Tuesday night working towards next years project involved meeting the NE team, Greg Conway from the BTO and a look at the catching method for tagging adults to continue looking at forging areas. A male and female and two pulli also ringed. BTO Natural England Norfolk & Suffolk

Last night the reedbed area at Sculthorpe was monitored, the first visit, resulted in 90 minutes 22 birds, 6 Reed Bunting, 9 Reed and 5 Sedge Warblers, Pied Wagtail and a Sand Martin BTO Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve

Sculthorpe Moor a repeat visit to the reedbed area, not so busy just 19 birds, 2 Cetti's, 6 Reed, 5 Sedge Warblers, Blackcap, Whitethroat and a Red Bunting BTO Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve

Rivers Trust Baconsthorpe Enclosure monitoring today produced a lowish 21, the best of which was 5 Blackcaps and single Chiffchaff on the migrant front. Treecreeper and Goldcrest were additions. Norfolk Rivers Trust BTO

Monitoring at Deepdale Farm today, combined with some public engagement. Only 17 birds, the best being 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat and 2 Chiffchaff. Bulk of the birds as folk arrived, and ran through the purpose and objectives of the ringing scheme with them. BTO Deepdale Farm

First re-sighting of one (first) of this years newly ringed & colour marked Oystercatcher pulli from North Norfolk farm land - ringed on 21/6/24 and seen by wash Wader Group at Heacham on 28/7/24. Photo Wash Wader BTO North Norfolk Coastal Group

Sheringham's JAE at Heacham Beach on 27/7/24 - photo Wash Wader Group NENBC

Monitoring Ingoldisthorpe lagoons am resulted in 41 birds, 21 Reed and 1 Sedge warbler, Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaff, plus unexpected Yellowhammer

Another pair of young #Nightjar ringed on a reserve in #Norfolk as part of our study of distribution OG this enigmatic #heathland night hunter Iceni Bird Monitoring Group BTO

Little Tern BCH (NW12723) ringed on Blakeney Point last summer on 1/7 seen at the Tern colony at Gronant, Wales on 21/7/2024 BTO Norfolk Coast and Broads NT NW LITTLE TERN GROUP

Sculthorpe Moor monitoring today resulted in 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat and a Blackcap, plus 2 Marsh Tits, out of a total of 55 birds. BTO Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve

Monitoring at Ingoldisthorpe produced 44 birds, with 12 Reed Warblers, but few other summer migrants present, just 2 Blackcap and 3 Chiffchaff BTO Norfolk Rivers Trust

Monitoring at Sculthorpe Moor today resulted in 88 birds, 49 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed, 3 Sedge, 1 Willow Warblers and 6 Whitethroats. BTO Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve

Deepdale Farm monitoring and bird ringing demonstration - produced 21 birds of 10 species, with a mix of migrants 7 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat and a Willow Warbler BTO Deepdale Farm NorfolkFWAG

Monitoring the Baconsthorpe Beaver Enc today produced 41 birds of 11 species, but summer migrants low in numbers just 2 Blackcap and 3 Chiffchaff BTO Norfolk Rivers Trust

Monitoring Sculthorpe Moor yesterday in the meadow/rush area resulted in 39 birds, with summer migrants getting less - 6 Blackcap (one from last year), 3 Reed Warbler and 9 Chiffchaffs Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve BTO WVBS

Monitoring Ingoldisthorpe Sewage treatment lagoons today, 39 birds, quite a few summer migrants still - 11 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff and a Whitethroat. Sparrowhawk, Cetti's Warbler and Grey Wagtail also of note. BTO Norfolk Rivers Trust

Deepdale Farm am to see if any of the recent migrants made it a mile or so inland - alas not here, only 8 birds, though 2 Lesser Whitethroats and a Willow Warbler might have been part of the fall yesterday BTO Deepdale Farm

Last of the summer monitoring in the Beaver Enclosure today, 41 birds, summer migrants down to a Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler and 12 Chiffchaff BTO Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve WVBS

Monitoring at Deepdale Farm today was pretty quite, only one Chiffchaff present, plus a Goldcrest, part of only a total of 12 birds. BTO Deepdale Farm Brancaster Staithe & Burnham Deepdale