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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 30th January 2022

The juvenile White-tailed Eagle passed over late morning and at least one Siberian Chiffchaff was seen near Holme village hides. On the grazing marsh over 1000 Golden Plover were counted, and a ring-tail Hen Harrier was seen near Thornham Harbour.

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Norfolk Cattle Egret Beeston Bump flew in off sea at 2.10pm
Norfolk 3.Short-eared Owls Winterton still 2.30pm c1ml north of Beach Road on west side of North Dunes near fence. 12.Snow Buntings still on beach
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Upton Fen flew west over car park at 2.25pm
Norfolk 74.Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes on beach NE of Gun Hill
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Holme still c12.03pm flew south over Tesco towards Heacham [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk 8.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory (+2+Cattle Egrets still)
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Titchwell RSPB still on Volunteer Marsh near path at 1pm
Norfolk Smew redhead still 12.30pm NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk 3.Short-eared Owls Winterton still at North Dunes over scrub along fence at 12.21pm
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Winterton still midday at North Dunes over scrub along fence
Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets Martham Ferry
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Holme flew over village late morning [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Titchwell RSPB till c11.48am on beach then flew west [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk Smew redhead still NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake from south corner. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Titchwell RSPB on beach late morning [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk 2+Short-eared Owls Winterton still at North Dunes
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at 100.Foot Bank
Norfolk 31.Snow Buntings Snettisham still on beach by sailing club
Norfolk Black Brant ad still Snettisham RSPB on The Wash (+Little Stint still by old jetty). Lapland Bunting on saltings at south end
Norfolk c16.Bewick's Swans Ludham still at St.Benet's Level west of main track
Norfolk 3+Snow Buntings Cley NWT still along beach
Norfolk 36.Common Cranes Thurne
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Thornham over saltmarsh near Coal Barn at c10am
Norfolk 4.Long-tailed Ducks (3.drks) Old Hunstanton offshore at c10.10am
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Rollesby Broad still mid morning
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Holkham Park still in tree at north end of lake at 9.35am [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk 31.Common Cranes Clippesby in field north of Thurne Road
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still just west of Holkham Gap at 9.15am
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still on seal carcass north of Arnold's Marsh at c9.02am
Norfolk 5.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks below hornbeams TL.820.936
Norfolk Hen Harrier male 4mls ENE of King's Lynn still at Roydon Common NNR early morning
Norfolk 56+Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB still
Norfolk Scaup fem y'day Holkham Park still on lake