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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 18th January 2022

A single Snow bunting was reported in the mouth of Thornham Harbour and a drake Goldeneye and five Eider were seen just offshore.

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Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets 1/2ml south of Thurne by Oby Staithe with cattle at 2.54pm
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Stiffkey over marsh at 2.55pm
Norfolk Water Pipit Welney WWT still from Lyle Hide +Cattle Egret still
Norfolk no sign of any Taiga Bean Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB by mid a'noon
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail 4mls ENE of King's Lynn still at Roydon Common NNR at 11.30am tho distant
Norfolk Black Brant Cley NWT in Eye Field at 2.28pm
Norfolk 3.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay on tideline west of Holkham Gap (+6.Snow Bunting) TF.883.452
Norfolk Velvet Scoter Holkham Bay still +2.Long-tailed Ducks
Norfolk 2+Bewick's Swans Hempstead Marshes still in field opposite Heath Farm entrance TG.409.262
Norfolk 4.Common Cranes WNW of Thurne still in field at midday TG.391.162
Norfolk 4.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide
Norfolk Shag 1w Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad on pontoon at 12.30pm
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Snettisham Coastal Park again
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still 11.05am 200yds east of seal carcass north of east end of Arnold's Marsh
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT till 11.03am on Arnold's Marsh then flew west
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still on Arnold's Marsh at 11am
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Ludham at St Benets Abbey at 10.20am
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Burnham Overy Dunes still in channel west of Gun Hill at 9.40am
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse till 8.30am then flew west
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse again west of Beach Road at 8.18am