A wet and windy day at the Observatory with a blustery southerly! There was a soggy Wheatear on the beach in the morning, which was probably the most sheltered spot of all. There was a Greenshank and Green Sandpiper from NWT Hide 3. A single Swallow went over the car park. There was also two Blackcap.

Reasonably quiet in the moth traps today with 21 Lunar Underwing, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Wainscot, 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Black Rustic, 3 White Point, 1 Brick, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing and 1 Square-spot Rustic.

Brick

Shannon Clifford – Assistant Warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still from Main Observatory at 10.30am 52.5278,0.2775. Park at 52.5268,0.2786

Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS juv NNW of King’s Lynn still 11.03am at South Wootton north of Edward Benefer Way/ Colman Road junction at Wootton Flood Storage Lagoon +showing well : 52.7756,0.4220 Viewed from 52.7750,0.4228

Norfolk Short-toed Lark Snettisham still 10.58am on beach near Beach Road car park c52.8730,0.4457. Park at c52.8739,0.4459

Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS juv NNW of King’s Lynn still at South Wootton north of Edward Benefer Way/ Colman Road junction at Wootton Flood Storage Lagoon +showing well 52.7762,0.4224. Viewed from 52.7752,0.4228

Norfolk Lapland Bunting Snettisham flew south over beach between Beach Road car park +blue house between footpath +beach at 8am c52.8730,0.4457. Park at c52.8739,0.4459

Norfolk Short-toed Lark Snettisham still on beach between Beach Road car park +blue house between footpath +beach c52.8730,0.4457. Park at c52.8739,0.4459