with the highlight being a very fresh Dark Chestnut. We also had 2 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Beet Moth, 1 Black Rustic, 4 Eudonia angustea, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Wainscot, 31 Lunar Underwing, 2 Rusty-dot Pearl, 2 Mottled Willow and 4 Square–spot Rustic caught.

Early evening last night there were a few birds around the NWT entrance track including new arrivals of Wheatear, Brambling and Willow Warbler and one of our members shared these lovely photos.

Willow Warbler (top) & Brambling (bottom) – photos by Gary Roberts

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 4.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT at Bull Marsh viewed from West Bank at 1.33pm 52.9608,1.0489. Viewed from 52.9606,1.0473

Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines in willows by track 52.9719,0.7867

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme Dunes NOA still c52.9743,0.5553

Norfolk Montagu’s Harrier ringtail Berney Marshes RSPB late morning c52.5855,1.6367

Norfolk Curlew Sand Snettisham RSPB on Pit.4 from Shore Hide at 8.15am c52.8502,0.4468. Park at c52.8685,0.4526. Viewed from 52.8502,0.4458

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still 11.56am south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA at 10.45am 52.9536,1.0675: Park at 52.9546,1.0669

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Warham Greens at north end of whirligig at 10.40am. From Stiffkey Campsite carpark walk west for 1/2ml NR23 1QF

Norfolk Ring Ouzel Blakeney Point on beach 2/3ml WNW of beach carpark at 10.45am NR25 7RY c52.9728,1.0107

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Great Yarmouth at Bure Park at 9.45am c52.6312,1.7269

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA at 10.45am 52.9536,1.0675: Park at 52.9546,1.0669

Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Holkham Pines midway between Lady Anne’s Drive +pond c52.9701,0.7912

Norfolk 6.Scaup y’day flew east past Cromer 6.45-11.15am c52.9301,1.3095

Norfolk 4.Glossy Ibises Blakeney Freshmarsh again in flight at 9.33am c52.96,1.0327

Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB on Pit.4 from Shore Hide at 8.30am c52.8502,0.4468. Park at c52.8685,0.4526. Viewed from 52.8502,0.4458

Norfolk Lapland Bunting flew west over Warham Greens at 9.32am c52.954,0.8919

Norfolk reported ad.Glaucous Gull Cley is a Herring Gull c52.9643,1.0573

Norfolk Y-br Wblr Warham Greens still in copse at north end of Garden Drove at 8.55am c52.9563,0.8905 Park at c52.9520,0.8920

Norfolk Glaucous Gull ad Cley till 8.58am on beach between beach carpark +East Bank then flew east c52.9643,1.0573

Norfolk Glaucous Gull ad Cley on beach between beach carpark +East Bank c52.9643,1.0573

Norfolk Long-tailed Skua Cley flew past beach carpark at 7.43am. ad.Glaucous Gull at 7.56am then flew east c52.9656,1.0492 NR25 7RY

Norfolk Balearic S’water flew south past Winterton-on-Sea [close inshore] c52.7201,1.7067

Norfolk Glaucous Gull ad flew west past Weybourne Camp [close inshore] c52.9514,1.1254