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16th August 2026

Greenshank-E.Yeomans

Our bird highlights from today are: 1 Great Skua on the sea, 2 Greenshank on Broadwater, 1 Wheatear in the Dunes and 1 Whinchat at the East Bank hide.

The Otter was also seen again from the East Bank hide.

The moth trap contained:  1 Nutmeg, 39 Flounced Rustic, 1 The Coronet, 7 Common Grass Moth, 40 Archer’s Dart, 4 Common Wainscot, 1 Brimstone Moth, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Six-striped Rustic, 19 Turnip, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 6 Vine’s Rustic, 9 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 White-shouldered House Moth, 1 Hook-tipped Grass-moth, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Rolled Grass-moth, 3 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Knot-horn sp., 1 White Point, 3 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Straw Underwing, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Treble-bar, 1 Brimstone Moth, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Bryotropha sp., 5 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Delicate, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Noctua janthe/janthina, 1 Spectacle, 3 Brow Moss-moth, 1 Single-dotted Wave, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still 2.14pm c52.9563,1.0581 Viewed from c52.9561,1.0582 Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk Roseate Tern ad Snettisham RSPB still (+2.Curlew Sands (ad +juv)) c52.8632,0.4423 Viewed from c52.8636,0.4460 Park at c52.8685,0.4526

Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT at Watling Water from Babcock Hide at 12.17pm c52.9555,1.0770 Viewed from c52.9551,1.0757 Park at c52.9550,1.0647

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Welney WWT still 52.532,0.2798: Viewed from 52.5314,0.2814

Norfolk Little Stint east of Wells +north of A149 at North Point Pools on pool east of footpath at 9.25am c52.9520,0.8733 Viewed from c52.9512,0.8746 Park at c52.9513,0.8746

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still 9.29am SW of The Marrams on wires viewed from double metal gates +showing well NR12 0AL c52.7922,1.5842 Viewed from c52.7949,1.5891 Park at c52.7892,1.6016

Norfolk Caspian Gull juv Weybourne off beach c52.9496,1.1404

Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still c52.9563,1.0581 Viewed from c52.9561,1.0582 Park at c52.9544,1.0567

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates at 7.45am NR12 0AL 52.7922,1.5842 Viewed from 52.7949,1.5891 Park at 52.7892,1.6016

Norfolk no sign of fem/1w.male Red-backed Shrike Sea Palling just west of steps by 7.05am 52.7879,1.6057