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Thursday 28th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 1 2nd year Med Gull, 14 Sandwich Terns, 43 Common Terns, an Arctic Tern and a Guillemot. 13 Golden Plover flew over west and a Hobby was hawking dragonflies in the pines.

Moth trapping included a Light Emerald, 150 Large Yellow Underwings, 4 Saltern Ears, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 3 Double-striped Pugs, 2 Southern Wainscots and a Fen Wainscot.

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*JUV MARSH SAND 4.08M HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE+2 WOOD SANDS,5 GREEN SANDS,COMMON SANDS,GREENSHANK,66 RUFF,3 LITTLE GULLS & HOBBY. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM TAKE PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY

*MALE RED-FOOTED FALCON RPTD HOLME BTW CURCH & MARSH AT 6.45PM

*WRYNECK 5.15PM KELLING HEATH SE/OF LEVEL CROSSING ON E/SIDE OF TRACK BUT ELUSIVE. FROM C/PK ON N/SIDE OF KELLING-WEYBOURNE ROAD WALK NE/FOR c200YDS THEN S/ALONG BRIDLEWAY

*1+BALEARIC S/WTRS OFF WEYBOURNE. FROM KELLING HARD AT 10AM THEN LOST TO VIEW+SOOTY S/WTR

*3 WOOD SANDS WELNEY WWT+2 SPOT/SHANKS & 13 GREENSHANKS RES.OPEN TILL 5PM

*SOOTY S/WTR W/PAST SHERINGHAM 8-11AM

*CROSSBILL MALE CLEY NWT W/OVER VISITOR TWDS HILLTOP AT 11.15AM & APPEARED TO LAND

*AD ROSEATE TERN 11.30AM BLAKENEY POINT ON BEACH JUST W/OF HALFWAY HOUSE WITH COMMON TERNS

*BALEARIC S/WTR BLAKENEY POINT LINGERING OFF BEACH BTW CLEY COASTGUARDS & HALFHOUSE AT 1.20PM

*5 CROSSBILLS OVER CLEY TWDS ALLOTMENTS AT 1.25PM

*2 SPOONBILLS TITCHWELL RSPB 8AM

*JUV LITTLE STINT CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL 2.38PM

*BALEARIC S/WTR PAST WALCOTT EARLY MRNG+RED-T.DIVER

*ARCTIC TERN PAST HOLME+MED GULL & 2 ARCTIC SKUAS

*BALEARIC S/WTR S/PAST SEA PALLING THIS EVNG+3 SHAGS,2 ARCTIC SKUAS & 3WHEATEARS

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Wednesday 27th August 2008
At Holme NOA moth trapping included a Hedge Rustic, 173 Large Yellow Underwings, 23 Silver Ys, 20 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 27 Flame Shoulders, 65 Small Square Spots, 2 Burnished Brass, 1 Garden Tiger and 2 Frosted Oranges.

At Redwell Marsh a Spotted Reshank and a Wood Sandpiper were of note, together with at least 15 Snipe, 2 Little Grebes, 20 House Martins and 30 Swallows.

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JUV MARSH SAND HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE 7PM. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM TAKE PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY
WRYNECK 7PM KELLING HEATH SE/OF LEVEL CROSSING RIGHT OF 2nd TRACK ON LEFT BUT ELUSIVE. FROM C/PK ON N/SIDE OF KELLING-WEYBOURNE ROAD WALK NE/FOR c200YDS THEN S/ALONG BRIDLEWAY
*BALEARIC S'WTR S/PAST ECCLES 6.28AM +2 ARCTIC SKUAS & SHAG
*ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH 9.40AM +CURLEW SAND ON PAT'S POOL & LITTLE STINT
*3 SPOONBILLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH +3 CURLEW SANDS, LITTLE STINT & 2 GARGANEY
*6 SHAGS SHERINGHAM ON BREAKWATERS

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Tuesday 26th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 4 Teal, 1 Eider, 51 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Fulmars, 50 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 26 Sandwich Terns, 55 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Terns, 7 Little Terns, 6 Guillemots and 3 Razorbills. 1 Avocet, 31 Ringed Plovers, 5 Grey Plovers, 9 Snipe, 10 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Whimbrel were around the marsh. 6 Turtle Doves were of note, and 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 7 Sand Martins, 107 Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail flew over west. A Whinchat, a Stonechat and a Wheatear were all in the dunes together with a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats and a Blackcap.

Moth trapping included a Pinion-streaked Snout, a White Point, a Frosted Orange, 7 Ear sp and a Twin-spotted Wainscot.

On Redwell Marsh 2 Spotted Redshanks, 1 Wood Sandpipers, 1 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers, 19 Lapwings, 20+ Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Little Grebes were recorded. A juvenile Arctic Skua landed on the scrape early morning before flying off north.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Great Cressingham area
28 Stone Curlew, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Turtle Dove

Marham
1 Hobby, confirmed breeding Goldfinch and Wren

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*JUV MARSH SAND 1.45PM HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE+2 LITTLE GULLS,GREENSHANK,8 GREEN SANDS,LRP & 65 RUFF.WOOD SAND ON SWIM COOTS. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM CHURCH TAKE F/PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY

*AD TAWNY PIPIT BLAKENEY POINT ON FLAT SANDY AREA GREAT SANDY LOW N/OF PLANTATION 12.05PM SHOWING WELL

WRYNECK KELLING HEATH 50YDS S/OF LEVEL CROSSING.FROM C/PK ON N/SIDE OF KELLING / WEYBOURNE ROAD WALK NE/FOR c200YDS THEN S/ ALONG BRIDLE WAY

*3 SPOONBILLS 2ADs+JUV 2.40PM TITCHWELL RSPB

*JUV ARCTIC SKUA HOLME NOA ON REDWELL MARSH+SPOT/SHANK,WOOD SAND,3 GREEN SANDS,COMMON SAND & BLACK-T.GODWIT

*CURLEW SAND CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 10.55AM+LITTLE STINT

*ESCAPED BLUE JAY THORPE ST.ANDREW

*OSPREY 3.20PM BLAKENEY QUAY

*2 LITTLE GULLS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY THIS A/NOON+3 GREENSHANKS,8 GREEN SANDS.28 RUFF & 6 LRPs

*OSPREY W/OVER TITCHWELL RSPB AT 2.40PM

*OSPREY 3.20PM BLAKENEY QUAY

*PURPLE SAND SNETTISHAM COASTAL PARK ON BEACH NEAR SITE OF OLD SEAWATCHING HIDE+WHEATEAR AT S/END. 2 WHEATEARS BY ROTARY HIDE

*4 WHEATEARS HEACHAM SOUTH BEACH BY TENTS

*MED GULL WEST RUNTON AT 11.30AM

*4 WOOD SANDS WELNEY WWT+GREENSHANK & SPOT/SHANK

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Brandon, Norfolk/Suffolk border
Swift 2

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Monday 25th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 176 Common Scoter, 2 Fulmars, 55 Gannets, 3 Arctic Skuas, 42 Sandwich Terns, 63 Common Terns and a juvnile Arctic Tern.

Moth trapping included 98 Small Square Spots, 77 Large Yellow Underwings, a White Point, an Angle-barred Pug, an Orange Swift, 2 Six-striped Rustics and a Yellow Tail.

On Redwell Marsh 2 Spotted Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper and 30 Snipe were recorded.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
*Grimston Heath**
Common Buzzard 2, Marsh Harrier 1

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Sunday 24th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 5 Eider, 132 Common Scoter, 32 Gannets, 33 Sandwich Terns, 16 Common Terns, 2 Little Terns and 2 Razorbills. 2 Little Egrets were on the beach and 3 Common Buzzards were circling by the church mid afternoon. A Greenshank flew over calling, and 2 Turtle Doves were around the reserve. A Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 1 BLackcap, 2 Willow Warblers, 3 Goldcrests and a Treecreeper were also counted.

Moth trapping included a Garden Tiger, 8 Silver Ys, 155 Large Yellow Underwings, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 16 White-line Darts, 1 Frosted Orange and a Lesser Swallow Prominent.

Two Spotted Redshanks, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 20+ Snipe were of note on Redwell Marsh. A Yellow Wagtail flew over calling.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Shouldham
1 imm/fem Marsh Harrier

Pentney Gravel Pits
1 Greenshank, 1 ad Yellow legged Gull

Nar Valley Fisheries
1 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 2 Hobby
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Saturday 23rd August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 29 Teal, 16 Common Scoter, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Fulmars, 59 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 1 juv Long-tailed Skua east, 1 juv Sabines Gull east, 1 Med Gull east, 17 Sandwich Terns, 16 Common Terns and a Little Tern.

Moth trapping included 1 Rosy Wave, 1 Drinker, 1 Angle-barred Pug, 28 Large Yellow Underwings and 7 Silver Ys. Butterflies included 4 Graylings, 5 Wall Browns, 7 Common Blues, 5 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and a Small Heath.

On Redwell Marsh 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 15 Snipe, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 50+ Swallows, 100+ House Martins and a Green Woodpecker were recorded.

Friday 22nd August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 30 Common Scoter, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Fulmars, 28 Gannets, 10 Arctic Skuas, 83 Sandwich Terns, 60 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Tern, 4 Little Terns and a Black Tern. A Common Buzzard and 2 Marsh Harriers were of note, and a Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers and a Treecreeper were of interest around the reserve.

Moth trapping included 92 Large Yellow Underwings, a White Point, 5 Silver Ys, 3 Canary Shouldered Thorns, 1 Small Wainscot and 2 Angle-barred Pugs.

At Redwell Marsh two Wood Sandpipers, a Spotted Redshank, a Green Sandpiper and 3+ Common Sandpipers were of note, together with 12 Snipe and 15 Lapwings.

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JUV MARSH SAND 5.43PM HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE BUT DISTANT. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM CHURCH TAKE F/PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY
*2 MANX S/WTRS S/PAST ECCLES BTW 5.30---7AM+4 ARCTIC SKUAS,SHAG & KINGFISHER

*CURLEW SAND CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THIS MRNG+3 WOOD SAND & 2 1s LITTLE GULLS

*2 COMMON CRANES HARDLEY MARSHES 11.30AM+WHIMBREL

*2 AD SABINES GULLS 1.45PM W/PAST CLEY COASTGUARDS .ROSEATE TERN W/AT c1.15PM

*NEAR-AD CASPIAN BLACKBOROUGH END TIP LATE MRNG

*BALEARIC S/WTR N/PAST ECCLES AT 2.45PM+SOOTY S/WTR

*BALEARIC S/WTR N/PAST WALCOTT AT c3PM+SOOTY S/WTR

BALEARIC S/WTR S/PAST ECCLES AT 3.20PM

*BLACK TERN PAST SHERINGHAM BTW 6.45AM--1.45PM+3 SHAG & BONXIE

*ROSEATE TERN CLEY OFF COASTGUARDS 4.43PM+2 SHAG

*BLACK TERN HOLME NOA+c10 ARCTIC SKUAS & ARCTIC TERN. 2 WOOD SANDS REDWELL MARSH+SPOT/SHANK

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Thursday 21st August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 29 Common Scoter,6 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Fulmars, 50 Gannets, 4 Arctic Skuas, 48 Sandwich Terns, 50 Common Terns and 7 Little Terns. Around the marsh 1 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 10 Snipe, 30 Black-tailed Godwits, and a Green and Common Sandpiper were seen. A Turtle Dove, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Swifts and a Stonechat were also of note.

Moth trapping included 223 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 Silver Ys, 1 Burnished Brass and a Campion.

On Redwell Marsh waders included 2 Spotted Redshanks.

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NO SIGN OFJUV MARSH SAND c7--8.30P,M HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE +52 RUFF,14 GREEN SANDS,GREENSHANK,TURNSTONE5 LRPs & 2 LITTLE GULLS. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM CHURCH TAKE F/PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY
*AD MED GULL GORLESTON+3 AD LITTLE GULLS. 2 AD LITTLE GULLS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY+15 RUFF,3 GREENSHANK,3 LRPs,BLACK-T.GODWIT,JUV SPOT/SHANK & TURNSTONE. 6 HOBBIES BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB AT E/END THIS EVNG

*OSPREY HICKLING BROAD OVER LINGS BAY AT 11.40AM

*WOOD SAND CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL FROM BISHOP HIDE AT c1PM

*AD ARCTIC SKUA PAST WEST RUNTON 2.30PM+AD MED GULL

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Wednesday 20th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 100+ Common Scoter, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Gannets, 1 Little Gull, 4 Arctic Skuas, 39 Sandwich Terns and 14 Common Terns. A Marsh Harrier, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 10+ Whimbrel and 2 Swifts were of note flying over, while around the reserve a Turtle Dove, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Goldcrests and a Treecreeper were of note. 2 Stonechats were in the dunes.

Moth trapping included a superb Scarce Bordered Straw.

On Redwell Marsh a Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 20 Lapwings and 30+ Snipe were all of note.

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JUV MARSH SAND 12.50PM HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE BUT DISTANT+5+GREEN SANDS & 2 LRPs. FROM POTTER HEIGHAM CHURCH TAKE F/PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY
*WRYNECK BTW SEA PALLING & ECCLES IN DUNES OPP CASTLE FARM BY FIELD WITH SHORT GRASS AT 10.45AM

*POM SKUA E/PAST CLEY COAST GUARDS AT 8.25AM

*3 BONXIES S/PAST ECCLES BY 8.30AM+8 ARCTIC SKUAS & 14 BLACK-T.GODWITS. 6 ARCTIC SKUAS S/PAST SEA PALLLING+AD LITTLE GULL

*ARCTIC SKUA TITCHWELL RSPB OFFSHORE

*2 WOOD SANDS HOLME NOA ON REDWELL MARSH+17 BLACK-T.GODWITS.3 LRPs,SPOT/SHANK,GREEN,SHANK,3 COMMON SANDS & 20+SNIPE. 4 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST BTW 10--10.45AM. SPOTTED FLY ALONG TRACK

*OSPREY OVER HARDLEY FLOOD AT 8AM

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Tuesday 19th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 23 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Fulmars, 6 Gannets, 1 pale phase Arctic Skua west, 12 Sandwich Terns, 102 Common Terns and 24 Little Terns.

