It felt rather autumnal this morning as it was windy, cold and damp.

The best bird sightings were 2 Crossbill in the pines, 2 Razorbill, 3 Gannet, 1 Great Crested Grebe on the sea and 3 Sanderling on the beach. There were again lots of Swifts, Sand Martin, Swallows and House Martin feeding over the Obs.

The moth trap contained: 1 Common Swift, 6 White Ermine, 1 Brimstone, 2 Scoparia ambigualis, 3 Sand Dart, 1 Bramble Shoot Moth, 1 Treble Lines, 1 Marbled Minor arg., 7 Mottled Rustic, 10 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Heart and Dart, 2 Oxypterix wilkiella, 1 Pale Prominent, 2 Crambus lathoniellus, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Buff-tip, 3 Vine’s Rustic, 1 Marbled White Spot, 1 Common Footman, 1 Bordered White, 1 Silver Y, 1 Yellow Bell.

The Lepidoptera seen outside the moth trap were: 2 White Ermine, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Painted Lady, 2 Wall Brown

Bee

Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road. Use Sea Palling carpark NR12 0AL c52.7893,1.5816 Viewed from c52.7916,1.5763

Norfolk BLACK KITE 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston till 12.10pm by Hindolveston Road from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint then flew SSW over Fulmodeston Road west of car park c52.8390,0.9878 Viewed from c52.8323,0.9823

Norfolk BLACK KITE 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston still 12.08pm at Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road c52.8390,0.9878 Viewed from c52.8323,0.9823

Norfolk BLACK KITE 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road at 12.03pm c52.8390,0.9878 Viewed from c52.8323,0.9823

Norfolk Montagu’s Harrier ringtail Horsey still 10.58am south of Nelson Head track 52.7472,1.6577

Norfolk Montagu’s Harrier ringtail Horsey again over dunes south of Nelson Head track at 9.15am c52.7469,1.6437

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT again flew west over Beach Road c52.9609,1.0574