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Saturday 23rd January 2016

Norfolk News from Birdnet
> Norfolk Juvenile Male Pallid Harrier Flitcham at 13:59 1/2ml E/of B1153 off Abbey Road at Abbey Farm under polytunnel PE31 6BU TF726266
> Norfolk 2 Penduline Tit Erroneous Titchwell RSPB at 11:50 by West Hide PE31 8BB TF759436
> Norfolk Lesser Yellowlegs Breydon Water briefly until 12:05 then flew/N NR31 9QB TG464048
> Norfolk Lesser Yellowlegs Breydon Water at 11:10 then flew off NR31 9QB TG464048
> Norfolk Lesser Yellowlegs Breydon Water at NE/end at High Tide NR31 9QB TG464048
> Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Santon Warren at 11:20 TL842873
> Norfolk 4 Common Crane Hickling Broad NWT at Stubb Mill roost + Short-eared Owl & 50 Marsh Harrier NR12 0BW TG429221
> Norfolk 2 Common Crane Horsey + 4 Eurasian White-fronted Goose NR29 4EP TG477228
> Norfolk 3 Shorelark Burnham Overy Staithe at 16:30
> Norfolk No Further Sign of Serin Downham Market between 13:00-15:00 on rough ground off concrete road to sewage works N/of level crossing & E/of railway.Park by Fairfield Road & walk N/for 200yds
> Norfolk 5 Lapland Bunting Blakeney Point + 7 Twite & Pale-bellied Brent Goose NR25 7DJ TG007464
> Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard Titchwell RSPB mid a/noon PE31 8BB TF759436
> Norfolk Grey Phalarope Cley NWT from Babcock Hide showing well late mrng NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk 3 Shorelark Holme-next-the Sea at 12:30 TF717450
> Norfolk Grey Phalarope Cley NWT from Babcock at 13:15 then flew/W NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Grey Phalarope Cley NWT from 12:30 from Babcock Hide NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Juvenile Glaucous Gull Great Yarmouth on Beaconsfield Road NR30 1EB TG531078
> Norfolk Great White Egret Holkham Freshmarsh at 11:34 NR23 1RN TF888439
> Norfolk Grey Phalarope Cley NWT at 11:00 from Babcock Hide NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Serin Downham Market at 11:00 on rough ground off concrete road to sewage works N/of level crossing & E/of railway.Park by Fairfield Road & walk N/for 200yds
> Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose Horsey + 2 Eurasian White-fronted Goose & Short-eared Owl NR29 4EP TG477228
> Norfolk 2 Rough-legged Buzzard Choseley Drying Barns 1/2 mile S/of Barns at 09:58 PE31 8PQ TF757420
> Norfolk Great White Egret Bowthorpe Marsh
> Norfolk Ringtail Hen Harrier Flitcham PE31 6BU TF726266
> Norfolk Hen Harrier Wolferton Triangle on S/side at 16:30 PE35 6EJ TF672278
> Norfolk 4 Hen Harrier Roydon Common NWT
> Norfolk Firecrest Beeston Common NR26 8RX TG165425
> Norfolk 20 Snow Bunting Winterton North Dunes at 15:30 NR29 4BQ TG496198
> Norfolk 25 Snow Bunting Cley NWT + 3 Water Pipit NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk 113 Eurasian White-fronted Goose Holkham Freshmarsh from A149 NR23 1RN TF888439
> Norfolk 5 Hen Harrier Warham Greens NR23 1QD TF943437
> Norfolk 22 Snow Bunting Holkham Bay at 15:45 NR23 1RJ TF892458
> Norfolk 2 Short-eared Owl Waveney River Centre
> Norfolk 2 Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum in paddocks this mrng IP26 5HW TL822943
> Norfolk Redhead Smew Filby Broad at 13:40 NR29 3HH TG461136
> Norfolk Redhead Smew Ormesby Broad on Little Broad at 13:04 NR29 3LS TG463152
> Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Tottenhill GPs at 12:45
> Norfolk 5 Eurasian White-fronted Goose Nunnery Lakes at 12:45 IP24 2YW TL873822
> Norfolk 20 Snow Bunting Holkham Gap at 12:30
> Norfolk No Further Sign of Redhead Smew Cley NWT on Pat's Pool NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk 30 Twite Thornham Harbour + Spotted Redshank TF728441 TF728441
> Norfolk Mealy Redpoll Weybourne on W/side of Beach Lane at pumping station NR25 7SR TG111435
> Norfolk Smew Cley NWT at 10:58 on Pat's Pool NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Short-eared Owl Winterton North Dunes NR29 4BQ TG496198
> Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB on drained pool + 3 Spotted Redshank on tidal pool PE31 8BB TF759436
> Norfolk 6 Eurasian White-fronted Goose Nunnery Lakes in fields at 09:20 IP24 2YW TL873822
> Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Tottenhill GPs at 08:50