Moth trapping included 92 Large Yellow Underwings, a Turnip Moth, 1 Flounced Rustic, 4 Archer's Darts and 6 White-line Darts. Several Silver Ys were feeding near the Observatory, and Grayling butterfly was also noted.

At Redwell Marsh NOA a Spotted Redshank was inf front of the hide for much of the day, a Green Sandpiper, 2+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 5 Common Terns were also of note.

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JUV MARSH SAND 5.13PM HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE. FROM
POTTER HEIGHAM CHURCH TAKE F/PATH N/THEN E/ALONG WEAVERS' WAY. BUFF-BREASTED
SAND RPTD THIS MRNG BUT NO FUTHER SIGN
*2 SPOONBILLS (1s & JUV) CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 6.08PM+2 CURLEW SANDS
ON PAT'S POOL, WOOD SAND FROM BISHOP'S HIDE & 2 RUDDY SHELDUCK FLEW S/
*2 SPOONBILLS (AD & 1s) STIFFKEY FEN+9 GREENSHANK & 4 GREEN SAND
*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER AT E/END AT HIGH TIDE+400 AVOCETS
*BALEARIC S/WTR E/PAST SHERRINGHAM 5.00PM+7 ARCTIC SKUAS & 3 MANX S/WTRS
*2 AD LITTLE GULLS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY+6 GREENSHANK & 44 GREEN SANDS
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Monday 18th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 17 Teal, 16 Eider, 183 Common Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Fulmars, 74 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 103 Sandwich Terns, 72 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Tern, 5 Little Terns and a Guillemot. Waders of note included a single Avocet, 1 Green Sandpiper, 31 Black-tailed Godwits and 11 Snipe. 2 Turtle Doves and 6 Swifts were vounted, and 2 Stonechats were in the dunes. Also of interest were 4 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers and 2 Whitethroats.

On Redwell Marsh 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Yellow Wagtails, a winter plumage Spotted Redshank, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 21 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshanks and 15+ Snipe were counted.

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JUV MARSH SAND HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE +ARCTIC SKUA
TILL 12.20PM ONLY, LITTLE STINT & GARGANEY ON SWIM COOTS
*2 SPOONBILLS (1s & JUV) CLEY NWT THIS EVNG ON WHITWELL SCRAPE
*AD ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT OFF END OF EAST BANK LATE A/NOON & SPOONBILL
*SOOTY S'WTR W/PAST SHERINGHAM +19 ARCTIC SKUAS, 23 BLACK TERNS, 2 ARCTIC
TERNS, LITTLE GULL & WHIMBREL
*BLACK-N.GREBE OFF HOPTON-ON-SEA DRIFTING NORTH MID A/NOON
*WOOD SAND HOLME AT REDWELL MARSH FROM NOA HIDE 3.57PM +SPOT'SHANK & 7
GREENSHANKS OVER
*5 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST HOLME NOA +ARCTIC TERN, 16 EIDER & 183 COMMON SCOTER.
SPOT'SHANK ON REDWELL MARSH +3 LRPs, 3 YELLOW WAGS, 3 COMMON SANDS, 1 GREEN
SAND & 21 BLACK-T.GODWITS OVER
3 SPOONBILLS TITCHWELL RSPB 1PM
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Sunday 17th August 2008
At Holme NOA highlights were a Little Egret, Greenshank, 1 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a single Whitethroat.

Butterflies included Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Grayling and Gatekeeper.

On Redwell Marsh 3 Little Ringed Plovers were of particular note.

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PROB AD WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN S/PAST WINTERTON 8.55AM+BLACK TERN & 3 ARCTIC TERNS
*BALEARIC S/WTR N/PAST SEA PALLING 11.45AM-3.45PM+BLACK TERN, 30 LITTLE
GULLS, 6 WHIMBREL, 9 GREENSHANK & 31 ARCTIC SKUA
*BALEARIC S/WTR W/PAST SHERINGHAM 9.20AM+2 MANX S/WTRS, 8 ARCTIC SKUAS &
LITTLE EGRET
*BALEARIC S/WTR CLEY ON SEA OFF COASTGUARDS TILL 9.30AM THEN FLEW E/
*SPOONBILL CLEY NWT THIS EVNG ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+JUV MED GULL, 5 WOOD
SANDS, CURLEW SAND, 2 GARGANEY, 3 GREEN SANDS, 2 LITTLE GULLS & SPOT/SHANK
*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER BY SOUTH WALL OPP.PUMPHOUSE+CURLEW SAND, 2 AD LITTLE GULLS, SPOT/SHANK,
4 GREENSHANK & 3 JUV MARSH HARRIERS
*5 GARGANEY WELNEY WWT FROM MAIN HIDE+2 WOOD SANDS & 3 GREEN SANDS
*CURLEW SAND TITCHWELL RSPB FROM ISLAND HIDE MID-A/NOON+2 LITTLE STINTS & WOOD SAND
*2 SOOTY S/WTRS S/PAST WAXHAM 2.05-2.55PM+2 ARCTIC SKUAS
*12 ARCTIC SKUAS S/PAST SEA PALLING
*2 LITTLE EGRETS SALTERS LODE SLUICE
*LITTLE EGRET SURLINGHAM CHURCH MARSH RSPB
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Saturday 16th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 160 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Fulmar, 20 Gannets, 1 Arctic Skua, 50 Sandwich Terns, 97 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 1 Little Tern and 2 Guillemots. 5 Grey Herons came in off the sea and settled on the beach. 26 Ringed Plovers, 9 Knot, 14 Sanderling, 17 Snipe, 13 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper were also of note. A Turtle Dove, 1 Green and 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were around the reserve.

Moth trapping included a Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Silver Y, 2 Small Wainscots, 1 Brown Tail and 55 Large Yellow Underwings. Butterflies included 21 Graylings, 3 Brown Argus, 2 Comma and 5 Common Blues.

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*BALEARIC S/WTR ECCLES ON SEA OFF BUSH ESTATE 7.45PM DRIFTING S/
*3s CASPIAN GULL CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THIS EVNG+SPOONBILL W/OVER, 15
YELLOW-L.GULLS & 3 LITTLE GULLS
*2 SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH 10.27AM
*2 SPOONBILLS FLEW E/OVER MORSTON QUAY 5.30PM
*AD ROSEATE TERN HOLME IN HIGH TIDE TERN ROOST 6.30-7.00AM+JUV BLACK TERN
*SOOTY S/WTR W/PAST SHERINGHAM 6.30-8.00AM+2 AVOCETS
*BLACK TERN OFF HOPTON-ON-SEA THIS EVNG+23 LITTLE GULL, AD MED GULL & 5
ARCTIC SKUA
*CROSSBILL HORSEY MERE NT C/PARK 10.20AM
*16 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST SEA PALLING 5.30-9.30AM+LITTLE EGRET S/PAST
*6 ARCTIC SKUAS OFF ECCLES+GREEN SAND, WHINCHAT & HOBBY
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Friday 15th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 120 Common Scoter, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Sandwich Terns, 40 Common Terns and 3 Little Terns. A ring-tail Hen Harrier was hunting in the dunes early morning and around the Observatory 2 Treecreepers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Kingfisher and a single Crossbill were of note. Waders included 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Whimbrel, 28 Curlew and a Green Sandpiper.

Moth trapping included a Brown Tail, Archer's Dart, 2 Dusky Sallow, 3 Scarce Footmen, 3 White-line Darts and a Vapourer. Butterflies included 5 Brown Argus, 1 Comma, 7 Graylings, 1 Painted Lady, 25 Red Admirals and 2 Wall Browns.

On Redwell Marsh 2 Common Sandpipers and at least 15 Snipe were of note. A Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk were also recorded.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Necton
Kingfisher 1

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NO SIGN OF CATTLE EGRET CLEY NWT AT 3PM BUT 2 LITTLE STINTS ON NORTH SCRAPE. 5 SPOT/SHANKS ON ARNOLDS MARSH+HOBBY
*MALE HONEY BUZZARD MIDDAY BTW HINDLEVESTON & FULVESTON AT SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT TG.009.301

*IMM SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER AT E/END THIS MRNG

*BALEARIC S/WTR BLAKENEY POINT ON SEA DRIFTING W/WITH AUKS

*BALEARIC S/WTR RPTD PAST SHERINGHAM THIS MRNG+MANX S/WTR & 5 ARCTIC SKUAS

*RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER HOLME DUNES EARLY MRNG+CROSSBILL & 120 COMMON SCOTER OFFSHORE

*JUV LONG-T.SKUA RPTD E/PAST SHERINGHAM THIS EVNG+SOOTY S/WTR & 5 ARCTIC SKUAS

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Thursday 14th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 350 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Fulmars, 25 Gannets, 10 Arctic Skuas, 71 Sandwich Terns, 79 Common Terns, 14 Arctic Terns, 3 Little Terns and 4 Guillemots. Around the reserve 2 Treecreepers were with the tit flock, and in the dunes a ring-tail Hen Harrier was of particular interest.

Moth trapping included 3 Silver Ys, an Eyed Hawk Moth, 1 Copper Underwing and 37 Large Yellow Underwings. Butterflies included Comma, Red Admiral, Grayling, Painted Lady, Common Blue and Wall Brown.

At Redwell Marsh a Wood Sandpiper and at least 3 Common Sandpipers were of note.

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CATTLE EGRET TILL 7.10PM BLAKENEY ON SALTMARSH IN DITCH E/OF QUAY THEN FLEW HIGH WEST
*ROSEATE TERN N/PAST ECCLES BTW 5.30--7.30AM+BLACK TERN,2 ARCTIC SKUAS,LITTLE GULL,963 COMMON TERNS & HOBBY

*BALEARIC S/WTR ON SEA OFF ECCLES AT 7.56AM THE DRIFTED SOUTH

*2 SPOONBILLS 8.35AM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+2 LITTLE STINTS. 2 WOOD SANDS ON PAT'S POOL+AD Y-L.GULL & 2 1s LITTLE GULLS

*WHEATEAR WINTERTON CHALET PARK+3 BAR-T.GODWITS

*CURLEW SAND HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE/SWIM COOTS AT MIDDAY+WOOD SAND,2 GREENSHANK,12 GREEN SANDS,3 LRPs & 70 RUFF

*2 AD BLACK TERNS PAST WINTERTON THIS EVNG

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Wednesday 13th August 2008
At Holme NOA an Arctic Skua flew close along the beach chasing terns mid monring. Moth trapping included 62 Large Yellow Underwings and an Orange Swift. Butterflies included Wall Brown and Painted Lady.

At Redwell Marsh a Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Redshank and at least 2 Marsh Harriers were noted.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Cockley Cley Wood**
Swift 2 flying over

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CATTLE EGRET 5.20PM BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH AT N/END WITH CATTLE VIEWABLE S/FROM BLAKENEY BANK
*2 ROSEATE TERNS N/PAST ECCLES BTW 6.30--7.30AM+5 ARCTIC SKUAS

*2 ROSEATE TERNS PAST SHERINGHAM 1 W/AT AT 10.20AM. 1 LINGERED OFFSHORE THEN FLEW E/AT 10.28AM+2 LITTLE GULLS W/

*2 SPOONBILLS 1s+JUV CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE AT 6.45PM

*2 SPOONBILLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+AD CURLEW SAND,7 SPOT/SHANK & 30 RUFF

PROB HONEY BUZZARD LETHERINGSETT OVER A148 IN EVNG
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Tuesday 12th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 180 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 18 Gannets, 40 Sandwich Terns, 50 Common Terns, 10 Arctic Terns and 20 Little Terns. A Turtle Dove, 2 Swifts, 1 Ruff, 2 Whimbrels, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martins, 10 Swallows, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Treecreeper and a single Crossbill were also of note.

Moth trapping included a Canary Shouldered Thorn, 2 Pinion-streaked Snouts, a Twin-spotted Wainscot, a Dark Sword-greass, 2 Orange Swifts and a Pine Hawk Moth. Butterflies included 8 Graylings, 2 Painted Ladies, 3 COmmon Blues, 6 Gatekeepers and a Red Admiral.

At Redwell Marsh 2 Common Sandpipers and 5 Black-tailed Godwits were on the scrapes.

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BIRDNET pager service
CATTLE EGRET CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL
*2 SPOONBILLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH LATE A/NOON +FEM GARGANEY & 2s MED GULL

*JUV SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER OFF SOUTH WALL

*3 CURLEW SANDS BREYDON WATER RSPB

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Monday 11th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 400 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Gannets, 47 Sandwich Terns, 11 Common Terns and 4 Little Terns. A Ruff, 8 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Green Sandpipers were of note and a Stonechat was also of interest. A single Swift and 4 Turtle Doves were also recorded.

Moth trapping included 2 White Points, 1 Pine Hawk Moth, 74 Large Yellow Underwings, 34 Common Rustics, 35 Flame Shoulders, 3 Drinkers, 3 White-line Darts and a Double Lobed. Butterflies included 8 Graylings, 10 Red ADmirals, a Gatekeeper and a Comma.

At Redwell Marsh a Marsh Harrier, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Wood Sandpiper and 1 Common Sandpiper were counted.

Sunday 10th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 265 Common Scoter, 3 Fulmars, 14 Gannets, 18 Sandwich Terns and 4 Common Terns. A Turtle Dove and a Willow Warbler were of note around the reserve and a Greenshank flew over calling.

Moth trapping included a Pebble Prominent, Spectacle and Archer's Dart.

On Redwell Marsh a Wood Sandpiper was again present during the day.

Saturday 9th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 500+ Common Scoter, 7 Fulmars, 51 Gannets, 4 Arctic Skuas, 15 Sandwich Terns, 27 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns and 2 Little Terns. 1 Ruff, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Turtle Doves, 4 Swifts, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and a Treecreeper were also of note.

Butterflies included Grayling, Painted Lady and Common Blue.

