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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 20th November 2021

A single Pintail was still on the Broadwater, and a Red Kite, Water Rail, 150 Lapwings, 60 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Rock Pipit, and 110 Linnets were counted. A female/immature Merlin was hunting the back of the grazing marsh in the afternoon.

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Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still mid a'noon east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area (+Black-throated Diver offshore +Great Northern Diver 2.Velvet Scoters)TF.899.460
Norfolk c40.Snow Buntings Caister-on-Sea on beach this morning
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Sheringham on sea this morning +6.Great Northern Divers 5.Little Gulls
Norfolk Black Guillemot Cley NWT again just east of wreck at 2.25pm
Norfolk 1+Lapland Bunting Happisburgh still in stubble field below lighthouse with Skylarks tho mobile
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still 1.30pm Waxham in dunes viewed from Church Road tho distant
Norfolk 2+Water Pipits 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Marshes this morning: 1.in NE corner, 1+from River Thurne
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area at midday TF.899.460
Norfolk Grey Phal Cley NWT (+38.Snow Buntings)
Norfolk 6+Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks at 11am TL.820.936
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still just south of Waxham 50yds west of Frenches Farm late morning +showing well TG.436.258
Norfolk 52.Snow Buntings Salthouse at Gramborough Hill
Norfolk Slav Grebe Cley NWT on pool from Babcock Hide at 10.30am
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still
Norfolk 2.Little Auks y'day Cley NWT offshore
Norfolk Black Guillemot 1w y'day Sheringham on sea off Skelding Hill in morning
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck y'day flew east past Holme
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Cley NWT on sea off beach car park
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose ad y'day Salthouse still opposite Dun Cow pub with Pink-footed Geese