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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 17th August 2021

 A Great White Egret was seen briefly on the Grazing Marsh briefly mid morning and a short seawatch early afternoon proved disappointing with the highlights 7 Gannets, 18 Common Scoter and 2 Great Crested Grebes. The Moth traps held 43 species included a Saltmarsh Plume, 2 Webbs Wainscots and a Brown-veined Wainscot and a Humming Bird Hawk Moth was around the Buddleia outside the Observatory building.

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Norfolk Sooty S'water flew past Cromer

Norfolk 3.Spotted Redshanks Cley NWT from Bishop's Hide early a'noon

Norfolk 3.Wood Sands Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marsh

Norfolk Common Crane just east of Wells still at North Point Pools on east side. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431

Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad Snettisham Coastal Park still at Ken Hill Marsh flew over east side towards south end at c1.10pm

Norfolk Spotted Redshank Cley NWT still from Bishop's Hide at 1.05pm

Norfolk Wood Sand Cley NWT still from Daukes's Hide at 12.46pm

Norfolk 6.Spoonbills Welney WWT +18.Common Cranes Great White Egret

Norfolk Curlew Sand Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 8.37am +juv.Spotted Redshank

Norfolk 44.Spoonbills y'day 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437