Friday 8th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 2 Eider, 200+ Common Scoter, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 33 Fulmars, 1 Sooty Shearwater west, 14 Manx Shearwaters, 167 Gannets, 41 Arctic Skuas, 5 Great Skuas, 1 Little Gull, 1 adult Sabine's Gull west, 7 Kittiwakes, 86 Sandwich Terns, 126 Common Terns, 14 Arctic Terns, 36 Comic Terns, 11 Little Terns and 2 Guillemots. Also of note were a Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Avocets, 3 Turtle Doves and a Willow Warbler.

Moth trapping included a Leopard Moth, 1 Antler Moth, 6 Silver Ys, 1 Buff Footman, 4 Drinkers and 2 White-line Darts.

Thursday 7th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 210 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Fulmar, 2 Gannets, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Med Gull, 18 Sandwich Terns, 21 Common Terns and 2 Little Terns.

Butterflies included Brimstone, Grayling and Painted Lady, and moth trapping included over 700 Moths of 75 Species. Highlights were an Oak Hook-tip, Poplar Hawk Moth, 158 Large Yellow Underwings, 47 Dingy Footmen, a Gold Spot, 2 Small Waved Umber, 3 Silver Ys and an Iron Prominent.

At Redwell Marsh a Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, and at least 1 Common Sandpiper were of note.

BIRDNET pager service
*4 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+1s+JUV 4.55PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+3+GARGANEY,WOOD SAND,4 GREENSHANKS & 4 LITTLE EGRETS

• 2 WOOD SANDS CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 3.58PM+2 CURLEW SANDS,4 GREEN SANDS,SPOT/SHANK,20 RUFF,2 LITTLE GULLS,KNOT & 20 GOLDEN PLOVER

*1s LITTLE GULL SALTHOUSE LINGERING OFFSHORE THIS A/NOON+WHIMBREL THRU SOUTH

*CURLEW SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+12 SPOT/SHANKS,3 COMMON SANDS & 2 GREEN SANDS,TURTLE DOVE IN C/PK, RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE+4 VELVET SCOTER & ARCTIC SKUA PAST EAST

• 2 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS FROM RAPTOR WATCHPOINT. TG.009.301

*4 WOOD SANDS HICKLING BROAD NWT ON RUSH HILL SCRAPE+LITTLE STINT,80 RUFF & 25 GREEN SANDS

*19+MED GULLS GREAT YARMOUTH SEAFRONT BTW PIERS THIS EVNG

*186 YELLOW WAGS BURGH CASTLE ROOSTED ON MARSHES THIS EVNG+TURTLE DOVE,GREENSHANK,6 LITTE EGRETS & 4 WHIMBREL

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Wednesday 6th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 409 COmmon Scoter, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Fulmars, 12 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 13 Sandwich Terns, 15 COmmon Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 6 Little Terns and a Razorbill. Also of note were a Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank and 2 Green Sandpipers.

Moth trapping included 78 Large Yellow Underwings, 28 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 20 Dingy Footmen, 6 Ruby Tigers, 1 White Point, 1 Latticed Heath, 21 Silver Ys, and a Fen Wainscot.

At Redwell Marsh 20+ Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper and 2+ Green Sandpipers were noted together with a Black-tailed Godwit.

norfolkwildlife egroup
Breydon Water
Good numbers of Bar-tailed Godwit, Avocet, Knot, Dunlin, Redshank and
Curlew. A merlin's been seen as well, so autumn is coming.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Swaffham
Swift 30 flying high over the town 19.00hrs.

Pensthorpe
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Tern

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BIRDNET pager service
*MALE MONTAGU'S HARRIER 11AM 1.5MLS S/OF TITCHWELL.AT CHOSELEY DRYING BARNS THEN FLEW S/

*6 ARCTIC SKUAS TITCHWELL RSPB+4 CURLEW SANDS

*2 CORY'S S/WTRS RPTD E/PAST SHERINGHAM 10.35AM+4 ARCTIC SKUAS BTW 8.35---10.50AM

*AD ROSEATE TERN HOLME ON BEACH OPP GOLF COURSE AT HIGH TIDE ROOST 9.20AM

*2 GREEN SANDS HOLME NOA ON REDWELL MARSH THIS MRNG+6 BLACK-T.GODWITS,BAR-T.GODWIT,KNOTT,3 RUFF,5 JUV RINGED PLOVERS,2 COMMON SAND & 16 SNIPE

*4 SPOONBILLS 2ADs+1s+JUV LATE A/NOON CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+LRP.LITTLE STINT,7 SPOT/SHANKS,7 GREEN SANDS,2 1s LITTLE GULLS,JUV CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWIT,WOOD SAND,11 GREENSHANKS NEAR AD Y-L.GULL & YELLOW WAG. 2 AD CURLEW SANDS ON PAT'S POOL+3 GREEN SANDS

*ARCTIC TERN S/PAST SEA PALLING+2 ARCTIC SKUAS,7 WHIMBREL & 4 HARBOUR PORPOISE

*3 CURLEW SANDS SNETTISHAM RSPB EARLY MRNG+3 SPOT/SHANKS & HOBBY

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Tuesday 5th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1000+ Common Scoter, 15 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Fulmars, 43 Gannets, 8 Arctic Skuas, 2 Great Skuas, 37 Sandwich Terns, 45 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 2 Roseate Terns (1 ad and 1 juv on the beach), 2 Little Terns, 1 Razorbill, and 2 Long-finned Pilot Whales. Around the reserve a Hobby, a Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Treecreeper and a single Crossbill were recorded.

Moth trapping included a Barred Red, 65 Dingy Footmen, 44 LArge Yellow Underwings, 15 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 7 Fen Wainscots, 3 Ruby Tigers, 1 Magpie Moth, a Tawny Shears, 2 Chinese Characters and a Scalloped Oak. Butterflies included a Painted Lady, Wall Brown, 30+ Red Admirals, 25 Peacocks, 5 Graylings and 20 Meadow Browns.

At Redwell Marsh 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 8 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpipers were of note.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Bawsey Pits
Buzzard. 6 Little Grebe. 10 tufted duck. 8 coot. 5 Egyptian geese. 90 Greylag and 1 Canada.

Wicken Farm, north of Castle Acre
3 Buzzard. Kestrel. Sparrowhawk.3 yellowhammer.

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BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH EARLY MRNG ONLY+4 CURLEW SANDS
2 ROSEATE TERNS AD+JUV HOLME NOA ON BEACH THIS A/NOON.2 BONXIES W/PAST+2 ARCTIC SKUAS.5 ARCTIC TERNS,CROSSBILL & 2 LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALES OFFSHORE

*4 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+1s+JUV 5.10PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+4 Y-L.GULLS 2 NEAR ADs+2 JUV,LITTLE STINT,GARGANEY,2 WOOD SANDS,10 SPOT/SHANK,3 WHIMBREL,4 LRPs,4 GREEN SAND,1s LITTLE GULL & JUV CONTINENAL BLACK-T.GODWIT CURLEW SAND ON PAT'S POOL+LITTLE STINT & WOOD SAND

*2 AD COMMON CRANES WELNEY WT FROM LYLE HIDE

*IMM SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER THIS MRNG+CURLEW SAND,19 LITTLE EGRETS & MERLIN

*2 CROSSBILLS S/OVER SNETTISHAM RSPB AT 10AM

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Monday 4th August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 507 Common Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Fulmars, 7 Gannets, 4 Arctic Skuas, 63 Sandwich Terns, 84 Common Terns and 16 Little Terns. A Peregrine was of note and a Treecreeper was in the pines with the tit flock.

Moth trapping included a Garden Tiger, 10 Scarce Footman, 11 Drinkers, 10 Yellow Tails, 6 Ruby Tigers and a Humming-bird Hawk Moth was present during the day. Butterflies included 2 Graylings, 45 Peacocks, 35 Red Admirals and 20 Meadow Browns.

On Redwell Marsh a Common and a Green Sandpiper were of note, together with one Black-tailed Godwit.

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BIRDNET pager service
*AD WHITE-RUMPED SAND CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL 8.15-8.20PM THEN FLEW E/WITH
DUNLIN & NO FURTHER SIGN BY DUSK
*PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB 12.00PM+28 SPOT/SHANK ON FRESHMARSH
*4 SPOONBILLS (2 ADS, 1s & JUV) 4.55PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+WOOD SAND, 3
GREENSHANK & 25+RUFF
*ROSEATE TERN BREYDON WATER AT E/END 9.30AM+9 CURLEW SANDS & 5 GREENSHANK
*RED-N.GREBE OFF TITCHWELL RSPB+151 AVOCET
*9 CURLEW SANDS TITCHWELL RSPB+SHORT-E.OWL & 12+SPOT/SHANK
*1s MED GULL WEST RUNTON BEACH 4.00PM
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Sunday 3rd August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 6 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Gannets, 8 Arctic Skuas, 143 Sandwich Terns, 126 Common Terns and 12 Little Terns. 2 Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper were also of note.

A Humming-bird Hawk Moth was feeding near the Observatory until mid afternoon, and moth trapping included 91 Large Yellow Underwings, 8 Fen Wainscots, 1 Peppered Moth, 12 Drinkers, 1 Brown-veined Wainscot, 2 Knot Grass, 4 Scarce Footmen and 9 Ruby Tigers.

Butterflies included 4 Graylings, 12 Peacocks, 8 Red Adimrals, 1 Comma and 1 Ringlet.

BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND 3.03PM TITCHWELL RSPB FROM PARRINDER HIDE SHOWING WELL

*HONEY BUZZARD SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 3.30PM+HOBBY
*2 AD COMMON CRANES WELNEY WWT FROM MAIN OBSERVATORY LATE MRNG+14 GARGANEY & 20 RUFF
*4 SPOONBILL (2 ADS, 1s & JUV) CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+2 AD YELLOW-L.GULLS, 2 WOOD SAND, 3 1s LITTLE GULLS, 3 CURLEW SANDS & 7 LITTLE STINTS
*BLACK TERN OFF HOPTON-ON-SEA THIS EVNG+18 LITTLE GULLS & 3 ARCTIC SKUA
*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER AT W/END THIS MRNG+12 CURLEW SANDS AT E/END & ARCTIC TERN
*3 CROSSBILLS NORWICH FLEW OVER GLOUCESTER STREET 4.00PM
*PROB.ROSEATE TERN RPTD PAST SHERINGHAM+3 ARCTIC SKUAS & MANX S/WTR
5 WOOD SAND CLEY NWT IN EVNG
*BLACK TERN PAST SHERINGHAM IN MRNG+MANX S/WTR
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Saturday 2nd August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 30 Common Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Fulmars, 28 Gannets, 4 Arctic Skuas west, 58 Sandwich Terns, 42 Common Terns, 3 Little Terns and 3 Black Terns. Waders included a Little Stint, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 60 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Green Sandpipers and 1 Wood Sandpiper. 2 Turtle Doves, 15 Swifts, 2 Sand Martins and a Hobby were also of note.

Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Broomsthorpe
Spotted Flycatcher, also saw 2 juv Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Marsh Tit

Coxford Water
20 Common Gull and 14 Gadwall and Cormorant at

Boughton-2 Bullfinch. Wretton-Reed Bunting, 2 yellow Hammer. Oxborough hall- pair Mutes with 2 young in the moat, 2 Nuthatch. Boughton fen- Turtle Dove.

Birdnet pager service
PEC SAND 7.45PM TITCHWELL RSPB+2 ARCTIC SKUAS OFFSHORE 8.00-8.40PM

*JUV RUDDY SHELDUCK CANTLEY BEET FACTORY THIS MRNG+2 WOOD SANDS, AD LITTLE
GULL & JUV CUCKOO
*PROB.LITTLE AUK RPTD SALTHOUSE LATE MRNG+ARCTIC SKUA
4 SPOONBILLS (2 ADS, 1s & JUV) CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THIS EVNG
*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT ON MAIN LAGOON+5 GARGANEY, GREEN SAND & 12 RUFF
*3 BLACK TERNS PAST HOLME NOA IN 1.75HRS THIS MRNG+4 ARCTIC SKUA, 28 GANNET
& FULMAR
*OSPREY W/OVER HICKLING BROAD NWT 10.55AM. LITTLE STINT RUSH HILL SCRAPE+2
CURLEW SANDS & 6 GREEN SANDS
*RED KITE BTW BURNHAM MARKET & NORTH CREAKE 4.00PM
*LITTLE STINT HOLME+WOOD SAND, MANDARIN & HOBBY
*WHIMBREL WINTERTON NORTH DUNES+JUV CUCKOO
*6+CHALK-HILL BLUE BUTTERFLIES WAREHAM
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Friday 1st August 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 31 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Fulmars, 21 Gannets, 11 Arctic Skuas, 112 Sandwich Terns, 101 Common Terns and 34 Little Terns. 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 25 Whimbrel and % Green Sandpipers were of note.

BIRDNET pager service
*PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB LATE A/NOON ON FRESHMARSH+5 CURLEW SANDS,12 SPOT/SHANKS,48 RUFF,GREEN SAND & 3 COMMON SANDS
*PEC SAND GREAT YARMOUTH NORTH DENES ON BEACH BY LITTLE TERN COLONY EARLY MRNG THEN FLEW SW/
*18 CURLEW SANDS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 9.30AM. 2 CURLEW SANDS PAT'S POOL+3 LITTLE STINTS & WOOD SAND
*POSS POM SKUA RPTD W/PAST SHERINGHAM 10.25AM+74 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST BTW 6.45--11AM
*8 CURLEW SANDS BREYDON WATER+6 GREENSHANK,WOOD SAND,5 COMMON SANDS & 5 LITTLE GULLS
*4 CURLEW SANDS BLAKENEY HARBOUR+2 LITTLE STINTS
*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT ON MAIN LAGOON+2 WOOD SANDS,SPOT/SHANK & 4 GARGANEY RES CLOSES AT 5PM
*2 CURLEW SANDS HICKLING BROAD NWT ON SWIM COOTS & RUSH HILL SCRAPE AT MIDDAY+2 WOOD SANDS.10 GREEN SANDS & 53 RUFF
*1s CASPIAN GULL (POLISH COLOUR RINGED) CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THIS EVNG+4 WOOD SANDS,10+CURLEW SANDS,9+LITTLE STINTS,8 SPOT/SHANKS & 3 GARGANEY,0
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Thursday 31st July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 6 Gannets, 7 Arctic Skuas, 41 Sandwich Terns and 8 Common Terns. A Little Egret, 41 Oystercatchers, 5 Sanderling, 38 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Whimbrel, 19 Curlew, 11 Redshank and 10 Turnstones were also of note.

