The morning was sunny and quite pleasant but by lunch time it clouded over and became chillier again. The moth group came for the last time until we start moth trapping again in March 2027.

The final moth trap contained: 1 Diamond Back, 2 Narrow-winged Grey, 1 Large Wainscot, 1 November Moth agg.

Our bird highlights today were: 2 Avocet landing on Broadwater, 9 Redpoll in the dunes, 1 Mistle Thrush flying past the NOA car park hide, 1 female Blackcap around the Obs 1 Firecrest at NWT visitor centre and 3 Chiffchaff in the dunes.

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Norfolk Bird News from Rare Bird Alert

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 2pm at Stiffkey Fen by river in willows above gate near A149 +showing well c52.9548,0.9609

Norfolk 15.Snow Buntings Winterton on beach below carpark at 1.18pm 52.7176,1.6974 NR29 4AJ

Norfolk 15.Twite Cley in grass by beach carpark at 1.02pm 52.9655,1.0466: Park at 52.9651,1.0474; Viewed from 52.9651,1.0468

Norfolk Waxwing West Runton still at east end of golf course in rowan from Incleborough Hill at 1.38pm 52.9349,1.2563: Viewed from 52.9348,1.2564

Norfolk 2.Lapland Buntings WNW of Stiffkey at Warham Greens flew over stubble fields at 11.50am NR23 1QF c52.9569,0.9017 Viewed from c52.9570,0.9019 Park at c52.9566,0.9238

Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still at small pond in tunnel of trees south of The Shepherd’s Baa at 12.45pm c52.5103,0.6805

Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises flew east over Salthouse at 12.45pm c52.9521,1.0865

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still at Stiffkey Fen in willows by river at 12.20pm c52.9548,0.9609

Norfolk 7.Mealy Redpolls Brancaster at Branodunum Roman Fort c52.9658,0.6499

Norfolk Little Bunting Stiffkey still at east end of Campsite Wood in hedge at 7.50am tho elusive c52.9563,0.9362 NR23 1QE

Norfolk 4.Snow Buntings Salthouse on shingle ridge 150yds east of north end of Iron Road at 10.15am c52.9579,1.0869 NR25 7XA

Norfolk Leach’s Petrel Cley flew west past beach carpark at 12.10pm 52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose Breydon Water from hide at 10.40am c52.6112,1.6979

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still at west end c52.9737,0.7822 Park at c52.9660,0.8144

Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Salthouse still on shingle ridge east of north end of Iron Road (Black Guillemot flew east at 10.06am) c52.9583,1.0848 NR25 7XA

Norfolk no sign of Black-faced Bunting WNW of Stiffkey at Warham Greens c200yds east of Warham Pits NR23 1QF c52.9569,0.9017 Viewed from c52.9570,0.9019 Park at c52.9566,0.9238

Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Salthouse still on shingle 200yds west of Little Eye at 10am c52.9583,1.0848 NR25 7XA

Norfolk 20.Twite Salthouse still on shingle ridge east of north end of Iron Road 52.9555,1.0801. Viewed from 52.9554,1.0815@. Park at 52.9534,1.0806

Norfolk no sign of 1w.Isabelline Shrike sp (probably Daurian Shrike) 1w Brancaster by Norfolk Coast Path off boardwalk just east of Marsh Drove 8.34-9.34am 52.9658,0.6423