Very still and chilly first thing with some light fog, which soon burned off and turned into a beautiful sunny day. Good conditions for ringing, however, it was very quiet with only 13 birds captured, including 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler and 5 Blackcap.

Generally quiet again for migrants with these lovely still and clear conditions! A Spotted Flycatcher was around the NOA staff car park in the morning. Two Cattle Egret were on one of the islands from the car park hide bizarrely sitting and balancing on a clump of reed! Late afternoon I had 4 noisy Crossbill fly out from the pines and go west. There was a couple of Greenshank on the Broadwater late afternoon.

In the moth traps today the numbers were again dominated by Lunar Underwing, followed by 38 Large Yellow Underwing. We also had 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Setacous Hebrew Character, 1 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Large Wainscot, 4 Square Spot Rustic, 5 Beaded Chestnut, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 White Point, 1 Black Rustic, 1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and 1 Treble Bar.

I found this Peacock butterfly which was trapped in one of the hides. After rescuing it, it sat for a while on my hand warming up before flying off!

Peacock butterfly

Shannon Clifford – Assistant Warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike ad.male Winterton North Dunes still 1.05pm c52.7252,1.6865. Park at 52.7179,1.6982

Norfolk Dotterel Blakeney Point flew over Plantation 52.9752,0.9757

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike ad.male Winterton North Dunes still c52.7252,1.6865. Park at 52.7179,1.6982

Norfolk Little Stint 2mls north of King’s Lynn on River Great Ouse at Lynn Point c52.7851,0.3744

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham c1/3ml NNE of north end of Lady Anne’s Drive at 10.15am with tit flock c52.9709,0.8177

Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w midway between Morston Quay +Stiffkey Fen still by coast path at Morston Greens at 10.10am c52.9583,0.9682

Norfolk LESSER GREY SHRIKE ad Winterton North Dunes still mid morning 52.7277,1.6858. Park at 52.7179,1.6982

Norfolk LESSER GREY SHRIKE ad Winterton North Dunes still 52.7282,1.6846. Park at 52.7179,1.6982

Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands y’day Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh c52.9672,0.6048. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk 10.Curlew Sands y’day Breydon Water still c52.6138,1.7078