Moth trapping included a Peppered Moth, 1 Oak Eggar, 1 Small Elephant Hawk Moth, 4 Ruby Tigers and a Silky Wainscot.

2 Graylings were near the Observatory and Red Admiral, Peacock and Small Tortiseshell were also noted.

Wednesday 30th July 2008
Moth trapping at Holme included 2 Brown Tails, 11 Drinkers, 4 Poplar Hawks, 9 Ruby Tigers, 35 Dark Arches, 91 Large Yellow Underwings, 25 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 1 Pine Hawk, 1 Black Arches, 1 Garden Tiger and a Lyme Grass.

Butterflies included 2 Red Admirals, 1 Small Heath, 2 Speckled Woods and 8 Gatekeepers.

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BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB EARLY EVNG ON FRESHMARSH+6 CURLEW SAND,12 SPOT/SHANKS,3 LITTLE GULLS,11 RUFF,60 BLACK-T.GODWITS,GREEN SAND,COMMON SAND & 6 EIDER OFFSHORE
SPOONBILL TILL 7.30PM HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH FROM JORDAN HIDE THEN FLEW WEST+5 GREEN SANDS

*4 SPOONBILLS TILL 11.45AM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE THEN FLEW E/OVER ARNOLDS MARSH+2 SPOT/SHAKS & 4 GREEN SANDS

*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT FROM BUXTON HIDE+14 GARGANEY,GREENSHANK,GREEN SAND & 12 RUFF RES. OPENS 9.30AM

*3 WOOD SANDS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY AT 10.50AM+AD LITTLE GULL & 9 AVOCETS

*2 HONEY BUZZARDS BTW FULMODESTON & HINDOLVESTON AT SWANTON N/OVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT

*HONEY BUZZARD SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT BRIEFLY AT 4.30PM

*RED KITE 4.15PM OVER HICKLING

*1s CASPIAN GULL (COLOURED RINGED) TILL 6PM CLEY NWT ON PATS. POOL+GARGANEY,JUV CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWIT,6 WOOD SANDS,23+GREEN SANDS,3 NEAR AD Y-L.GULLS,1s LITTLE GULL,5 SPOTSHANKS.12 GREENSHANK,2 LITTLE EGRETS & 8 LRPs

*RING-PARAKEET LONG STRATTON ON JUNCTION STURMY CLOSE

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Tuesday 29th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 70 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 18 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 5 Kittiwakes, 65 Sandwich Terns, 22 Common Terns and 2 Little Terns. 3 Whimbrel, a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper were of note over the marsh and both Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers were around the reserve.

Moth trapping produced 69 species of moth including 4 Kent Black Arches, 1 Black Arches, 3 Poplar Hawks, 1 Pine Hawk, 6 Brown Tails, 38 Dingy Footmen, 13 Ruby Tigers and 68 Large Yellow Underwings.

Butterflies included Red Admiral and Gatekeeper.

BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH 1PM +6 CURLEW SANDS & 4 LITTLE GULLS
3 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE +3 AD CURLEW SANDS ON PAT'S POOL, 4 LITTLE STINTS & Y-L.GULL

*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT FROM BUXTON HIDE

*5 RUDDY SHELDUCKS W/PAST SHERINGHAM

*9 CURLEW SANDS BREYDON WATER OFF SOUTH WALL & SPOT'SHANK

*3 WOOD SANDS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY

*FEM/JUV GARGANEY KELLING WATER MEADOWS

HOOPOE GREAT YARMOUTH OVER B+Q C/PK TWDS WOODED AREA BEHIND CARPHONE WAREHOUSE 9PM TG.517.066
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Monday 28th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 300+ Common Scoter, 2 Fulmars, 9 Arctic Skuas, 2 Kittiwakes, 54 Sandwich Terns and 17 Common Terns. 3 Turtle Doves were in the area and a Treecreeper and 4+ Goldcrests were with the tit flock. 3 Blackcaps were also of note.

Moth trapping included 7 Brown Tails, a True Lover's Knot, 2 Pine and 2 Poplar Hawk Moths, 1 Garden Tiger, 1 Rosy Wave, 1 Fern, 7 Ruby Tigers and a Latticed Heath.

Butterflies included 3 Red Admirals, 1 Comma, 1 Grayling and 20 Gatekeepers.

At Redwell late evening 6 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff and 3 Avocets were of note on the scrapes.

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BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH BUT VIEWING DIFFICULT IN FOG +9 SPOT'SHANKS, LRP & GREEN SAND
3 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 8.10PM +BITTERN, 5 Y-L.GULLS, 2 LITTLE STINTS & 2. 1s LITTLE GULLS

*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT

*RING-NECKED PARAKEET LONG STRATTON AT 17a MANOR PARK GARDENS 8.30PM

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Sunday 27th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 246 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 14 Gannets, 9 Arctic Skuas, 83 Sandwich Terns, 48 Common Terns and 3 Little Terns. 4 Whimbrel and a Green Sandpiper were of note on the marsh, and 1 Sand Martin, 18 Swallows and 40 House Martins flew through during the day. 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 5 Goldcrests, 1 Treecreeper and 5 Crossbills were of note around the reserve.

Moth trapping included a Blue Bordered Carpet, 3 Knot Grasses, 3 Dusky Sallows, 8 Scarce Footmen, 1 Nut-tree Tussock, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Garden Tiger and a Brown Tail moth.

At Redwell Marsh 1 Ruff and 2 Green Sandpipers were of interest, together with at least 2 Turtle Doves.

Nar valley Ornithological Society
Lynn Point
Kingfisher 1, Green Sandpiper 2, Greenshank 1

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Saturday 26th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 56 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Fulmars, 13 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 46 Sandwich Terns, 5 Common Terns, 6 Little Terns, 3 Guillemots and a Razorbill. Also of note were 5 Turtle Doves, 1 Kingfisher, both Green and Great-spotted Woodpeckers, a passage of hirundines with 10 Sand Martins, 50 Swallows and 5 House Martins all through west, 16 Pied Wagtails, 5 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 9 Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler, 8 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 16 Willow Warblers, 7 Goldcrests and 5 Crossbills.

Moths included Dusky Sallow, 3 Knot Grasses, 6 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Common Rustics, 8 Smoky Wainscots, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Mother of Pearls, 5 Uncertains, 3 Common Footmen 2 Nut-tree Tussocks, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, 1 Sharp-angled Peacock, 4 Dark Arches, 1 Ruby Tiger, 2 Brown-line Bright-eyes, 1 Elephant Hawk Moth, 1 Least Yellow Underwing, 1 Brown-tail, 3 Scarce Footmen, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Nutmeg, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Yellow Tail, and 1 Garden Tiger.

Butterflies included 250+ Gatekeepers, 50+ Ringlets, 50+ Meadow Browns, 40+ Large Whites, 30 Small Skippers, 10 Small Whites, 3 Small Coppers, 2 Graylings, 2 Speckled Woods, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Common Blue, 20+ Peacocks, 5 Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.

At Hempton Marsh moth trapping produced 609 moths of 101 species:
4 Southern Wainscots, 1 Swallowtail, 1 Brimstone, 13 Pebble Hook-tips, 8 Rosy Footman, 2 Black Arches, 6 Yellow-tails, 1 Mottled Beauty, 2 Early Thorns, 6 Nut-tree Tussocks, 1 White Satin Moth, 2 Barred Straw, 1 Sallow Kitten, 5 Ruby Tigers, 2 Blue Bordered Carpets, 1 V Pug, 7 July Highfliers, 6 Engrailed, 2 Purple Thorns, 1 Dot Moth, 1 Slender Brindle, 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 3 Coxcomb Prominents, 10 Light Emeralds, 1 Peppered Moth, 11 Dunbars, 1 Large Emerald, 6 Bloodveins, 6 Dingy Shears, 13 Small Rivulets, 79 Mother of Pearls, 12 Common Carpets, 1 Phlyctaenia coronata, 28 Clouded Borders, 45 Dingy Footmen, 18 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwings, 3 Flame Carpets, 2 Scalloped Oak, 8 Olive Moths, 3 Knot Grass, 3 Poplar Greys, 1 Common Rustic, 15 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, 15 Poplar Hawks, 43 Smoky Wainscots, 16 Riband Waves, 1 Chocolate Tip, 2 Brown China Marks, 4 Beautiful China Marks, 1 Ringed China Mark, 1 Evergestis pallida, 13 Buff Ermines, 1 Leopard Moth, 3 The Rustic, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Red Twin-spot Carpet, 3 Small Magpies, 16 Double Square-spots, 18 Uncertains, 1 Peach Blossom, 3 Minor Shoulder-knot, 6 Fen Wainscots, 2 Dark Arches, 3 Large Twinspots, 4 Single Dotted Waves, 1 Small Phoenix, 9 Small Fanfooted Waves, 23 Round-winged Muslins, 1 Mottled Rustic, 2 Double Lobed, 1 Cream Bordered Green Pea, 31 Dingy Footmen, 1 Snout, 3 Least Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Cream Wave, 1 Spectacle, 2 Swallow Prominents, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Herald, 2 Pale Prominents, 2 Flame Shoulders, 1 Brown-line Bright-eye, 2 Gothics, 1 Dotted Fanfoot, 1 Codling Moth, 1 Crescent, 1 Caloptilia stigmatella, Catoptria falsella, 1 Barred Fruit Tree Tortrix, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Phycita roborella, 1 Chilo phragmitella, 1 Agapeta hamana and 1 Aethes rubigana.

Friday 25th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 60+ Common Scoter, 2 Fulmars, 13 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 74 Sandwich Terns, 19 Common Terns and 13 Little Terns. 2 Green Sandpipers, 43 Swallows and a Crossbill were also of note.

Moth trapping produced 1 Yellow Tail, 7 Common Footmen, 6 Scarce Footmen, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Dingy Footman, 2 Garden Tigers, 5 Drinkers, 21 Large Yellow Underwings, 1 Heart & Dart, 2 Yellowtails, 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 4 Dark Arches, 3 Uncertains, 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 2 Least Yellow Underwings, 2 Nutmegs, 5 Smoky Wainscots, 3 Light Arches, 2 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 2 Pine Hawks, 2 Poplar Hawks, 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart and a Kent Black Arches.

Thursday 24th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 13 Gannets, 1 Little Gull, 13 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns and 10 Little Terns. A Turtle Dove and 31+ Crossbills were around the reserve, and a Kingfisher was of note. 5 Sand MArtins and 35 Swallows flew through east, and Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest and Treecreeper were with the tit flock at the west end of the reserve.

At Redwell Marsh 8 Black-tailed Godwits and 5 Ruff were counted.
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BIRDNET pager service
*NO FURTHER SIGN OF RPTD PROB AD SUM BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT OFF SALTHOUSE BY 3.03PM

*AD WHITE-RUMPED SAND 6.10PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+5 SPOONBILLS,CURLEW SAND & AD Y-L.GULL

*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE THIS EVNG SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY&DISPLAY C/PK IN PADDOCKS BY CLINK ROAD SPEED LIMIT SIGN

*2 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS FROM RAPTOR WATCHPOINT BTW 9.40----11.15AM SHOWING WELL

*5 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 8.12AM. c15 LITTLE GULLS FROM DAUKES HIDE+JUV MED GULL

*SPOONBILL WELNEY WWT ON MAIN LAGOON+12 GARGANEY,GREENSHANK & GREEN SAND

*ROSEATE TERN WALCOTT ON GROYNE+MED GULL

*2 BLACK TERNS W/PAST SHERINGHAM BTW 8--11AM

*IMM SPOONBILL TILL 8.25AM ONLY BREYDON WATER SOUTH WALL+4 CURLEW SANDS,4 GREENSHANKS,SPOT/SHANK,2 LITTLE GULLS,18 LITTLE EGRETS & MERLIN

*30+CROSSBILLS HOLKHAM PINES c12.15PM

*2 TURNSTONES CANTLEY BEET FACTORY THIS A/NOON+12 RUFF,7 AVOCETS,GREEN SAND,COMMON SAND,4 GREENSHANKS & BLACK-T.GODWIT

*2 AD CURLEW SANDS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+15 SPOT/SHANKS,GREENSHANK & 16 LITTLE GULLS

*7 WOOD SANDS CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL MIDDAY

*2 JUV BLACK TERNS OFF SALTHOUSE THIS A/NOON+LITTLE GULL & 3+ARCTIC SKUAS

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Wednesday 23 July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 690 COmmon Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Fulmars, 13 Gannets ,1 Arctic Skua, 33 Sandwich Terns and 9 Common Terns. 3 Marsh Harriers and a Common Sandpiper were of note over the marsh, and 4 Turtle Doves and 18 Crossbills were around the reserve.

Butterflies included Comma, Red Admiral, Grayling, a female Brimstone, Small Copper and Gatekeeper.

