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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 25th January 2022

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk 15.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still 2.13pm in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk 51.Snow Buntings Brancaster flew west along Scolt Head Island NNR at 1.31pm
Norfolk 6.Cattle Egrets y'day Great Ryburgh at 11am with cattle
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still early a'noon west of gap out from Washington Hide (+80.Snow Buntings)
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 1w Waxham still 1.20pm in field being ploughed west of road
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets y'day Welney WWT still with cattle
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks till c12.40pm Holkham Bay just east of channel then flew west (+6.Velvet Scoters Great Northern Diver offshore)
Norfolk 30.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area this morning TF.899.460
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 1w Waxham in field being ploughed
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Titchwell RSPB offshore
Norfolk 172.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still 10.48am in field north of A149 viewed from metal gate at pull-in
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Burnham Overy Staithe in channel till 11.09am then flew out to sea
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay just east of channel
Norfolk possible Rough-legged Buzzard Dilham NE of village in field
Norfolk Little Stint Snettisham RSPB still on Wash north of jetty
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddock
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv flew west past Cley coastguards at 9.55am
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB still offshore +Great Northern Diver
Norfolk 150+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh in field north of A149 viewed from metal gate at pull-in at 9.19am
Norfolk no sign of any Tundra Bean Geese Cley NWT in Eye Field
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Snettisham still by sailing club at 9am