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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 9th December 2021

Highlights were on the sea today, with 6 Great Northern Divers, a Slavonian Grebe west, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 6 Eiders, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Goldeneye, a Razorbill, 13 Kittiwakes, 20 Common Scoter, a Velvet Scoter east, and a Shag seen off Gore Point.

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Norfolk.Little Stint still Snettisham RSPB on The Wash at 10.30am
Norfolk c20.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings flew over Holkham Gap this morning
Norfolk 34.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on shingle by Arnold's Marsh
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Titchwell RSPB still offshore +Slav Grebe flew west 6+Great Northern Divers
Norfolk Iceland Gull Salthouse still on beach end of Iron Road at 12.35pm
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still just south of Waxham on straw bales 300yds west of French's Farm TG.436.258. (+Purple Sand on sea defences)
Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets West Somerton still with sheep
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Welney WWT again
Norfolk Iceland Gull Salthouse on beach this morning. 30+Snow Buntings towards East Bank on beach
Norfolk Barred Warbler still 10.57am Wiveton at Leatherpool Lane just north of Barn Cottages. No parking on Leatherpool Lane NR25 7TF TG.042.435
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Holkham Bay offshore this morning +2.Great Northern Divers 4.Eider
Norfolk 3.Taiga Bean Geese still Buckenham Marshes RSPB from anglers car park at 10.37am
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still just west of beach car park on the shingle at 10.06am
Norfolk 6.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay offshore at 10am +Long-tailed Duck 2.Slav grebes
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in NE corner of roped-off area at 10am TF.899.460
Norfolk Shag Ten Mile Bank this morning
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area this morning TF.899.460
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB still this morning +2.Grat Northern Divers. 2.Spotted Redshanks on Tidal Pool
Norfolk Barred Warbler still late morning Wiveton at Leatherpool Lane just south of Barn Cottages at 9.05am +showing well. No parking on Leatherpool Lane NR25 7TF TG.042.435
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still on beach 200yds east of East Bank at 8.40am then flew west