BIRDNET pager service
*AD WHITE-RUMPED SAND 6.45PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+5 SPOONBILLS,AD CURLEW SAND & 3 Y-L.GULLS. AD CURLEW SAND PAT'S POOL+6+1s LITTLE GULLS ON SCRAPES

*AD PEC SAND BLAKENEY HARBOUR S/OF HALFWAY HOUSE BTW 2.50--3.20PM

*18 CROSSBILLS HOLME NOA OVER OBS ATc11.35AM

*11 SPOONBILLS TILL 9.15AM ONLY BREYDON WATER+2 CURLEW SANDS,SPOT/SHANK,4 GREENSHANK,2 COMMON SANDS,15 KNOT,16 LITTLE EGRETS,BRENT GOOSE,ARCTIC TERN & MERLIN

*sum pl CURLEW SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+19 LITTLE GULLS,17 SPOT/SHANK & COMMON SAND. 3 GREENSHANK ON BRACKISH MARSH. ARCTIC TERN OFFSHORE+4 EIDER

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Tuesday 22nd July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Teal, 500+ COmmon Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Fulmar, 3 Gannets, 29 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns and 48 Little Terns. 1 Avocet, 16 Golden Plover, 2 Whimbrels, 1 Greenshank and 20 Swallows were of note, and a juvenile Cetti's Warbler was ringed. 7 Crossbills were in the pines and Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethtroat, Chiffchaff and Treecreeper were also of note.

Moth trapping included 2 Coxcomb Prominents, 1 Southern Wainscot, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Latticed Heath, 1 Spectacle, 4 Round-winged Mulsin and a Dingy Footman. 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Copper, 2 Commas, 2 Ringlets and a Small Heath were also of note.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Necton
Common Buzzard 2, Kestrel 5

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BIRDNET pager service
*WHITE-RUMPED SAND CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE +PEC SAND, 5 SPOONBILLS, CURLEW SAND & 2 Y-L.GULLS

*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN

*4 SPOONBILLS W/OVER KELLING 7PM

*2 SPOONBILLS RPTD WELNEY WWT 1PM & 4 GARGANEY

*OSPREY GUNTON PARK LAKE 11AM

*19 SPOT'SHANKS TITCHWELL RSPB & 4 VELVET SCOTERS OFFSHORE

*MANX S'WTR PAST TRIMINGHAM IN 2HRS +BONXIE & 16 ARCTIC SKUAS

*11 ARCTIC SKUAS W/PAST SHERINGHAM BY 12PM +2 MANX S'WTRS & SHAG

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Monday 21st July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 231 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 9 Fulmars, 21 Gannets, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Little Gulls, 1 juvenile Kittiwake, 158 Sandwich Terns, 8 Common Terns and 33 Little Terns. Waders included 33 Oystercatchers, 3 Golden Plover, 79 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Whimbrels, 2 Curlews and 2 Green Sandpipers. Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Willow Warbler were all around the reserve. A single Crossbill was in the pines briefly and a Treecreeper was still with the tit flock.

Moth trapping included 2 Privet Hawks, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Swallowtail and a Silver Y. Butterflies included Red Admiral, Comma and Gatekeeper.

On Redwell Marsh 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Ruff and at least 3 Redshank were of note.

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BIRDNET pager service
PEC SAND CLEY NWT+5 SPOONBILLS,CURLEW SAND,Y-L.GULL & 1s LITTLE GULL
*5 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 10.05AM+AD ARCTIC SKUA THRU EAST

*18 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST SHERINGHAM BY 11.30AM+17 MANX S/WTRS,SHAG,5 ARCTIC TERNS LINGERING OFFSHORE

*STORM PETREL E/PAST RUNTON AT 12.25PM

*HOBBY NW/OVER CLEY NWT AT 11.22AM+SEVERAL MANX S/WTRS W/AT 12.28PM

*MANX S/WTR PAST HOPTON-ON-SEA BTW 10AM & 3PM+11 ARCTIC SKUAS,14 ARCTIC TERNS,AD LITTLE GULL,4 WHIMBREL & HOBBY

*CURLEW SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH THIS A/NOON+10 RUFF,7 LITTLE GULLS,2 SPOT/SHANKS & 150 AVOPCETS. ARCTIC SKUA+ARCTIC TERN PAST

*STORM PETREL LINGERING OFF SHERINGHAM FOR 30 MINUTES THIS EVNG

5 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST HOLME+59 COMMON SCOTERS
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Sunday 20th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 59 Common Scoter, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Fulmars, 21 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 131 Sandwich Terns, 15 Common Terns, 25 Little Terns, 6 Golden Plovers west, 28 Dunlin, 7 Knot and 2 Sanderling. A Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier and a Kestrel were of note, and around the reserve a Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Reed and Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroats and 1 Willow Warbler were of interest.

Moth trapping included a Poplar Hawk Moth, 1 Leopard Moth, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 White-line Dart and a Buff Arches.

On Redwell Marsh 2 Greenshank, 3 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwits and 8 Ruff were counted.

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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Nar Valley Fisheries
2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Great crested Grebe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snow Goose ( feeding with a large group of Greylag Geese).

**Pentney Gravel Pits, Sunday
2 Redshank, 4 Great crested Grebe, 26 Common Tern (this figure includes chicks), 1 Ringed Plover.
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BIRDNET pager service
*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY & DISPLAY C/PARK BY
CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN 1.00PM
*NO SIGN PEC SAND CLEY NWT BY 10.55AM BUT 6 SPOONBILLS ON NORTH SCRAPE
*3 COMMON CRANES WELNEY WWT FROM MAIN HIDE 2.45PM+2 GARGANEY
*2 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 9.40AM
*4 ARCTIC SKUAS OFF HOPTON-ON-SEA THIS A/NOON+AD LITTLE GULL, 3 ARCTIC TERNS
& LITTLE EGRET S/PAST
*ROSEATE TERN S/PAST HAPPISBURGH 5.30-8.00AM+7 MANX S/WTRS, 6 ARCTIC SKUAS &
2 ARCTIC TERNS
*3 SPOT/SHANK TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+2 GREENSHANK & 6 LITTLE GULLS
*49 GREEN SANDS CANTLEY BEET FACTORY+6 GREENSHANK, SPOT/SHANK, 5 RUFF &
COMMON SAND
N/HANTS
*SANDERLING SUMMER LEYS NR ON ROUND ISLAND FROM MAIN HIDE+HOBBY
*3 CROSSBILLS NW/OVER FERMYN WOODS 10.20AM+4+PURPLE EMPERORS, 10+WHITE
ADMIRALS & SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY
*4 YELLOW-L.GULLS STANWICK GPs THIS EVNG+2 TURNSTONES & 7 GREEN SANDS
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Saturday 19th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 5 Teal west, 1 Eider, 30 Arctic Skua, 4 Gannets, 1 Arctic Skua, 46 Sandwich Terns, 49 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns and 123 Little Terns. A Whimbrel, 1 Turtle Dove, 12 Swifts, 2 Swallows and 1 Treecreeper with the tit flock were of note.

Moth trapping (NOA Moth Day) produced 520 moths of 90 species. Highlights were a Kent Black Arches, Peach Blossom, Buff Arches, Pine and Poplar Hawk Moths, Mullein, 9 Silky Wainscots, 2 Garden Tigers, Campion, Ruby Tiger, Brown Tail and Double Lobed.
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BIRDNET pager service
AD PEC SAND 8.00PM CLEY NWT ON PAT’S POOL+AD CURLEW SAND, 2 1s
LITTLE GULLS, SPOT/SHANK & AD YELLOW-L.GULL
*BALEARIC S/WTR W/PAST TITCHWELL RSPB 1.50PM
*6 SPOONSBILLS (2 ADS & 4 1s) THIS A/NOON CLEY NWT FROM NORTH HIDE+AD CURLEW
SAND FROM DAUKE’S HIDE & 2 AD YELLOW-L.GULLS
*4 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT THIS A/NOON+HOBBY
*ROSEATE TERN SEA PALLING ON BEACH TILL 6.25AM THEN FLEW S/
*c30 ARCTIC SKUAS E/PAST SHERRINGHAM IN 2HRS THIS EVNG+2 MANX S/WTRS
*28 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST WALCOTT BY 8.00AM+MANX S/WTR, LITTLE GULL, MED GULL &
2,400 KITTIWAKE
*20 ARCTIC TERNS PAST WINTERTON GAP BTW 8.30 & 11.50AM+41 COMMON SCOTER, 7
GADWALL, WHIMBREL & 4 HARBOUR PORPOISE
*7 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST ECCLES BTW 7 & 9.00AM+32 COMMON SCOTER. 3 IMM SHAGS BTW
ECCLES & HAPPISBURGH
*3 GREEN SANDS BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB THIS EVNG+2 GREENSHANK
*HOBBY GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT
*ARCTIC TERN CLEY NWT FLEW ALONG BEACH 4.00PM+4 SPOT/SHANK, 2 GREEN SAND & 3
LITTLE GULLS
*FEM RED-C.POCHARD TITCHWELL RSPB ON THORNHAM MARSH POOL 10.30AM. 2
SPOT/SHANK ON FRESHMARSH+GREENSHANK, 3 WHIMBREL, LITTLE GULL & LRP
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY & DISPLAY C/PARK
BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
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Friday 18th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Arctic Skua east, 32 Sandwich Terns, 21 COmmon Terns, 10 Little Terns and 2 summer plumage Razorbills. On the beach 49 Oystercatchers, 31 Sanderling, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 4 Curlew and 58 Dunlin were counted. A Little Egret flew east over the dunes and a Sedge and a Reed Warbler were singing from the reeds.

Moth trapping produced 1 Peppered Moth, 3 Grey Daggers, 4 Uncertains, 2 Rustics, 1 Bright-line Brown-eye, 4 Smoky Wainscots, 3 Dark Arches, 1 Heart & Dart, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, 5 Scarce Footmen, 1 Small Angle Shades, 4 Common Rustics, 1 Lyme Grass, 1 Brown-line Bright-eye, 1 Spectacle, 5 Catoptria pinella, 1 Bramble Shoot Moth, 1 Grey Tortrix, 1 Light Grey Tortrix and 2 Lozotaenoides formosanus.

Thursday 17th July 2008
At Holme NOA a Turtle Dove, Little Egret, female Blackcap were of note around the reserve.

Moth trapping included 3 Poplar Hawks, 1 Privet Hawk, 2 Peppered Moths, 1 Ture Lover's Knot, 2 Spectacles, 2 Ferns and a Garden Tiger.

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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*6 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+4 1s CLEY NWT AT 3.45PM ON NORTH SCRAPE+2 Y-L.GULLS NEAR AD+2s,2 CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWITS,1s LITTLE GULL & 3 WHIMBREL. ARCTIC SKUA OFF BEACH

*8 AD LITTLE GULLS BREYDON WATER 10.20AM AT E/END+9 MED GULLS 8 ADs+2 1s

*2 MANX S/WTRS W/PAST SHERINGHAM BTW 7--10.50AM+10 ARCTIC SKUAS,LITTLE GULL,134 COMMON SCOTERS & 65 KITTIWAKES

*25 ARCTIC SKUAS PAST WAXHAM+HOBBY

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Wednesday 16th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 9 Fulmars, 7 Gannets, 2 Arctic Skuas, 300 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common Terns, 2 Little Terns and 2 Razorbills. A Little Egret flew east across the marsh and a Marsh Harrier was also noted.

Moth trapping produced 1 Pine Hawk, 1 Poplar Hawk, 1 Privet Hawk, 9 Scarce Footmen, 3 Grey Tortrix, 29 Garden Grass Veneers, 1 Shore Wainscot, 2 Common Rustics, 6 Smoky Wainscots, 11 Common Footmen, 1 Swallowtail, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, 5 Heart & Darts, 1 White-line Dart, 5 Rustics, 1 Spectacle, 2 Dingy Footmen, 7 Dark Arches, 5 Uncertains, 3 Brown-line Bright-eyes, 1 Rosy Wave, 4 Brgith-line Brown-eyes, 1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Riband Wave, 5 Drinkers, 2 Yellow Tails, 2 Brown Tails, 1 Common Emerald, 2 Rosy Minors, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Short-cloaked Moth, 1 Clay, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Lime-speck Pug, 1 Striped Wainscot, 1 Marbled Minor sp, 1 Nutmeg, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Bordered White, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 1 Eucosma cana, 1 Blastobasis decolorella, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Platytes alpinella, 1 Diamond-back, 2 Lozotaenoides formosanus, 1 Agapeta hamana, 11 Catoptria pinella, 1 Phtheochroa rugosana, 3 Grey Tortrix and 1 Light Grey Tortrix.

Butterflies included Gatekeeper and Green-veined White

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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE c3.40PM SEA PALLING OPP PADDOCKS ON BEACH SIDE OF CLINK ROAD BY NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*6 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+4 1s 1.35PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE +c6 LITTLE GULLS & SEVERAL RUFF ON PATS POOL

*AD MED W/PAST LITTLE SNORING 7.25AM

*MANX S/WTR S/PAST ECCLES BTW 4.40AM---6.30AM+15+ARCTIC SKUAS,790 KITTIWAKES & 5 DARK-BELLIED BRENTS

*STONE CURLEW 8.45AM NEAR WEYBOURNE CAMP AT WEYBOURNE HOPE JUST E/OF POOL THEN FLEW TWDS AIRSTRIP.WALK W/FROM BEACH C/PK FOR 1/2ML TO VIEW.TG.108.435

*HONEY BUZZARD c4MLS SE/OF NORWICH FLEW W/OVER FRAMINGHAM PIGOT AT 1.35PM

*2 AD MED GULLS COCKTHORPE FOLLOWING PLOUGH 400 YDS N/OF RADIO MAST AT 3.10PM

*2 ARCTIC SKUAS HOLME NOA+EIDER,36 COMMON SCOTERS & IMM LITTLE GULL

*WOOD SAND TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH BRIEFLY THIS MRNG+LITTLE STINT,8 LITTLE GULLS,10 SPOTSHANKS,3 GREENSHANKS & 2 ARCTIC SKUAS OFFSHORE

*4 SPONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 6.10PM+5 LITTLE GULLS,20 RUFF,7 LRPs,5 LITTLE EGRETS,5 SPOT/SHANKS,5 Y-L.GULLS & 3 CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWITS
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Tuesday 15th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 36 Common Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 2 Gannets, 1 Arctic Skua west, 1 immature Little Gull west, 75 Sandwich Terns, 6 Common Terns and 6 Little Terns.

