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Sunday 9th October 2016

With patchy showers passing throughout the day, migration was rather slower today with 67 birds ringed including 4 Bearded Tits and 37 Goldcrests. Robins were noticeably fewer but many remained around the Observatory and a female Brambling was also present. At sea 250 Common Scoters, 63 Gannets, a Great Skua and a Spoonbill passing offshore were all of interest, 3 Swallows were still lingering, as was a Reed Warbler, and a Ring Ouzel was seen briefly.

A Humming-bird Hawk Moth was on the buddleia.

Norfolk News from Birdnet
Norfolk Possible Thrush Nightingale Reported Holkham Pines at W/end is a Nightingale
Norfolk Unconfirmed Report of Possible Lesser Grey Shrike Hempstead Norfolk Siberian Stonechat Thornham Point at 17:35 in suaeda 400yds SSE/of block house
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell Village on Gypsy Lane PE31 8BB TF758437
Norfolk Red-breasted Flycatcher Horsey Mill E/of c/pk
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Horsey N/of Nelson Head Track NR29 4EP TG477228
Norfolk 8 Yellow-browed Warbler Holkham Pines Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Happisburgh on dung heap NR12 0PR TG384309
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell Village at ChalkPit Lane PE31 8BB TF758437
Norfolk 3 Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell RSPB this a/noon + 2 Little Stint PE31 8BB TF759436 Norfolk 2 Yellow-browed Warbler Holkham Pines late a/noon + Pied Flycatcher
Norfolk 3 Yellow-browed Warbler Great Yarmouth Cemetery NR30 1DW TG526082
Norfolk 7 Yellow-browed Warbler Hemsby + Jack Snipe NR29 4JG TG506172
Norfolk Spoonbill past Holme Dunes NNR
Norfolk Pallas's Warbler NW/of Stiffkey late a/noon Campsite Wood NR23 1QL TF975431
Norfolk 14 Common Crane Welney WWT PE14 9TN TL548946
Norfolk Honey Buzzard W/over Kelling at 16:00 NR25 7ED TG095436
Norfolk 2 Pallas's Warbler Waxham Sands Holiday Park mid a/noon near Shangi-La Chalet shwing well NR29 4EJ
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Gorleston-on-Sea at N/end of Warren Lane at 15:15 NR31 6PL TG532036
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell RSPB mid a/noon near visitor centre + Redstart on East Trail PE31 8BB TF759436
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Cley NWT in Eye Field + 11 White-fronted Goose till 14:35 then flew SE/, Black-throated Diver past W/ & Scaup past E/ NR25 7SA TG049441
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Burnham Overy Dunes from road mid a/noon then flew along hedge towards farm building PE31 8JJ TF879455
Norfolk 3 Yellow-browed Warbler Thornham in village this a/noon + 2 Ring Ouzel, Spoonbill on saltmarsh & Yellow-browed Warbler Brancaster at Branodunum PE36 6NZ TF737438
Norfolk 3 Yellow-browed Warbler Felbrigg Hall NT at 14:00, 2 at W/end of meadow W/of lake & 1 at S/lake NR11 8PR
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Eccles-on-Sea at Eccles Beach Caravan Park by entrance at 12:30 NR12 0SE TG404293
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Winterton this mrng + Common Crossbill NR29 4BQ TG496198
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Burnham Deepdale in churchyard PE31 8FB TF803442
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Great Yarmouth Cemetery in south section near Kitchener Road NR30 1DW TG526082
Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Waxham 200yds S/of Shangri-La chalet NR12 0DZ TG440261
Norfolk Radde's Warbler Holkham Pines at 13:00 in reeds 250yds W/of crosstracks, S/of footpath Norfolk Juvenile Sabine's Gull flew E/past Weybourne late mrng NR25 7SR TG111435
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Blakeney Point at Friary Hills NT by office at 11:30 NR25 7DJ TG007464
Norfolk No Sign of Red-breasted Flycatcher Warham Greens at N/end of Garden Drove + 2 Yellow-browed Warbler on site. NR23 1QD TF943437
Norfolk 2 Lapland Bunting Blakeney Point at 11:25 at Halfway House NR25 7DJ TG007464
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Blakeney Point at 11:10 at Halfway House NR25 7DJ TG007464
Norfolk 2 Juvenile Sabine's Gull flew E/past Kelling at 11:00 NR25 7ED TG095436
Norfolk Dusky Warbler WE/of Cromer at W/end of gold course at on clifftop slope 200yds NE/of lighthouse in fenced off area at 10:05 NR27 9HE TG219423
Norfolk 2 Yellow-browed Warbler Hemsby + 2 Ring Ouzel & Redstart NR29 4JG TG506172 Norfolk 3 Yellow-browed Warbler East Somerton
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell RSPB mid mrng on meadow trail + Little Stint on Volunteer Marsh & Curlew Sandpiper PE31 8BB TF759436
Norfolk 2 Juvenile Sabine's Gull flew E/past Cley next the Sea at 10:40 + Short-eared Owl flew in off the sea NR25 7SA TG049441
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Waxham NR12 0DZ TG440261
Norfolk Radde's Warbler Holkham Pines briefly at 10:10 250yds W/of crosstracks s/of f/p.
Norfolk Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper Titchwell RSPB just N/of Island Hide PE31 8BB TF759436 Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Stiffkey Campsite Wood at 08:45 + Yellow-browed Warbler & Pied Flycatcher NR23 1QF TF964439
Norfolk Yellow-browed Warbler Winterton North Dunes in copse by entrance NR29 4BQ TG496198 Norfolk Lapland Bunting flew S/over Thornham Point
Norfolk Little Bunting Blakeney Point NR25 7DJ TG007464
Norfolk 2 Yellow-browed Warbler Titchwell RSPB this mrng PE31 8BB TF759436