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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 13th November 2021

Highlights today were 4 Goosanders east, an immature Velvet Scoter on the sea, 3 Eider, a Red-necked Grebe, Great Skua, 10 Kittiwakes, 7 Little Gulls, a Razorbill and an Arctic Tern west. Also of note were 3 Red Kites, 2 Water Rails, a Rock Pipit, 2 Bullfinches and 2 Siskins, with a Lapland Bunting flying east over the dunes in the morning.

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Norfolk 120.Snow Buntings Cley NWT flew east
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 2.20pm just east of Stiffkey at west end of flood south of A149 viewed from track tho elusive
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits Hickling Broad NWT on Brendan's Marsh at 2.15pm
Norfolk Snow Bunting Beeston Bump
Norfolk 3.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT still
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 1pm just east of Stiffkey at west end of flood south of A149
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle flew over Thetford mid morning
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 11.34am just east of Stiffkey on flood south of A149
Norfolk c60.Snow Buntings Great Yarmouth at North Denes tho mobile
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Morston in creek by car park at 10.54am
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area at 11am TF.899.460
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters flew west past Sheringham at 10.36am. Purple Sand on beach opposite Sheringham Museum at 10am
Norfolk Jack Snipe Titchwell RSPB from Island Hide at 10.31am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just north of A149 at Stiffkey Fen at 9.58am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.983.437
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at 9.20am
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day just east of Wells still at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance mid a'noon. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Grey Phal flew west past Titchwell RSPB at 8.50am
Norfolk Gannet juv y'day 4mls ENE of King's Lynn flew over Roydon Common NNR at 9.34am
Norfolk Dartford Warbler Snettisham along coastal path
Norfolk Grey Phal still Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marsh north of crossbank on pool from inner sea bank 200yds beyond metal gate TF.658.352
Norfolk Black-throated diver Titchwell RSPB offshore
Norfolk 13.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum in paddocks