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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 25th February 2022

On the sea today 3 Eiders, 12 Common Scoter, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Fulmar and a Great Crested Grebe were recorded, with 2,000 Pink-feet and 900 Golden Plover on the grazing marshes, a Black-tailed Godwit in Thornham Harbour, a Peregrine on the freshmarsh and a Barn Owl along Broadwater Road. A pair of Stonechats were on the east bank.

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Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 4pm from Babcock Hide with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 200.Russian White-fronted Geese Heigham Holmes +ringtail Hen Harrier 5.Common Cranes
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits 1ml ESE of Potter Heigham at Potter Heigham Marshes still
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 2/3ml ESE of Surlingham at Wheatfen Broad at westen end at 3.20pm. View from road opposite Teles Patisserie
Norfolk 12+Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Horsey near Horsey Gap 800yds south of car park at 2.55pm
Norfolk Dotterel Burnham Overy Marshes north end of sea wall near dunes with Golden Plovers
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Burnham Overy Staithe still in channel west of Gun Hill +Great Northern Diver still +30.Snow Buntings on shingle
Norfolk Caspian Gull Weybourne
Norfolk Scaup drk Ormesby Broad still from road bridge at 1.20pm then flushed
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area at 1.14pm TF.899.460
Norfolk Shorelark still Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area TF.899.460
Norfolk 24.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still near Holkham Gap this morning
Norfolk 6.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still late morning east of Beach Road on Cricket Marsh with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 80+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still east of Beach Road on Bull Marsh with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk c30.Snow Buntings Snettisham still on beach
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory (+Water Pipit 1+Cattle Egret)
Norfolk Spoonbill flew west past Weybourne Camp
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Stiffkey again west of campsite car park at 7.20am