A warm, sunny autumn day brought out plenty of birders, keen to see the 3 Shorelark, 2 Lapland Bunting and 1 Snow Bunting at the east end of the beach.

Snow Bunting – Chris Mills

There was also a Grey Phalarope seen west of Thornham channel at 9am. 2 Jack snipe were present in front of the 1^st NWT hide. There was a report of 1 Arctic Tern and 2 Red-throated Diver out at sea and a Golden Eye, and 3 Red-breasted Merganser were spotted in Thornham channel.

Jack Snipe – Chriss Mills

The moth trap contained:

Bee

Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk Snow Bunting Holme Dunes NWT 4.12pm 52°58’31.1″N 0°33’40.0″E

Norfolk Black-Throated Diver Sheringham 52°56’50.3″N 1°12’26.3″E

Norfolk 2 Snow Bunting Stiffkey at campsite car park 3.47pm 52°57’23.8″N 0°55’25.7″E

Norfolk Garganey juv Buckenham Marshes RSPB still 52°35’39.1″N 1°27’54.4″E

Norfolk 3.Shorelarks east of Holme Dunes NWT still 11.40am in dunes 52.9726,0.5675

Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese Cley viewed from East Bank c52.9580,1.0698 Park at c52.9549,1.0647

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still 11.16am south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA in willows at SW corner 52.9536,1.0675: Park at 52.9546,1.0669

Norfolk Grey Phal Holme still offshore at 11am c52.9764,0.5465

Norfolk 3.Shorelarks east of Holme Dunes NWT in dunes still 52.9726,0.5675

Norfolk 2.Lapland Buntings Holme Dunes still at east end of beach on saltmarsh (+Snow Bunting still) : c52.9723,0.5696 Viewed from c52.9722,0.5701

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA in willows at SW corner 52.9536,1.0675: Park at 52.9546,1.0669

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Hickling Broad NWT in main car park at 9.30am +Ring Ouzel in adjacent paddock c52.7420,1.5947

Norfolk Grey Phal east of Holme NOA on sea near end of Thornham Beadh at c9.20am close inshore +moving west c52.9764,0.5611