Winds changed direction this morning but with many migrants still moving, highlights included a juvenile Goshawk over Thornham Harbour, a Barn Owl, 2 Swifts, a Kingfisher, a juvenile Peregrine over the grazing marsh, 2 Swallows, 15 House Martins, 2+ Yellow-browed Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted and Pied Flycatchers in the pines north of the NOA reserve, 4+ Redstarts, a Wheatear at Thornham, 4 Rock Pipits, 3 Redpolls, 10 Siskins, and a Hawfinch over the dunes. The Blyth's Reed Warbler was sadly not seen during the day.
Moths included a Pearly Underwing (pictured), Black Rustic, 5 Feathered Ranunculus, a Square-spot Rustic, 3 Rusty-dot Pearl, a Rush Veneer, 4 Silver Ys, a Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Wainscot, 2 Diamond-backs, 4 Large Yellow Underwings and 2 Lunar Underwings.
With a little sunshine in the middle of the day, Wall Brown and Peacock butterflies were seen.
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Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Stejneger's
Stonechat) still 3.30pm between Happisburgh +Cart Gap at north end of Doggett's
Lane
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Weybourne Camp still this morning
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Sedgeford still by path west of church
at 2.44pm
Norfolk possible Short-toed Lark y'day 1/2ml west of Wighton
by Crabbe Road in flight with Skylarks
Norfolk 4.Common Cranes flew over Welney WWT
Norfolk ARCTIC WARBLER still Wells Woods in middle this
a'noon (+Mealy Redpoll +Hawfinch flew east)
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Brancaster c250yds west of golf
clubhouse flew low west over dunes +saltmarsh at 8am
Norfolk Little Gull just E.of Wells at North Point Pools by
track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance at 11.30am. Keep to
public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Hopton-on-Sea early a'noon
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holme Dunes late morning +Pied Fly
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches flew east over Holkham Pines at 12.19pm
Norfolk 4.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines this morning
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Holkham Gap still this morning
Norfolk Barred Warbler Burnham Overy Dunes still at east end
by west end of Holkham Pines
Norfolk Lapland Bunting flew over Waxham (Black Redstart on
farm buildings near church)
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 1.28pm c1ml NW of Martham east of
Martham Ferry in field with yellow digger south of River Thurne
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER 1/2ml west of Wighton flew south over
Crabbe Road at c12.55pm +Hoopoe still on dung heap
Norfolk Wryneck Happisburgh still in horse paddock.
Shorelark by coastguard lookout
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Wells Woods still on fence
400yds south of Pinewoods Caravan Park at midday
Norfolk 2.Great White Egrets flew south past Hopton-on-Sea
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike Thornham still 11.55am on north
side of village in hedge viewed from loop path
Norfolk Hoopoe still 11.55am 1/2ml west of Wighton on manure
heap south of Crabbe Road
Norfolk Richard's Pipit west of Ludham near Johnson Street
at Buttle Marsh NR flushed at 10.45am then flew across river to Horning Upper
Street Marshes
Norfolk Hawfinch Holme Dunes in scrub by track entrance
Norfolk repeat: EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Stejneger's
Stonechat) between Happisburgh +Cart Gap at north end of Doggett's Lane (for
3rd day) [faeces have been collected for DNA analysis]
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Sedgeford still by path west of church at 9.50am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB still by boardwalk to Fen
Hide at 9.45am
Norfolk EASTERN STONECHAT sp (probably Stejneger's
Stonechat) between Happisburgh +Cart Gap at north end of Doggett's Lane [faeces
have been collected for DNA analysis]
Norfolk reported Isabelline Shrike sp Thornham on north side
of village viewed south from sea wall is a Red-backed Shrike +still present
late morning
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still c1ml NW of Martham east of Martham
Ferry in fields south of River Thurne at 10.55am
Norfolk Red-necked Phal still 10.15am Salthouse off A149
from path north towards Little Eye cTG.076.440
Norfolk Great White Egret flew NW over Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe
Marshes at 9.15am. 4.Jack Snipe in wet grass near scrape
Norfolk 1+Y-br.Wblr NNW of King's Lynn at Lynn Point
Norfolk ISABELLINE SHRIKE sp Thornham on north side of
village viewed south from sea wall at c9.55am tho distant
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Wells Woods between entrance +300yds
west of The Dell on south side of track +Pied Fly 2.Redstarts
Norfolk Great White Egret Breydon Water flew south over east
end
Norfolk Hoopoe still 1/2ml west of Wighton on manure heap
south of Crab Road at 9.08am
Norfolk Hoopoe still 1/2ml west of Wighton on manure heap
south of Crabbe Road at 9.08am
Norfolk Red-necked Phal still Salthouse off A149 from path
north towards Little Eye cTG.076.440
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Woods at The Dell at east end at
8.45am +Pied Fly
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets y'day Burnham Overy Marshes still
+Great White Egret still
Norfolk Caspian Gull y'day Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk Lapland Bunting y'day Holkham Gap still at SE end of
dunes in a'noon tho mobile
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr y'day Great Yarmouth at Caister Road
Cemetery
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER y'day Sculthorpe Moor NR along River
Wensum in scrub behind Victors Hide at 3.15pm