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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 11th December 2021

Further seawatching produced 15 Eiders, 30 Common Scoters, 19 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated, 1 Black-throated and 11 Great Northern Divers, Red-necked and Slavonian Grebes.

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Norfolk 27+White-fronted Geese SE of Breydon Water flew NW mid a'noon
Norfolk 32.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay on beach east of Holkham Gap at 12.30pm
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Weybourne near beach car park at 12.50pm
Norfolk Snow Bunting Sea Palling
Norfolk 7.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB still offshore this morning +5.Great Northern Divers
Norfolk Barred Warbler 1w still early a'noon Wiveton at Leatherpool Lane between Wiveton House +Barn Cottages. No parking on Leatherpool Lane NR25 7TF TG.042.435
Norfolk 9.Bewick's Swans Waxham opposite Walnut Farm. 8.Bewick's Swans Ingham still
Norfolk 9.Bewick's Swans Waxham opposite Walnut Farm. 8.Bewick's Swans Ingham still
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w between Salthouse +Cley still midday then flew east
Norfolk Great Northern Diver juv Denver Sluice still on River Great Ouse
Norfolk 7+Red-necked Grebes Holkham Bay +4+Velvet Scoters 2.Long-tailed Ducks Great Northern Diver 10+Snow Buntings
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area TF.899.460
Norfolk 2.Little Stints still Snettisham RSPB on The Wash
Norfolk.Little Stint still Snettisham RSPB on The Wash
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse till 11am then flew west along beach (+1w.Caspian Gull flew west)
Norfolk Scaup fem/1w.drk Rollesby Broad still 10.40am
Norfolk no sign of any Taiga Bean Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB 9.35-10.35am
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck 1w.drk Weybourne Camp on sea opposite scrape
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still just SE of Waxham behind dunes at Money Lane mid morning TG.444.260
Norfolk Barred Warbler 1w still Wiveton at Leatherpool Lane opposite Wiveton House entrance at 9.15am. No parking on Leatherpool Lane NR25 7TF TG.042.435
Norfolk Iceland Gull Salthouse still on beach near vertical iron girders at 9.07am
Norfolk Black Redstart y'day Northrepps
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Titchwell RSPB still
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv y'day Cley NWT still near beach car park mid a'noon then flew west (Black-throated Diver flew west 8am-11am +Great Northern Diver Red-necked Grebe Slav Grebe 1w.Little Gull)