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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 10th October 2021

A misty and drizzly start with a band of rain moving away south-east during the morning. On the sea 185 Pink-feet, 46 Brents, 5 Eider, 52 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Red-throated Divers, 22 Gannets, 3 Great Crested Grebes, single Arctic and Great Skuas, and 15 Guillemots. Visual migration was rather limited with highlights including a Kingfisher, 16 Jays, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Stonechats, 3 Grey Wagtails, 15 Meadow and 5 Rock Pipits, a Brambling and 10 Siskins.
 
Moths included a Merveille du Jour, 15 Large Wainscot, 2 Red-green Carpet, 6 Neaded Chestnut, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Lunar Underwing, 4 Feathered Ranunculus, Mallow, 2 Square-spot Rustic, Rsuty-dot Pearl, Angle Shades and a Great Diving Beetle.
 
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Norfolk Grey Phal Cley between East Bank +North Scrape in surf mid a'noon (+Snow Bunting flew west)
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Cley NWT flew over East Bank at c3.30pm
Norfolk Pom Skua flew past Beeston Bump (+45.Little Gulls Great Northern Diver)
Norfolk 11.Little Gulls Weybourne
Norfolk 2.Common Cranes flew east over Choseley drying barns at 2.51pm
Norfolk Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still
Norfolk Cattle Egret Titchwell RSPB on Patsy's Pool at 12.59pm
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Hopton-on-Sea late morning
Norfolk 3.Great White Egrets Holkham Park at lake at midday
Norfolk 3.Lapland Buntings flew west over Burnham Overy Dunes late morning
%Norfolk 3.Common Cranes Winterton Dunes NNR NW of North Dunes at 11.39am TG.474.219
Norfolk 1,800.Little Gulls Cley flew east past beach car park 7.30-11.30am
Norfolk Caspian Gull y'day Cley NWT
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still +Spoonbill
Norfolk Lapland Bunting West Runton at 9.25am (+309.Little Gulls flew east. Short-eared Owl in clifftop field then flew off)
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Titchwell RSPB still on Tidal Pool
Norfolk Hawfinch King's Lynn at The Walks
Norfolk Pom Skua y'day Sidestrand