Moth trapping produced 6 Common Footmen, 3 Catoptria pinella, 39 Garden Grass Veneers, 1 Lilac Beauty, 2 Small Magpies, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Dingy Footman, 16 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Scalloped Oak, 3 Peppered Moths, 2 The Flame, 3 Smoky Wainscots, 1 Bright-line Brown Eye, 3 Dark ARches, 3 Light Arches, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 5 Uncertains, 1 Brown-line Bright Eye, 1 Diamond Back, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Mottled Rustic, 2 Yellow Tails, 1 Garden Tiger, 1 Striped Wainscot, The Clay, 1 Riband Wave, 5 Scarce Footmen, 1 Miller, 1 Heart & Dart, 2 The Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Flame Shoulder.

Butterflies included Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Comma, Small Skipper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper.

At Redwell Marsh 2 Avocets, 3 Ruff and 2 Teal were of interest.

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BIRDNET pager service
RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN 6.30PM
*2 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 10.50AM SHOWING ON & OFF

*6 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE +2 Y-L.GULLS & 3. 1s LITTLE GULLS ON PAT'S POOL

*ROSEATE TERN RPTD PAST TITCHWELL RSPB

*2 MANX S'WTRS N/PAST ECCLES 4.40-6.40AM +40 ARCTIC SKUAS & 5 LITTLE GULLS

*ARCTIC SKUA HOPTON-ON-SEA THIS EVNG & 6 LITTLE GULLS

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Monday 14th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Eider, 1 Fulmar, 15 Gannets, 1 Med Gull, 101 Sandwich Terns, 23 Common Terns and 8 Little Terns.

BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN 2.30PM
*6 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE

*STONE CURLEW NEAR WEYBOURNE CAMP 1/2ML W/OF WEYBOURNE BEACH C/PK JUST E/OF POOL 9AM THEN FLEW TWDS AIRSTRIP

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Sunday 13th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Eider, 13 Gannets, 6 Arctic Skuas, 116 Sandwich Terns, 20 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Tern and 5 Little Terns. A single Whimbrel flew through calling. Around the reserve 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap and 4 Crossbills were of interest.

Moth trapping produced 12 Common Footmen, 3 Peppered Moths, 1 Small Emerald, 1 Riband Wave, 9 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 Smoky Wainscots, 1 White-line Dart, 1 Common Swift, 5 Uncertains, 4 Dark Arches, 1 Rustic, 1 Light Arches, 2 Small Magpies, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Least Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Celypha lacunana, 5 Cochylis atricapitana, 1 Scoparia ambigualis, 1 Crambus lathomellus, 6 Catoptria pinella, 1 Light Grey Tortrix, 1 Grey Tortrix.

Butterflies included 100+ MEadow Browns, 50 Gatekeepers, 50 Ringlets, 4 Small Tortoiseshells, 20+ LArge Whites, 4 Large SKippers and a Speckled Wood.

BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN 8.45AM
*PROB CORY'S S'WTR RPTD W/PAST SHERINGHAM 6PM

*SOOTY S'WTR PAST TITCHWELL RSPB

*2 ROSEATE TERNS CLEY NWT ON SEA N/OF SEA POOL 10.30AM

*SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE 4PM & 5 LITTLE GULLS

*ROSEATE TERN N/PAST SEA PALLING 2.10PM

*3 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT

*WOOD SAND BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB BY C/PK

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Saturday 12th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 551 Common Scoter, 3 Fulmars, 15 Gannets, 5 Arctic Skuas, 39 Sandwich Terns, 24 Common Terns and 10 Little Terns. 4 Knot, 2 Dunlins and 5 Bar-tailed Godwits flew west along the beach. A Turtle Dove was on wires along the approach road and on the reserve a Treecreeper, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest were with the tit flock.

Butterflies included Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper and Ringlet.

On Redwell Marsh 5 Ruff and a Green Sandpiper were of note.
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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
2 HONEY BUZZARDS SWANTON NOVERS RAPTOR WATCHPOINT

*ROSEATE TERN S/PAST SEA PALLING 6.25PM

*AD ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT FROM NORTH HIDE 3.20PM & 6 SPOONBILLS +6. 1s LITTLE GULLS & Y-L.GULL

*BLACK TERN PAST SHERINGHAM & 4 LITTLE GULLS OFFSHORE

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Friday 11th July 2008
At Holme NOA 7 Crossbills were around the pines but mobile, and a Greenshank flew west along the Broadwater mid afternoon.

Moth trapping produced 1 Swallowtail, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Uncertain, 1 Pebble Prominent, 3 Flames, 1 Poplar Hawk, 1 Leopard Moth, 3 Common Rustics, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Brown Rustic, 1 Marbled Minor sp, 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Scalloped Oak, 1 Garden Tiger, 2 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 4 Rustics, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Light Arches, 2 Snouts, 1 Common Footman, 1 Striped Wainscot, 9 Garden Grass Veneers, 1 Scoparia ambigualis and 1 Cochylis atricapitana. Butterflies included 20 Gatekeepers, 10 Ringlets and a Red Admiral.

At Redwell Marsh 8 Crossbills flew north over the marsh, and on the scrapes 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff and a Green Sandpiper were noted.
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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING IN PADDOCKS ON CLINK ROAD BY NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*ROSEATE TERN HAPPISBURGH ON GROYNES N/OF BEACH ROAD C/PK AT 9.30AM

*2 IMM SHAGS CART GAP ON GROYNES

*4 SPOONBILLS 3PM CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+GARGANEY,GREEN SAND,GREENSHANK,SPOT/SHANK,2 LRPs & 2 LITTLE GULLS

*4 MANX S/WTRS S/PAST ECCLES BTW 7.50--8.05AM+8 ARCTIC SKUAS

*ROSEATE TERN W/PAST TITCHWELL RSPB+RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE & 4 ARCTIC SKUAS. 6 SPOT/SHANKS+COMMON SAND ON FRESHMARSH & BITTERN FROM FEN HIDE

*2 LITTLE GULLS CLEY NWT

*QUAIL CALLING W/OF HOLKHAM PINES S/OF BURNHAM OVERY DUNES

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Thursday 10th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Fulmar west, 4 Gannets east, 2 Arctic Skuas west, a first summer Little Gull west, 24 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common Terns and 8 Little Terns. 140 Oystercatchers were of note and 11 Sand Martins flew through west offshore. A Greenshank flew over calling and 16 Goldfinches were in the pines.

Moth trapping produced 1 Poplar Hawk, 1 Turnip, 5 Uncertain, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 17 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 Common Footmen, 2 Garden Tigers, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Shore Wainscot, 4 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Arches, 4 Scarce Footmen, 1 Cinnabar, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Small Fanfoot, 1 Grey Dagger, 3 Flames, 2 Rustics, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Crambus perlella, 1 Scoparia ambigualis, 4 Garden Grass Veneer and 1 Eucosma cana.

Butterflies included 35 Meadow Browns, 15 Ringlets, 12 Large Whites, 7 Small Whites, 1 Comma, 10 Gatekeepers and 2 Small Skippers.

At Redwell Marsh 2 Green Sandpipers were of note.

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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING IN PADDOCKS ON CLINK ROAD BY NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*HONEY BUZZARD DISPLAYING PENSTHORPE WATER PARK VIEWED SE/FROM WADER SCRAPE HIDE 11.50AM--12.15PM

*STONE CURLEW 6.40AM NEAR WEYBOURNE CAMP AT WEYBOURNE HOPE BY TRACK ON ROUGH GROUND W/OF REEDBED VIEWABLE FROM COASTAL FOOTPATH.WALK W/FROM BEACH C/PK FOR 1/2ML TO VIEW.TG.108.435

*5 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+3 1s CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+NEAR AD Y-L.GULL,WHIMBREL & 1s LITTLE GULL

*AD ROSEATE TERN 4.05PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+1 ON ARNOLDS MARSH THIS MRNG

*2 ARCTIC SKUAS W/PAST HOLME NOA AT 12.55PM

*NEAR AD Y-L.GULL CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 2.48PM+MED GULL

*2s MED GULL CLEY NWT AT 3.30PM+2 Y-L.GULLS NEAR AD+2s,1s LITTLE GULL,4 CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWITS,8 GREENSHANK.5 SPOT/SHANKS,10+RUFF,5 LITTLE EGRETS & BITTERN

*7 SPOT/SHANKS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+6 LITTLE GULLS.3 RUFF.200 AVOCETS & 3 ARCTIC SKUAS OFFSHORE

*RED KITE FAKENHAM AT E/END OVER A1067 NORWICH ROAD AT 10AM

*ROSEATE TERN OFF HAPPISBURGH ON GROYNES AT 7.15PM THEN FLEW NORTH

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Wednesday 9th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Fulmar, 7 Gannets, 9 Sandwich Terns, 5 Common Terns and 12 Little Terns. 6 Grey Plover, 1 Oystercatcher, 11 Dunlin, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Turnstone were on the beach. A Greenshank flew over calling, and at least 2 Crossbills were in the pines but moblie.

And especially for Jim, moths were as follows: 1 Poplar Grey, 1 Barred Straw, 2 Brimstones, 2 Riband Waves, 1 Small Emerald, 2 Privet Hawks, 1 Elephant Hawk, 1 Striped Wainscot, 1 Light Arches, 5 Scarce Footmen, 1 HEart & Club, 4 Dark Arches, 4 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 16 Large Yellow Underwings, 2 Spectacles, 3 Rustics, 1 Sharp-angled Peacock, 2 Mottled Rustics, 1 Sand Dart, 4 Peppered Moths, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 3 Smoky Wainscots, 1 Burnished Brass, 7 Flames, 6 Uncertains, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Small Magpie, 4 Shore Wainscots, 2 Flame Shoulders, 1 Swallowtail, 1 Dingy Footman, 5 Common Footmen, 1 Yellow Tail, 3 Bramble Shoot Moths, 2 Scoparia ambigualis, 6 Catoptria pinella, 1 Blastobasis decolorella, 1 Cochylis atricapitana, 1 Brown House Moth, 3 Eucosma cana, 3 Garden Grass Veneers, 1 Lozotaenoides formosanus, 1 Grey Tortrix, 1 Agapeta hamana, 1 Rhycionia pinicolana, 1 Platytes alpinella, 1 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis, 1 Plutella porretella and 1 Clepsis porretella! Sorry but thats the best we can do Jim!

Butterflies included Small White, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown

On Redwell Marsh 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Ruff, 3 Avocets, 20 Lapwings and 7 Redshank were of note.
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Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Pentney Gravel Pits
Spoonbill flew over at 05.40 this morning.

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BIRDNET pager service
*AD ROSEATE TERN 3.50PM CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+5 SPOONBILLS,2 Y-L.GULLS NEAR AD+2s,2 1s LITTLE GULLS & 6 RUFF

*AD ROSEATE TERN BTW HAPPISBURGH & CART GAP. 10.15--10.35AM

*SPOONBILL 5.40AM OVER PENTNEY GPs

*WOOD SAND BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB 7.30AM NEAR WINDPUMP+GREENSHANK,GREEN SAND,RUFF & BLACK-T.GODWIT

*RED KITE 1.30PM FAKENHAM OVER FIELDS AT E/END BY A1067 NORWICH ROAD AT MORRISONS SUPERMARKET

*4 SPOT/SHANKS CLEY NWT+5 1s LITTLE GULLS,2 CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWITS & BITTERN

*10 SPOT/SHANKS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH.GREENSHANK ON SALTMARSH+9 WHIMBREL. RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE & 3 BITTERNS FROM FEN HIDE

*2 SPOONBILLS KELLING QUAGS AT 6PM

*STONE CURLEW 5.45PM NEAR WEYBOURNE CAMP AT WEYBOURNE HOPE BY TRACK ON ROUGH GROUND W/OF REEDBED VIEWABLE FROM COASTAL FOOTPATH.WALK W/FROM BEACH C/PK FOR 1/2ML TO VIEW.TG.108.435

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Tuesday 8th Juny 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Fulmar, 6 Gannets, 4 Little Gulls, 4 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern and 2 Little Terns. A Barn Owl was hunting in the dunes early morning and a Marsh Harrier flew west.

Moth trapping produced 3 Privet Hawk Moths, 8 Scarce Footmen, 2 Yellow Tails, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Coomon Emerald, 7 Uncertain, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Shore Wainscot and a Brimstone Moth. Butterflies included Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Comma.

BIRDNET pager service
*BLACK KITE FAKENHAM ON E/SIDE FLEW SE/OVER A1067 AT 12.45PM
*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK IN BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN 9.30AM
*NO SIGN LESSER YELLOWLEGS CLEY NWT BUT 6 SPOONBILLS ON NORTH SCRAPE & NEAR-AD Y-L.GULL
*3 AD ROSEATE TERNS BREYDON WATER AT E/END +SPOONBILL BRIEFLY, ARCTIC TERN & 2 LITTLE GULLS
*AD ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE 4.50PM
*2 SPOONBILLS BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB MID MRNG & 2 WOOD SANDS
*RED-NECKED GREBE TITCHWELL RSPB OFF BOARDWALK 10.30AM
*STONE CURLEW WEYBOURNE CAMP W/OF WEYBOURNE HOPE REEDBED 10AM AT LEAST TG.108.435
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Monday 7th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 36 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Fulmars, 15 Gannets, 107 Sandwich Terns, 24 Common Terns, 12 Little Terns, 28 Swifts south, 1 Sand Martin and 1 Swallow.

At Redwell Marsh 3 Avocets, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ruff, 6+ Green Sandpipers, 5 Redshank, 3 Ruddy Ducks, 4 Little Grebes, 2 families of Tufted Ducks, a family of Pochard and a Snipe were of particular note.

Sunday 6th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 20 Sandwich Terns, 30 Common Terns, 10 Little Terns, 5 Ringed Plovers, 10 Grey Plovers, 20 Bar-tailed Godwits and 5 Curlew.

Moth trapping produced 2 Privet Hawk Moths, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.

