Moth Day at NOA was a good social event, with a surprising number of moths considering the weather. Cake was distributed, which was which very appropriate as a lady member was celebrating her 60th birthday.
Rain most of day. Arriving at Holme Bird Observatory, we saw a turtle dove, 1 little tern, green sandpiper calling and several whimbrel going over. After lunch, Andy and I and BF Norfolkbirder (Chris M) had a look round golfcourse as someone had seen a Little Stint. We walked right out to sea (low tide now) and saw several little ringed plovers, little terns, sandwich terns, common terns, 1 adult med gull, 3 bar tailed godwits, several sanderlings, dunlin, 1 gannet. Also a dead porpoise on edge of tide. I almost to my horror, was inches off standing on a sweet baby ringed plover chick, I just saw it in time and it scurried away. As we got back to cars, the sun came out and lots of birds appeared in the sunshine including goldfinches, greenfinches, robin, swallows, martins. We then went to Hunstanton and had fish 'n' chips on the front watching fulmars and the sun setting. Something really odd happened sitting here, a black headed gull dropped, only feet from us a quite large white chalk stone!!!!!!! - never seen this happen before!
Best Wishes Penny:girl: