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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 28th January 2022

On the sea today 2 Eider, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, 3 Fulmars and 2 Great Crested Grebes were seen.  On the grazing marshes 800 Golden Plover, 250 Lapwings and a Red Kite were of interest.

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Norfolk Hen Harrier male y'day Haddiscoe Island still from Waveney Forest viewing mound TG.458.011
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still 1.45pm Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Blakeney Point till 1.05pm then flew south
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 12.50pm Holkham Bay just west of Holkham Gap on saltmarsh south of dunes
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w Holkham Freshmarsh this a'noon [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT still on island from main observatory
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Winterton still at North Dunes
Norfolk Purple Sand south of Waxham on groyne.19
Norfolk 1+Bewick's Swan between Sea Palling +Ingham still in field south of Palling Road TG.406.263
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Blakeney Point still 12.10pm
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 2/3ml west of Holkham Gap on beach at 11.26am then flew to dunes TF.864.459
Norfolk 40.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in dunes at 11.16am TF.899.460
Norfolk Smew redhead still NW of Norwich at Taverham Mill NR on main fishing lake viewable from NE end at 11.05am. £4 for non-members 10am-4pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sunday; view thru perimeter fence on south side TG.159.134
Norfolk 7.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks below hornbeams TL.820.936
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Blakeney Harbour flew SW over west end at 10.33am [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk 5.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on beach north of Arnold’s Marsh at 10.21am
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Cley NWT still 9.48am flew west over beach car park [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Cley NWT still 9.18am at Swan Lake [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle 2w.male Cley NWT on shingle ridge east of Arnold's Marsh at 9am [from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme]
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still flew east along beach at 8.55am
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe y'day Cley flew west past beach car park