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Thursday 3rd December 2015

Norfolk News from Birdnet
> Norfolk Juvenile Pallid Harrier Snettisham RSPB this a/noon over Saltmarsh SW/of southern pit but distant TF650328
> Norfolk Juvenile Pallid Harrier Snettisham RSPB over saltmarsh SW/of pits at 10:20 then Flew SW TF650328
> Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard SSE/of Brancaster at 15:45 W/of B1153 over copse opposite Field House Farm PE31 8AW TF772438
> Norfolk 3 Rough-legged Buzzard 2mls S/of Titchwell S/of Choseley Drying Barns in fields at 14:30 + Ringtail Hen Harrier PE31 8PQ TF757420
> Norfolk Juvenile Iceland Gull NNW/of King's Lynn at14:15 just E/of River Great Ouse by Cross Bank Road at Fisher Fleet PE30 2QA TF631204
> Norfolk 22 Taiga Bean Goose Cantley Marshes RSPB viewable from S/end of Burnt House Road TG378039
> Norfolk 2 Common Crane S/of Horsey Mill
> Norfolk 3 Shorelark Thornham Harbour at seaward end of Staithe Lane on beach by harbour mouth TF728441 TF728441
> Norfolk 2 Short-eared Owl Welney WWT PE14 9TN TL548946
> Norfolk Eurasian White-fronted Goose between Stanhoe & Brancaster late a/noon witk Pink-footed Geese + 2 Barnacle Goose
> Norfolk Short-eared Owl Winterton North Dunes W/of fence NR29 4BQ TG496198
> Norfolk 2 Adult Pale-bellied Brent Goose Cley NWT at 13:20 in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Great Northern Diver Blakeney Harbour this a/noon TG028441
> Norfolk Velvet Scoter Titchwell RSPB offshore late mrng + Spotted Redshank & Water Pipit PE31 8BB TF759436
> Norfolk 30 Snow Bunting Holkham Gap at 11:45 high tide
> Norfolk Red-necked Grebe NE/of Blakeney Harbour in New Glaven Channel TG028441
> Norfolk 2 Hawfinch Beeston Common in tree by paddocks flew S/ NR26 8RX TG165425