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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 21st January 2022

A Woodcock flew in over the dunes and dropped onto Broadwater Road in broad daylight. A pair of Stonechats and a Cetti's Warbler were of note, and 1000+ Golden Plover were on the grazing marshes.



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Norfolk 8+Tundra Bean Geese Welney WWT still mid a'noon from main observatory
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail 4mls ENE of King's Lynn still at Roydon Common NNR at 1.55pm
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Snettisham still by sailing club
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Winterton North Dunes still
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Burnham Overy Dunes on beach c200yds west of west end of Holkham Pines this morning (+4.Snow Buntings. 2.Long-tailed Ducks still in channel between Gun Hill +Scolt Head Island)
Norfolk Scaup fem Holkham Park still on west side of lake early a'noon
Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew over Kelling Heath towards Weybourne at 11.32am
Norfolk 71.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area TF.899.460
Norfolk no sign of fem.Scaup Holkham Park lake
Norfolk 20+Snow Buntings Snettisham RSPB still on beach
Norfolk 2.Siberian Chiffchaffs Titchwell RSPB at East Trail
Norfolk Lesser Whitethroat Winterton at east end of Holmes Road by gate
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse (+2+Snow Buntings)
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh from Island Hide
Norfolk Black Brant Snettisham RSPB on mud with c400.Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle Heacham over Fen Way then flew NW