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*AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND’S SCRAPE
*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 6.25PM SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PARK IN
BRAMBLES BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*2s CASPIAN GULL PENTNEY GPs
*6 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE 5.22PM. GREEN SAND ON PAT’S POOL
*2 SPOONBILLS BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB ON POOL E/OF WINDMILL 9.00AM+2 WOOD
SANDS, 3 GREEN SANDS & 12 RUFF
*sum’plum RED-NECKED GREBE 12.30PM TITCHWELL RSPB OFFSHORE. TREE PIPIT RPTD
ON MARSH W/OF F/PATH
*3 ARCTIC TERNS S/PAST HOPTON-ON-SEA EARLY A/NOON+1s LITTLE GULL, 2 MED
GULLS (AD & 1s) & WHIMBREL
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Saturday 5th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 51 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Fulmars, 31 Gannets, 69 Sandwich Terns, 29 Common Terns, 11 Little Terns and 1 Guillemot. 25 Whimbrel were of note together with 4 Little Gulls, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Sand Martins and 9 Crossbills.

Butterflies included Ringlet, Small White, Red Admiral and Gatekeeper

At Walsey Hills 2 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Harrier and a Green Sandpiper on Popes Marsh were of note. A Muntjac was on the reserve, and a Black-tailed Skimmer dragonfly, 11 Ringlets, 2 Commas and a Common Blue were also recorded.

Friday 4th July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 10 Fulmars, 3 Gannets, 1 adult Med Gull, 10 Little Gulls, 124 Sandwich Terns, 42 Common Terns and 6 Little Terns. 10 Avocets, 1 Golden Plover, 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Crossbill and at least 1 Treecreeper were of note.

Thursday 3rd July 2008
NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

NORFOLK AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS 4.20PM CLEY NWT ON SIMMONDS SCRAPE+2 SPOONBILLS & 10+RUFF

*ROSEATE TERN HOLME DUNES ON BEACH 8.10AM WITH SANDWICH TERNS

*HONEY BUZZARD 1.15PM GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT. TF.970.256

*4 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE. 6 1s LITTLE GULLS ON PATS POOL

*1s SPOONBILL CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 10.20AM

*SPOONBILL BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB 8PM.3 SPOONBILLS FLEW E/AT 7.55PM

*COMMON CRANE 7.40PM CLEY NWT FLEW E/FROM EAST BANK & MAY HAVE LANDED.SPOONBILL OVER BISHOP HIDE 7.30PM

Wednesday 2nd July 2008
A Crossbill was still around the pines and 300+ Starlings flew west through the dunes. A Brown Argus was on the reserve.

NORFOLK AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE FROM DAUKE'S HIDE+SPOONBILL

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 8.10AM

*4 SPOONBILLS 2 ADs+2 1s CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+6 1s LITTLE GULLS & GREEN SAND

*AD MED GULL SE/OF FAKENHAM OVER FIELDS NEAR MORRISONS AT 10.30AM

*5 LITTLE GULLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+4 SPOT/SHANKS,6 RUFF & 6 WHIMBREL OVER. ARCTIC SKUA OFFSHORE+6 EIDER

Tuesday 1st July 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 23 Common Scoter, 80 Sandwich Terns, 29 Little Terns, 2 Black Terns west, 22 Little Gulls, 5 Whimbrel and 15 Sand Martins.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*3 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE+DRK GARGANEY ON SIMMONDS SCRAPE AT 8.20AM & 10 LITTLE GULLS

*IMM SPOONBILL TILL 2.25PM TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH THEN FLEW OFF+12 SPOT/SHANKS & 2 GREEN SANDS,RUFF & 32 LITTLE GULLS

*HONEY BUZZARD BTW 3 & 3.10PM GREAT RYBURGH FROM WESUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT TF.970.256

*1s ARCTIC TERN BREYDON WATER FROM SOUTH WALL+AD KITTIWAKE & WHIMBREL

*IMM SPOONBILL HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE THIS A/NOON+WHITE ADMIRAL & DARK GREEN FRITILLARY

*AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS 7.30PM CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE FROM DAUKE'S HIDE+SPOONBILL & 2 GARGANEY 1 DRK

*BLACK KITE N/OVER DERSINGHAM

Monday 30th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 7 Common Scoter, 3 Fulmars, 3 Gannets, 1 Med Gull, 14 Little Gulls, 214 Sandwich Terns, 14 Common Terns and 12 Little Terns. Four House Martins flew through west and a Turtle Dove was on the reserve. A Lesser Whitethroat was singing and at least 2 Crossbills were in the pines mid morning.

Moth trapping included Privet, Poplar and Elephant Hawk Moths, 2 Peppered Moths, Common Emerald and Silver Y.

Sunday 29th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Fulmar, 150+ Sandwich Terns, 20 Common Terns, 1 Little Tern, and an adult Roseate Tern was again on the beach west of the seawatching point at 10.30am. A Little Egret, Water Rail and 3 Avocets were of note, and around the reserve a Turtle Dove was seen. 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler and 2 Whitethroats were also of interest.

Moth trapping included an Elephant Hawk Moth, 1 Poplar Hawk Moth, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Buff Arches, 1 Cream Bordered Green Pea, 1 Haworth's Pug and 6 Shore Wainscots.

On Redwell Marsh a Little Ringed Plover and a Ruff were of particular note.

Saturday 28th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced an adult Roseate Tern on the beach with Sandwich Terns at 10.30am, also 1 Fulmar, 122 Sandwich Terns and 3 Common Terns. A Marsh Harrier was hunting and 8 Avocets were of note. Three Turtle Doves, 1 Cuckoo, 15 Swifts, 2 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 10 Goldfinches and 3 Linnets were of interest. At least 2 Crossbills were in the pines early afternoon but mobile.

Butterflies included Small Skipper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, and a Dark Green Fritillary flew west along the east bank around midday.

At Redwell Marsh a Black-tailed Godwit was of note.

Friday 27th June 2008
At Holme NOA 10 Sandwich Terns flew over the dunes and a Turtle Dove and a Cuckoo were of note. A Reed, one Sedge Warbler and a Whitethroat were also recorded.

Moth trapping included a Poplar Hawk Moth and a Striped Wainscot. Butterflies included a Small Skipper, a Ringlet, 1 Brown Argus and a Red Admiral.

At Redwell Marsh 2 Green Sandpipers were noted.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS 4PM CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+5 SPOONBILLS

*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN

*1+ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 8.30AM

*4 SPOONBILLS AD+NEAR AD+2 1s CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 9.40AM

*FEM GARGANEY TITCHWELL RSPB+FEM RED-CRESTED POCHARD,LRP,68 LITTLE GULLS,8 SPOT/SHANKS,5 RUFF & TURTLE DOVE

Thursday 26th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 14 Common Scoter, 2 Fulmars, 1 Gannet, 23 Sandwich Terns, 7 Common Terns and 4 Little Terns. A Turtle Dove, 2 Sedge Warblers and a REed Warbler were also of interest.

Butterflies included Large Skipper, Brown Argus and Ringlet. Moth trapping included a Poplar Hawk Moth, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Pine Hawk, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Rosy Wave and 4 Shore Wainscots.

At Redwell Marsh 6 Black-tailed Godwits and a Green Sandpiper were of particular note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*3+MED GULLS AD+2s+1+1s N/OF KELLING WATER MEADOWS OFFSHORE AT 12.15PM

*2 AD ROSEATE TERNS CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 7.45PM+3 SPOONBILLS OVER & CUCKOO THRU SOUTH

*6 MED GULL 3 ADs+3 1s SHERINGHAM PAST W/BTW 8AM & 10-.30AM+2 WHIMBREL

*1+QUAIL SINGING WEYBOURNE E/OF VILLAGE AT 11.30AM

*AD LESSER YELLOWLEGS 8.15PM CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+3 SPOONBILLS

Wednesday 25th June 2008
At Holme NOA 2 Turtle Doves and a Barn Owl were of note.

Moth trapping included 2 Eyed Hawk Moths, 2 Elephant Hawk Moths, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Figure of 80, 1 Light Arches, 2 Drinkers, 3 Striped Wainscots, 2 Rosy Waves and a Dark Sword-grass.

Tuesday 24th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 3 Fulmars, 22 Gannets, 24 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns and 2 Little Terns. A Marsh Harrier, 12 Avocets and 3 Little Egrets were of note around the marsh, and on the reserve 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats and a Goldcrest were of interest. A flock of 5 Crossbills were present but mobile for much of the day.

Moth trapping included a Plain Golden Y, 1 Peppered Moth, 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 1 Figure of 80 and a Cream Bordered Green Pea.

At Redwell Marsh 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 10+ Redshank and a Green Sandpiper were of note.

Monday 23rd June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Common Scoter, 5 Fulmars west, 4 Manx Shearwaters west, 50 Gannets, 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern and a Little Tern. A Crossbill was in the pines mid morning.

Moth trapping produced 2 Cinnabars, a Figure of 80, 8 Middle-barred Minors, 9 Common Swifts, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Small Square Spots, 4 Flames, 3 Dog's Tooth, 2 Buff Ermines, 3 Marbled Minor sp, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Striped Wainscot, 1 Ringed China Mark, 1 Blastobasis decolorella, 1 scoparia ambigualis, 1 Celypha lacunana, and 1 Crambus lathomellus.

Sunday 22nd June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Fulmars, 10 Gannets, 9 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Terns and 2 Little Terns. 3 Little Egrets and 5 Ruddy Duck were also of note.

Moth trapping produced 26 Middle-barred Minors, 10 Common Swifts, 5 Flames, 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, 1 Haworth's Pug, 1 Rustic Shoulder-knot, 1 Mottled Rustic 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Heart & Dart, and 3 Dog's Tooth. A Speckled Wood and a Red Admiral were also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*FEM LESSER GREY SHRIKE 1ML E/OF HICKLING. TAKE EASTFIELD ROAD E/+PARK ONLY BY FARM BULDINGS, DO NOT BLOCK ACCESS & DONATE 1 POUND. TAKE TRACK E/BY HOUSE & TANK THEN S/FOR 1/2ML TO PADDOCK W/OF BUILDINGS TG.438.234

*BEE-EATER N/OVER BELTON COMMON THIS A/NOON

*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY+DISPLAY C/PK BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN

HONEY BUZZARD GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 4.10PM

*2 AD ROSEATE TERNS CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH 8.40AM & SPOONBILL ON BILLY'S WASH

*40 CROSSBILLS W/OVER CROMER 7.15AM

*4 MANX S'WTRS PAST SHERINGHAM THIS EVNG

*5. 1s LITTLE GULLS BREYDON WATER THIS MRNG

*1s LITTLE GULL OFF CLEY NWT

Saturday 21st June 2008
At Holme NOA 5 Sandwich Terns were of note and 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warblers and a Little Egret were also noted.

Moth trapping produced 1 Large Elephant Hawk, 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 1 Haworth's Pug, 1 Silver Y, 1 Peppered Moth, 3 Drinkers, 1 Sand Dart, 2 Bordered White and 7 Cinnabars.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET
*FEM LESSER GREY SHRIKE THIS EVNG 1ML E/OF HICKLING SHOWING WELL. FROM
VILLAGE TAKE EASTFIELD ROAD E/+PARK SENSIBLY AT END BY FARM BUILDINGS
TG.435.237: PLEASE DO NOT PARK BY HOUSE OR BLOCK ACCESS. PLEASE DONATE £1.
TAKE TRACK E/AROUND HOUSE & DIESEL TANK THEN S/FOR 300YDS TO VIEW PADDOCK
W/OF FARM BUILDINGS AT TG.438.234. STRICTLY NO ACCESS FROM STUBB MILL
*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 4.05PM SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF PAY & DISPLAY C/PARK
IN PADDOCK BY CLINK ROAD NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN

*4 SPOONBILLS (3 ADS+1s) CLEY NWT 3.05PM ON NORTH SCRAPE. 8+LITTLE EGRETS
BILLY'S WASH+SPOT/SHANK & 4 LITTLE GULLS. ROSEATE TERN ON ARNOLD'S MARSH
5.20AM. 2s MED GULL FLEW E/OFFSHORE 10.40AM
*NO SIGN ROSEATE TERN BREYDON WATER AT E/END THIS MRNG BUT 25 1s LITTLE
GULLS, 2s MED GULL, BRENT GOOSE, 2 ARCTIC TERNS & 2 COMMON TERNS
*RED KITE 8MLS S/OF NORWICH OVER HEMPNALL 8.30AM THEN DRIFTED SW/
*7 MED GULLS (3 ADS, 2 2s & 2 1s) OFF HOPTON-ON-SEA THIS EVNG
*4 MED GULLS (3 AD+1s) SHERINGHAM LINGERING OFFSHORE
*2 HOBBIES WINTERTON SOUTH DUNES THIS EVNG

Friday 20th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawaching produced 2 Fulmars, 2 Gannets, 61 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common Terns and 2 Little Terns. 3 Little Egrets were of note and 3 Turtle Doves were around the reserve. 6 Whitethroats were counted and 20 Avocets were around the marsh.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*2 AD ROSEATE TERN CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH & 4. 1s LITTLE GULLS. 2 SPOONBILLS (1s & AD) CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM BTW BEACH C/PK & NORTH HIDE

*AD ROSEATE TERN BREYDON WATER THIS MRNG +4 ARCTIC TERNS & 5 LITTLE GULLS

*HONEY BUZZARD GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 9.50AM

*4+CROSSBILLS CLEY W/OVER CHURCH LANE MID A/NOON

Thursday 19th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 female Common Scoter, 11 Fulmars, 1 Gannet, 5 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns, 6 Little Terns and a flock of 10 Crossbills west over the dunes. Also of note were a Marsh Harrier, 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Reed Warbler and 2 Common Whitethroats.

Moth trapping produced 1 Privet Hawk, 1 Eyed Hawk, 1 Broad-barred White, 1 Turnip, 2 Heart & Dart, 1 The Fern, 3 Brown Rustics, 2 Common Swifts, 2 The Flame, 2 Small Square Spots, 3 Middle-barred Minors, 1 Common Pug and 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character.

