It was a wonderful morning at Holme – the temperature was pleasant, a gentle breeze was blowing from the south and the birds were singing as the sun was rising. The ringing wasn’t very abundant (possibly due to the sunny and slightly windy conditions) with only 1 Blackcap, 2 Reedwarbler ringed and 1 Lesser Whitethroat retrapped.

The Cuckoo was calling again today, and 3 Spoonbills were feeding on Broadwater. There must have been a hatching event of aquatic invertebrates – maybe mayflies or caddisflies as over 200 Black-headed gulls were feeding on Broadwater at 5am. a Whimbrel flew over the Obs at about 6am and a Common Tern and a Mediterranean Gull flew over Broadwater at lunch time. In the afternoon, there was a constant stream on Sandwich Tern going East along the coast – about 50 birds per minute.

The moth trap wasn’t as busy as yesterday but still had some nice moths in it: 1 Latticed Heath, 3 Mottled Rustic, 1 Yellow Belle, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Marbled Minor, 1 Buff Tip and 1 Swift.

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Garganey drk Cley NWT still 12.14pm from Babcock Hide c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk Temminck’s Stint Salthouse Marshes still from Babcock Hide at 10.34am c52.9552,1.0758

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

Norfolk Bee-eater flew SE Sidestrand along cliff at 6.15am c52.9076,1.3582

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road at 8.29am 52.7890,1.5867: Viewed from 52.7847,1.5860

Norfolk Golden Oriole singing y’day Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marshes at edge of beaver enclosure in morning 52.8831,0.4586