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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 28th November 2021

With storm Arwen still receding attention remained on the sea, with 8 Eider, 28 Common Scoter, 3 Red-throated Divers, 3 Great Northern Divers, 24 Fulmars, 5 Gannets, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Razorbills, 5 Guillemots, 3 Kittiwakes, 2 Med Gulls and an immature Glaucous Gull the highlights. Also of interest today were 3+ Bearded Tits near the Broadwater Hide, a Woodcock, 2 Cetti's Warblers, a Chiffchaff and a pair of Stonechats.


                                                           Glaucous Gull by Gary Elton

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Little Auk Wells harbour by car park at 3.29pm [thought to be a different individual to released bird]
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Park flew towards lake viewed from A149 late a'noon
Norfolk 3.Great Northern Divers flew west past Holme Dunes
Norfolk 21.Hawfinches on Friday Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk Black Brant ad Cley west of Old Woman's Lane in field opposite Barn Drift entrance track at 3.15pm with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 4.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks early a'noon TL.820.936
Norfolk 2.Little Auks Gorleston on sea south of White Swan bouy at 2.40pm
Norfolk no further sign of juv.Glaucous Gull Waxham in bare field south of Money Lane by 2.25pm but Little Auk off Money Lane at 2pm then killed +eaten by Great Black-backed Gull (+8.Purple Sands flew north)
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters flew west past Sheringham 7.40am-1pm +2.Puffins
Norfolk 100.Russian White-fronted Geese Cantley Marshes RSPB this a'noon
Norfolk Hen Harrier male flew east over Burnham Overy Staithe mid a'noon
Norfolk Little Auk Wells still 1.45pm at East Fleet off Shipwrights [released bird picked-up earlier at Reepham]
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area at 12.30pm TF.899.460
Norfolk 22.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still this a'noon +2.Cattle Egrets still
Norfolk 6.Red-necked Grebes flew past Cley by 12.15pm +Black Guillemot again +4.Velvet Scoters 5.Great Northern Divers
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv Waxham in bare field south of Money Lane 12.02-12.35pm but no further sign by 12.52pm. Little Auk flew north at 11.58am
Norfolk Little Auk Wells still 1.11pm by lifeboat station [released bird picked-up earlier at Reepham]
Norfolk Little Auk Wells in harbour by lifeboat station at 12.34pm [released bird picked-up earlier at Reepham]
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew past Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Puffin Wells harbour till 12.05pm then killed by Great Black-backed Gull
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Cawston by Norwich Road at 8.15am
Norfolk Puffin Wells harbour at 11.50am
Norfolk Little Auk flew north past Winterton at 11.13am
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv flew past Cley by 10am (+5.Red-necked Grebes flew past +3.Velvet Scoters 2.Black-throated Divers 2.Great Northern Divers drk.Long-tailed Duck 1w Little Gull +c50.Snow Buntings flew west)
Norfolk Little Auk Reepham taken into care +will be released at Wells at lifeboat station at midday
Norfolk Velvet Scoter flew north past Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Little Auk Blakeney Point flew west past Halfway House at 10am [close inshore]
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew west past Sheringham
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv flew east past Holme Dunes
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew west past Trimingham [close inshore
Norfolk Little Auk Sheringham flew west past east end of promenade at 9.32am
Norfolk Pale-bellied Brent Goose flew west Trimingham at 9am
Norfolk Little Auk Winterton Dunes on sea then flew north
Norfolk Kittiwake 1ml south of Thetford flew NW over Nunnery Lakes NR at 8.15am
Norfolk Storm Petrel flew west past Sheringham at 8.05am
Norfolk 2.Red-necked Grebes flew west past Cley 7.35-7.41am
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe flew west past Cley at 7.37am (+Velvet Scoter flew west)