There was quite a brisk south easterly in the morning meaning it wasn’t suitable for ringing unfortunately. It turned out to be a really hot day reaching over 20 degrees!

The highlight of the day was a Crane which appeared over the Broadwater/grazing marsh and then drifting slowly west before being picked up in Hunstanton! A Black Redstart was found in the dunes in the afternoon along with 6 Wheatear, no sign of the Ring Ouzel today. A first for me was watching a Kestrel hunting in the dunes, it dropped down into the vegetation and caught something, and I was surprised to see it was a Common Lizard!

It was a really good day for insects emerging in the warm conditions with Small Copper, Small Heath, Green-veined White, Peacock, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Wall Brown, Large White and the first Brown Argus and Painted Lady of the year! We also a Hairy Dragonfly and Large Red Damselfly.

There were also a few day flying Cinnabar moths in the dunes. We had some more diversity in the moth traps too with 3 Northern Drab, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Pine Beauty, 7 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Turnip, 1 Treble Lines and 1 Waved Umber.

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Garganey drk Cley NWT still on Watling Water from Babcock Hide c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Holkham Freshmarsh again from Joe Jordan Hide at 3.50pm c52.9701,0.7912

Norfolk Wood Warbler Burnham Overy Dunes south of fence in bushes at 3.27pm c52.9772,0.7587

Norfolk Wood Sand Welney WWT c52.5312,0.2813

Norfolk Wryneck Cley Marshes NWT still 2.34pm along footpath opposite visitors centre c52.9546,1.0563

Norfolk Caspian Gull Thetford at Nunnery Lakes again c52.3958,0.7473

Norfolk Common Crane Holkham Park flew east over Holkham Monument at 12.48pm c52.9569,0.8037

Norfolk Wryneck Cley Marshes NWT still 12.32pm along footpath opposite visitors centre c52.9546,1.0563

Norfolk Wryneck Cley Marshes NWT along footpath opposite visitors centre at 11.20am c52.9546,1.0563

Norfolk Temminck’s Stint Buckenham Marshes RSPB on small pool east of main access track at 11am. Viewed from riverbank c100yds east of hide c52.5887,1.4682

Norfolk no sign Common Crane ad Rawhall at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 10.05am 52.7307,0.9075

Norfolk 13+Wood Sands Hickling Broad NWT on Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform at 9.30am +Spotted Redshank 52.7387,1.6011: Viewed from 52.7402,1.6014

Norfolk Wood Wblr singing Titchwell RSPB still 10.10am in carpark 20yds east of the hub c52.9628,0.6063

Norfolk Purple Heron Welney WWT flew north this morning c52.5271,0.2790

Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Waxham still at Waxham Sands Holiday Park at 9.40am 52.7628,1.6416: Viewed from 52.7634,1.6444; View only from dunes, do not enter holiday park. Walk north from Horsey Gap

Norfolk no sign Great Reed Warbler singing Titchwell RSPB by Fen Hide [heard only] c52.9638,0.6063

Norfolk Wood Wblr singing Titchwell RSPB still in carpark 20yds east of the hub c52.9628,0.6063

Norfolk 12.Wood Sands y’day Hickling Broad NWT on Brendan’s Marsh from viewing platform 52.7391,1.6012: Viewed from 52.7403,1.6023

Norfolk Wood Sand y’day Titchwell RSPB c52.9633,0.6070

Norfolk Wood Wblr singing Titchwell RSPB from gate on Tank Road c52.9633,0.6070