Slow Worm lives here in small numbers it's just that we don't bump into them very often. Misty start followed by a reasonable day for standard late September fare including the first 3 Stonechat of the autumn. In today's selection box at least 40 Chiffchaff, 30 Blackcap, 26 House Martin, 25 Goldcrest, 11 Swallow, 5 Songies, 4 Siskin, 2 Wheatear, Chaffinch, Heron, Lesser 'throat, Redstart, Redwing & Willow Warbler. A volery of 15 Long-tailed Tit paid a visit & the usual 3 Black Red were out there. Clouded Yellow got into double figures with a worn Meadow Brown on the Butts very late on parade.Lunar Underwing is a regular in the traps in small numbers at this season. Ringing: 20 Goldcrest, 19 Chiffchaff, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Blackcap, 7 Robin, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great Tit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Song Thrush.

 Three Glossy Ibis south is only the third site record. Also of note is a British race Coal Tit as members of this species in the autumn are usually continental birds (although it may have come from no further away than Langer Park). Southbound 420 Swallow, 43 Teal, 28 Brent, 12 Wigeon, 8 Mipit, 4 Shelduck, 3 Pintail & a juv Peregrine. On site migrants disappointingly few when one considerers the weather conditions that looked promising. Amongst a meagre selection were 22 Mipit, 15 Robin, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, Blackcap, Coal Tit, Grey Wag, Lesser 'throat & Wheatear plus the usual 3 Black Red & elusive male Pheasant. Moth traps held a few migrants including the first Golden Twin-spot for five years. Ringing: 4 Blue Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Linnet.

Eastern Nycteoline (Nycteola asiatica) - The Moths of Norfolk. In association with the Norfolk Moth Survey.

The resident Peregrine soon appears when we have unexpected guests. Kudos to our excellent team of counters today as more flocks of hirundines poured through. By late morning 2324 Swallow, 249 House Martin and 7 Sand Martin had passed over. Numbers of Meadow Pipit starting to wane but still tallied 358. An Osprey drifting South likely regretted passing over the docks where the Peregrine gave it some grief. A Great Skua sat on the sea momentarily before continuing Southbound. Other migrants 30 Blackcap, 1 Chaffinch, 12 Chiffchaff, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Siskin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Wheatear and 4 Yellow Wagtail.  Offshore 15 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Sandwich Tern, 10 Shelduck, 48 Teal and 5 Wigeon. Nationally scare, Shore Wainscot has been having a small second emergence in recent years. Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 21 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 34 Meadow Pipit, 4 Robin, 1 Sedge Warbler.