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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 21st March 2021

Cool and rather quiet today, with Brambling and Siskin still in the pines, a Stonechat on the grazing marshes, a Red Kite over Holme Village and at least 5 Cetti's Warblers and 3 Chiffchaffs calling around the recording area.

In the moth traps 2 Grey Shoulder-Knots, a Clouded Drab, Mottled Grey and Hebrew Character were caught. A Comma butterfly and 3 Smooth Newts were also of interest.

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Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still 3.30pm +ad.Little Gull
Norfolk Water Pipit Cantley beet factory
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 3w flew west past Weybourne Camp 6.30-9.30am +Lapland Bunting
Norfolk Garganey drk Cantley beet factory on shore at main pit
Norfolk 3.Spoonbills Burnham Overy Dunes on saltmarsh at 12.28pm
Norfolk Kittiwake ad Hockwold Washes from Washland Viewpoint at 10.55am
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT again on Simmonds' Scrape viewed from West Bank (male.Hen Harrier again over Pope's Marsh)
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Weybourne flew west
Norfolk 1+Common Scoter y'day flew over Norwich at 10.59pm [identified from sound recording]
Norfolk Common Crane Cley flew north out to sea at 8.59am
Norfolk Common Crane Cley flew NW over coastguards
Norfolk Great White Egret y'day Sparham Pools still from Easthaugh Road tho distant
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits y'day Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still
Norfolk 2+Common Scoters on Friday flew over Great Massingham at 10.45pm [identified from sound recording]