Common Tern by Seamus Griffin

It was a sunny but very windy day. The bird highlights were 2 Spoonbill and 2 Avocet pairs with 1 and 4 chicks. Also 2 Little Tern and 1 Common Tern flew over Broadwater.

Avocets with chicks

Today’s moths were: 2 Small Blood Vein, 3 Mottled Rustic, 1 Brythorpa sp., 2  Minor sp., 3 White Ermine, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Beet Armyworm, 1 Obscure Wainscot, 1 Brown Rustic, 1 Turnip, 1 Dog’s Tooth, 1 Garden Grass, Veneer, 1 Common Emerald, 1 Buff Tip. 1 Scoparia ambigularis, 1 Heat and Dart, 1 Anania crocealis, 1 White Point

Other insect sightings: 4 Meadow Brown, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Cinnabar Moth and 10 Cinnabar caterpillars which started to jerk to ward me off when I got close to take a photo.

Bee

Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk RED-FOOTED FALCON male Strumpshaw Fen RSPB again from Fen Hide at 12.48pm 52.605,1.4487

Norfolk Quail Wymondham at Bays Marsh this morning c52.5590,1.1078

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still midday at Hempstead Marshes viewed from Heath Road 52.7854,1.5838. Use Sea Palling carpark NR12 0AL

Norfolk Honey Buzzard 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston again at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road at 10.25am c52.8390,0.9878 Viewed from c52.8323,0.9823

Norfolk Quail singing male NW of Downham Market at Marshland St James in field north of Middle Drove Bridge at 9.37am c52.6416,0.2884

Norfolk Garganey drk Cley NWT still c52.9552,1.0758

Norfolk Quail singing male Wymondham in barley field along Strayground Lane at 7.30am tho no further sign 52.5549,1.1094: Viewed from 52.556,1.1096

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad east of Lessingham still at Hempstead Marshes north of junction of Hickling Lane +Stalham Road at 8.15am then flew east 52.7854,1.5838 Viewed from c52.7845,1.5848