Well, it was a hot one today! Although the wind looked ok for ringing, I decided to not do any this morning due to the forecasted high temperatures. By 7am it was 30 degrees, then a thunderstorm came over around 9am which I think was sitting over the Wash (but sounded pretty close), followed by torrential rain, and then back to sun and reached 37 degrees!

The highlight of the day was finally finding a Quail! It was calling briefly around 0840am along the Broadwater close to the Obs. It was silent for the rest of the day but I heard it again 1410. From NWT Hide 1 I had 3 very vocal Bearded Tit fly past together. There were 3 Spoonbill too.

The moth traps were a bit quieter today with 25 species in the list below:

We had another Scarlet Tiger out flying in the sun this morning! The Bee Wolfs have been busy again on the main path through the reserve, busy excavating their holes and bringing back bee prey!

Bee Wolf digging

Shannon

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 2.Black-winged Stilts Welney WWT still 12.40pm on Bank farm pool from cafe c52.5269,0.2805

Norfolk 6+Lesser Emperor dragonflys (4+males) Ormesby Little Broad at 11.29am 52.6678,1.6399: Viewed from 52.6677,1.64

Norfolk 2.Black-winged Stilts Welney WWT still 10.43am on Bank farm pool from cafe c52.5269,0.2805

Norfolk Honey Buzzard flew SE over Ormesby Little Broad towards Filby Broad at 10.10am 52.6692,1.6412: Viewed from 52.6677,1.64

Norfolk 5.Lesser Emperor dragonflys Filby from boardwalk at 9.35am 52.6636,1.6399: Viewed from 52.6636,1.64

Norfolk Quail singing male y’day Rockland St Peter in field north of village in evening c52.5428,0.9366

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Teal Hide at 8.26am c52.9577,1.0553 Viewed from c52.9577,1.0546 Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still south of The Marrams at 7.58am tho distant c52.7930,1.5836 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 NR12 0AL

Norfolk 2.Black-winged Stilts Welney WWT on Bank farm pool from cafe at 7.15am c52.5269,0.2805

Norfolk Continental Black-tailed Godwit (nominate form limosa) y’day Cley NWT at 1.30pm 52.9566,1.0579