Holme Bird Observatory

It was a calm start to the day with a lot of fog that only really cleared at lunch time. As it was overcast and not too windy, I opened some nets and put out the Meadow Pipit catching cage. I probably could have caught several because when I had a peek there were around 10-15 Meadow Pipits sitting around the trap – but unfortunately, they attracted a Sparrowhawk which came swooping down, spooking all of them. For the next 2 hours I didn’t see another Meadow Pipit.

Todays bird highlights are:

1 Cattle Egret, 207 Teal, 1 Snipe on Broadwater,  2 Brambling and 1 Firecrest amongst a Long-tailed Tit flock and finally at 4pm there were 2 Jack Snipe in front of the 3^rd NWT hide.

Todays moths:

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Water Pipit flew SE over Strumpshaw Fen RSPB at 8.25am c52.6074,1.4429 Park at c52.6071,1.4566

Norfolk Curlew Sand Cley NWT east of north end of East Bank at Arnold’s Marsh at 3.28pm c52.9603,1.0674

Norfolk Black Guillemot juv Cley still off East Bank on sea at 3.03pm 52.9795,1.0761

Norfolk Garganey Buckenham Marshes RSPB still c52.5942,1.4651

Norfolk possible Greenish Warbler Waxham north of Shangri-la chalet a 1.37pm with tit flock 52.7807,1.6179

Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh on east side at 12.05pm c52.9684,0.6109 PE31 8BB

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Sea Palling still SW of The Marrams viewed from double metal gates at 11.41am tho distant NR12 0AL 52.7911,1.5839: Park at 52.7894,1.6013; Viewed from 52.795,1.5892

Norfolk Ring Ouzel flew west over Walsey Hills NOA 52.9547,1.0673: Viewed from 52.9542,1.0675

Norfolk Hawfinch Norwich flew SW over Stafford Street at 7.13am 52.6324,1.2746

Norfolk 1+Lapland Bunting Salthouse still in samphire just east of Iron Road at 8am tho mobile (+Ring Ouzel flew south) 52.9603,1.0655

Norfolk Black Guillemot juv Cley still on sea north of North Hide c52.9654,1.0595