It was a lovely morning with a gentle breeze which kept the temperatures bearable all day.

The best bird sightings were a pair of Lapwing with 2 chicks, 1 Avocet with 1 chick and a pair of Redschank with 2 chicks.

Last night’s moth trap contained: 

15 Brown Tail, 2 Virtula biviella 8 common Footman 2 Crambidae indent. 17 Garden Grass Veneer 6 Piniphilia bifasciana 3 Dwarf Cream Wave 4 Sand Dart 1 Barred Straw 2 Schoenobius gigantella 4 The Uncertain 1 Ephesia sp. 2 Archer’s Dart 7 Heart and Club 5 Mottled Rustic 1 Cinnabar 1 Bird-cherry Ermine 1 Small Emerald Moth 1 Cnepharia sp. 1 Short-cloaked Moth 1 Isotrias rectifasciana 2 Dark Arches 1 Zeiraphera isertana 1 Evergetis extimalsi 1 Flame 1 Eudonia mercurella.

Futhermore, I saw 4 Ringlet, 6 Meadow Brown, 3 Painted Lady, 2 Cinnabar, 3 Admiral, 3 Small Heath, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Peacock, 1 White sp. 1 Small Copper and 1 Ruddy Darter.

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Wood Sand Welney WWT from Nelson-Lyle Hide at 1.37pm 52.5312,0.2813

Norfolk Common Crane ad Rawhall still at Old Beetley at School Road Flash at 11.10am 52.7307,0.9088: Viewed from 52.7303,0.9102

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still 11am south of The Marrams from double metal gate tho distant c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 NR12 0AL

Norfolk Quail male singing y’day near Harpley at Stonepit Hills in barley field in evng 52.7800,0.6015

Norfolk Wood Sand Denver Sluice at Tallymore Farm NR flew to north end at 6.57am c52.5910,0.3454

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still south of The Marrams on wires from double metal gate at 8.18am c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 NR12 0AL