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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 29th January 2022

A Great White Egret was seen flying low over the marsh briefly, and a probable Water Pipit was flushed near the NWT entrance gate.

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Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still this a'noon in paddocks below hornbeams TL.820.936
Norfolk Smew redhead still 2.35pm NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake from swim.25. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk Scaup fem Welney WWT +Short-eared Owl still
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Haddiscoe Island still from Waveney Forest viewing mound TG.458.011
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Holkham Park still c1.25pm over lake [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still 1.25pm on shingle north of Arnold's Marsh then flew to Arnold's Marsh
Norfolk Smew redhead still 1.15pm NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake from swim.17. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory at 1pm
Norfolk 56.Bewick's Swans Hempstead Marshes in field opposite Heath Farm entrance TG.409.262
Norfolk Little Gull ad Northrepps still at Hungry Hill
Norfolk Smew redhead still late morning NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake from swim.36. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk 3+Tundra Bean Geese Welney WWT still from main observatory at 11.13am
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Holkham Park again in dead tree by lake [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB still offshore +Great Northern Diver. ringtail.Hen Harrier over saltmarsh
Norfolk 2+Water Pipits just east of Wells still at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets north of Martham still at Cess in cattle pen near north end of Cess Road
Norfolk 30+Snow Buntings Holkham Bay west of Holkham Gap still TF.899.460
Norfolk Smew redhead still NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR at west end of main fishing lake at swim.17. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk Purple Sand south of Waxham still on groyne.19
Norfolk 11.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks below hornbeams at 8am TL.820.936
Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT still on Lady Fen
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still flew along beach then landed on North Scrape
Norfolk 53+Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB still +Water Pipit still