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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 13th December 2021

A quiet day that was noisily brightened by the arrival of c5000 Pink-feet onto the Grazing Marsh mid morning. A sea watch revealed Great Northern, Black-throated and Red-throated Divers (7),  8 Eider, 2 Velvet Scoter and a Slavonian Grebe. A ringed Chiffchaff was in the scrub to the west of the Obs building. 

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Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB near Fen Hide. Water Pipit from Island Hide +Jack Snipe
Norfolk 2.Hen Harriers (1.ad.male) Stiffkey over saltmarsh from car park
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse again on beach at 1.12pm then flew west
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk 5.Common Cranes Horsey Mill
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area at 11.13am TF.899.46
Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard y'day Holkham in trees south of B1155/ A149 junction then flew north
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still just south of Waxham on straw bales 300yds west of Frenches Farm TG.436.258