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MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 1.35PM N/OF SEA PALLING c1/2ML NW/OF BEACH C/PK AT CLINK ROAD 1/4ML NW/OF NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*2 AD ROSEATE TERNS CLEY ON ARNOLDS MARSH AT 5.30PM. 1 RINGED BIRD AT 6PM+1s LITTLE GULL,2 LRPs ,3 CONTINENTAL BLACK-T.GODWITS,8 LITTLE EGRETS & HOBBY

*RED KITE (WING TAGGED) JUST S/OF WELLS JUST W/OF TWO FURLONG HILL BTW PADDOCKS & ALLOTMENTS

*1s SPOONBILL 3.50PM CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH VIEWABLE FROM FENCE BTW NORTH HIDE & BEACH C/PK

*GARGANEY CLEY NWT ON SIMMONDS SCRAPE AT 4.35PM+AD MED GULL OVER AT 4.30PM. GRASSHOPPER WBLR SINGING ALONG WEST BANK

*RED KITE HAPPISBURGH COMMON 8.20AM

*40 LITTLE GULLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+DRK RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON MEADOW POOL. BITTERN FROM FEN HIDE & 5 EIDER OFFSHORE

*10 CROSSBILLS W/OVER HOLME

*28 MANX S/WTRS S/PAST ECCLES BTW 8--9PM+2 AD MED GULLS NORTH

*RED KITE S/OF INGOLDSTHORPE FLEW W/AT 10.15AM

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Wednesday 18th June 2008
BIRDNET pager service
*BLACK KITE 1ML E/OF LANGHAM BY B1156 AT 8.40AM

*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE BY 2.30PM N/OF SEA PALLING 1/4ML NW/OF BEACH C/PK IN PADDOCK BTW CLINK ROAD & DUNES. GRASSHOPPER WBLR OPP C/K. RED KITE OVER AT 1.50PM

*1s SPOONBILL CLEY NWT 2.35PM ON BILLY'S WASH VIEWABLE FROM FENCE BTW NORTH HIDE & BEACH C/PK. AD CURLEW SAND ON PATS POOL

*RED KITE N/OVER SEA PALLING AT 11.17AM

*30 LITTLE GULLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+51 BLACK-T.GODWITS, PAIR RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON GRAZING MEADOW POOL. 1+BITTERN IN FEN HIDE AREA

ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 1/2ML W/OF KINGS LYNN IN GARDEN AT WEST LYNN
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Tuesday 17th June 2008
At Holme NOA a flock of 30+ Crossbills was in the pines and mobile from mid morning onwards. A Cuckoo, 12 Swifts, 20 Avocets, 2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Reed Warblers and a Turtle Dove were also of note.

Moth trapping included a Peppered Moth and a Small Elephant Hawk. A Red Admiral butterfly was also of note.
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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE JUST N/OF SEA PALLING BY NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN
*HONEY BUZZARD GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT SHOWING WELL

*1 SPOONBILL CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM BTW BEACH C/PK & NORTH HIDE +AD CURLEW SAND ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE & 2. 1s LITTLE GULLS

*40 CROSSBILLS HOLKHAM PINES OVER W/END 10AM

*20+CROSSBILLS CROMER W/OVER MILL ROAD 6.20AM

*17 CROSSBILLS HOLME NOA IN PINES 10.35AM BUT MOBILE

*16 CROSSBILLS S/OVER WINTERTON SOUTH DUNES 7.15AM

*8 MANX S'WTRS PAST SHERINGHAM BY 11AM & 4 LITTLE GULLS

*39 LITTLE GULLS TITCHWELL RSPB & 32 CROSSBILLS TILL 12.30PM ONLY

Monday 16th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 40 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Fulmars, 7 Gannets, 63 Sandwich Terns, 18 Common Terns and 27 Little Terns. A flock of 8 Crossbills was again around the reserve, and a Whimbrel and a Greenshank flew over calling.

Moth trapping included 1 Poplar Hawk, 8 Cinnabars, 5 Common Swifts, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Lyme Grass, 2 Peppered Moths and a Vine's Rustic.

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BIRDNET pager service
MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 7.45PM JUST N/OF SEA PALLING IN PADDOCK BY NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGN SHOWING WELL

*BEE-EATER TILL 9AM WINTERTON NORTH DUNES THEN FLEW N/TWDS HORSEY

*MARSH WBLR SINGING SEA PALLING IN GARDEN EARLY MRNG BIRD AUDIBLE FROM DUNES BUT NOT VIEWABLE. KEEP TO PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY

*3 SPOONBILLS 9.55AM CLEY NWT ON BILLY'S WASH .VIEWABLE FROM FENCE BTW NORTH HIDE & BEACH C/PK

*CURLEW SAND CLEY NWT ON SIMMONDS SCRAPE+1s LITTLE GULL

*2s GLAUCOUS GULL BACTON W/PAST GAS TERMINAL AT 8.38AM

*12 CROSSBILLS JUST N/OF SEA PALING IN TREES BY PADDOCKS THIS EVNG

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Sunday 15th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Common Scoter, 11 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns and 5 Little Terns. A Hobby was hunting just beyond the Broadwater and a Cuckoo was also of note. A flock of 14+ Crossbills were in the pines mid afternoon and flew off south around 4pm. A Redpoll sp flew over west.

Moth trapping included 1 Eyed Hawk, 1 Privet Hawk, 1 Poplar Hawk, 2 Peppered Moths, 4 White Ermines, 1 Silver Y, 1 Figure of 80 and 1 Sand Dart. A Painted Lady butterfly was also of interest.

Saturday 14th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced a female Eider, 1 Fulmar, 7 Gannets, 5 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern and 8 Little Terns. A Greenshank, 2 Avocets and 40 Golden Plover were of note around the marsh, and 2 Med Gulls flew over east. A Cuckoo and 3 Turtle Doves were of interest, and a Tawny Owl was in the pines. 10 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 30 Swifts, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Sedge Warblers, 6 Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap and a Chiffchaff were also recorded.

Moth trapping produced 1 Bordered White, 4 Cinnabars, 3 Yellow Belles, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Willow Beauty, 5 Common Swifts, 2 Small Square Spots, 2 Buff Ermines, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 White Ermine, 1 Flame, 1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Dog's Tooth, 1 Fern and a Peppered Moth.

Butterflies included 5 Common Blues, 10 Small Heaths, 1 Brown Argus and a Red Admiral.

Friday 13th June 2008
At Holme NOA a Cuckoo, 1 Turtle Dove, 25 Swifts, 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler, 8 Goldfinches and a Siskin were of note.

Moth trapping produced 1 Cinnabar, 1 Privet Hawk, 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 3 Common Swifts, 1 Buff Ermine, 2 Heart & Darts, 1 Sand Dart, 1 Spectacle, 1 White Ermine, 1 Treble Lines, 1 Small Square Spot and a Common Pug.

Butterflies included 4 Speckled Woods and a Wall Brown.

Thursday 12th June 2008
BIRDNET pager service
*FEM DOTTEREL GREAT YARMOUTH NORTH DENES NEAR HOLIDAY CAMP

*BALEARIC S/WTR E/PAST MUNDESLEY. BLACK GUILLEMOT PAST W/+10 MANX S/WTRS

*BALEARIC S/WTR S/PAST ECCLES AT c8.40AM

*2 MANX S/WTRS N/PAST ECCLES BY 8.15AM

*BLUE FULMAR PAST SHERINGHAM+20 MANX S/WTRS,4 LITTLE GULLS & 4 LITTLE TERNS

*WOOD SAND CLEY NWT THIS A/NOON+11 LITTLE EGRETS,BITTERN & LRP. 6 1s LITTLE GULLS ARNOLDS MARSH. 6 MANX S/WTRS PAST BTW 11.45AM--12.45PM+BLUE FULMAR

*2 SPOONBILLS BREYDON WATER BY POST 13 FROM SOUTH WALL AT 1PM

*DRK RED-CRESTED POCHARD TITCHWELL RSPB ON REEDBED POOL+RUFF & 17 LITTLE GULLS

*14 MANX S/WTRS PAST SHERINGHAM BTW 7--8.15PM+3 ARCTIC TERNS
POSS BLACK KITE OVER GARVESTONE FOR 2nd DAY

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Wednesday 11th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Fulmars, 2 Gannets, 4 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns and 7 Little Terns. 6 Turtle Doves were on the reserve and 4 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Whitethroats were also of note.

Nar Valley Ornithological Society
Cockley Cley
Woodcock 2, Nightjar 1 male

BIRDNET pager service
MARSH WBLR SINGING SEA PALLING IN GARDEN FOR 2nd DAY
*3 SPOONBILLS GREAT YARMOUTH W/OVER NORTH DENES AT 7.30AM
*2 SPOONBILLS 2.30PM BREYDON WATER AT E/END+1s MED GULL & COMMON SAND
*2 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 11.55AM
*30 CROSSBILLS KELLING HEATH JUST SW/OF LEVEL CROSSING AT 4.05PM
*7 CROSSBILLS HOLKHAM PINES AT W/END
*POSS CATTLE EGRET TITCHWELL RSPB E/OVER SALTMARSH TWDS GYPSY LANE AT 9.30AM+37 LITTLE GULLS & DRK RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON GRAZING MEADOW POOL
*WOOD SAND CLEY NWT THIS A/NOON+2 LITTLE GULLS & 15+LITTLE EGRETS
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Tuesday 10th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Eider, 2 Fulmars, 55 Sandwich Terns, 19 Common Terns and 25 Little Terns. Two Turtle Doves, 1 Swift, 8 Swallows, 5 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats and a Chiffchaff were also of note on the reserve.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*3 SPOONBILLS BREYDON WATER AT E/END 4PM

*1+SPOONBILL CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM BTW BEACH C/PK & NORTH HIDE & 3 LITTLE GULLS ON PAT'S POOL

*SPOONBILL HICKLING BROAD NWT ON SWIM COOTS 9AM

*2 HONEY BUZZARDS GREAT RYBURGH AT WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT 1.20-1.30PM SHOWING WELL +2 BUZZARDS, BARN OWL & LITTLE OWL

*31 LITTLE GULLS TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH

Monday 9th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 4 Eider, 30 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Fulmars, 1 Gannet, 38 Sandwich Terns, 12 Common Terns and 10 Little Terns. A Turtle Dove, Cuckoo and Barn Owl were all noted during the day.

Moth trapping produced 2 Privet Hawks, 1 Silver Y,, 1 Spectacle, 2 White Ermines and a Purple Bar. Butterflies included Small Heath and Speckled Wood.

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BIRDNET pager service
FEM RED-FOOTED FALCON 9PM 2.5MLS NNW/OF ACLE AT UPTON BROAD E/OF VIEWPOINT OVER WOOD
SERIN W/OVER WEYBOURNE CAMP 8.50AM
3 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM BTW BEACH C/PK & NORTH HIDE
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Sunday 8th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 1 Common Scoter, 7 Gannets, 9 Sandwich Terns, 14 Common Terns and 8 Little Terns. A Spotted Redshank and a Greenshank were recorded, and a Cuckoo and 2 Turtle Doves were around the reserve.

Moth trapping produced 1 Privet Hawk, 1 Elephant Hawk, 1 Grass Rivulet, 1 Bordered White, 1 Silver Y, 1 Cream Bordered Green Pea, 2 Cinnabars, 5 Treble Lines, 2 White Ermines, 2 Common Swifts, 6 Small Square Spots, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Characters and 2 Flame Shoulders.

Butterflies included 2 Speckled Woods and a Painted Lady along Thornham Bank.

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BIRDNET pager service
*BEE-EATER NORTHREPPS BEHIND CHURCHYARD TILL 6AM THEN FLEW OFF HIGH SE & NO FURTHER SIGN

*BUFF-BREASTED SAND STIFFKEY JUST N/OF STIFFKEY GREENS 300YDS E/OF LITTLE TERN COLONY ON MUD 9.13PM TF.982.449. ACCESS NE/ACROSS MARSH FROM E/END OF CAMPSITE WOOD - LOW TIDE ESSENTIAL
*HONEY BUZZARD GREAT RYBURGH FROM WENSUM VALLEY RAPTOR WATCHPOINT +OSPREY & RED KITE

*3 SPOONBILLS CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM PATH BTW BEACH C/PK & NORTH HIDE

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Saturday 7th June 2008
At Holme NOA a Marsh Harrier and a Hobby were of note, 3 Avocets, 18 Lapwings, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank were of note. 2 Sandwich and 4 Common Terns flew over the Broadwater and 2 Turtle Doves were of interest as was a Barn Owl over the marsh. Six Swifts, 6 Swallows, 25 House Martins, 2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroats, 4 Crossbills, 3 Bullfinches and a Reed Bunting were also recorded.

Moth trapping included 1 Silky Wainscot, 2 Bordered Whites, 1 Spectacle, 1 Buff Ermine and a Clouded Bordered Brindle.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET
*BEE-EATER NORTHREPPS BEHIND CHURCHYARD. PARK AT CHURCH, WALK THRU CHURCHYARD & FOLLOW PATH FOR 50YDS
*PROB BLACK KITE NE/OF NORWICH SW/OVER RACKHEATH 1.20PM

Friday 6th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 2 Eider, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Fulmar, 5 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Terns and 4 Little Terns. 3 Turtle Doves were in the dunes.

Moth trapping included 1 Elephant Hawk, 2 Flame Wainscots, 1 Sand Dart, 1 Chamomile Shark, 1 Eyed Hawk, 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 1 Rosy Wave and a Diamond-back.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET
*MALE RED-BACKED SHRIKE 2PM CLEY NWT BY A149 JUST W/OF VISITOR CENTRE IN 2nd GARDEN IN HEDGE VIEWABLE FROM OLD WOMENS LANE
*DRK RED-CRESTED POCHARD TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+DRK GARGANEY & 30 LITTLE GULLS

Thursday 5th June 2008
At Holme NOA seawatching produced 11 Gannets east and 2 Little Terns fishing. A Nightingale was ringed mid morning and a Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler and 2 Blackcaps were also of note.

Moth trapping produced 5 Silver Ys, 9 Small Square Spots, 1 Rust

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