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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 13th March 2021

On the sea today 10 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser and 5 Fulmars were counted, while a Water Rail was heard, 2 Avocets were on the Broadwater, and a Barn Owl was hunting at the back of the marsh. Two Siskins were in the pines.

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Norfolk Eider drk Wroxham Broad still at north end at 1.50pm
Norfolk Scaup 1w.fem Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad opposite car park at 10.30am
Norfolk 33.Russian White-fronted Geese Welney still from Herneside TL.522.942
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Caister at beach
Norfolk 6.Russian White-fronted Geese Caistor St.Edmund still on water meadows NW of Roman Town TG.230.037
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Weybourne Camp still