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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 17th November 2021

A rather uneventful day birdwise, two Pintail on the Broadwater and four Eider on the sea the most noteworthy species recorded. Insect wise Red Admiral and Migrant Hawker were both noted.

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Norfolk 7.Snow Buntings Kelling on beach west of Kelling Hard +Manx S'water flew west
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Snettisham RSPB flew south just east of car park at 1.45pm
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 2.10pm east of Holkham Gap at west end of roped-off area TF.899.460
Norfolk Black Guillemot Weybourne
Norfolk Little Auk Salthouse on sea at end of Beach Road at 1.47pm
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still 10.30am just south on Waxham on straw bale west of French's Farm tho distant TG.436.258
Norfolk no sign of Pallas's Warbler Waxham in sallows north of Waxham Sands Holiday Park by 10.35am but Lapland Bunting flew NW at 9.30am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr reported Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap at west end of roped-off area at 8.45am then flew west TF.899.460
Norfolk 12.Common Cranes just north of Clippesby in field
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still Waxham in dunes at end of Money Lane at 9am
Norfolk 22.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum in paddocks at 8am TL.820.936
Norfolk 8.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe y'day flew SW past Mundesley 7am-10amy +7.Little Gulls flew SE