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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 14th February 2022

On the sea today 14 Eider, 23 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Great Northern Diver and 17 Great Crested Grebes were seen at sea. A Great White Egret, 1300 Golden Plover, 1500+ Lapwings, 19 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Ruff were on the grazing marsh, a Greenshank was at the Harbour, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, a Peregrine and 6 Fieldfares were noted, and at Drove 12 Bramblings and 200+ Chaffinches were also recorded today.

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Norfolk 26.Common Cranes Clippesby in field at Thurne Road at 1.30pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Salthouse from Iron Road at 1pm with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 30.Snow Buntings Winterton still on beach at 12.59pm
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still on saltmarsh 1/2ml west of Holkham Gap at 1.10pm TF.880.455
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Burnham Overy Staithe still in channel west of Gun Hill at 12.16pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 11.30am in Babcock Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse still on beach at 10.10am TG.084.442
Norfolk Bittern Whitlingham Ctry Park still on north side of Great Broad in reeds west of viewing screen at 8.55am
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 10am in Babcock Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still in Babcock Field at 9.26am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Short-toed Lark still West Runton east of Rocky Bottoms in stubble field in flight near manure heap viewed from A149 Cromer Road at 9.25am
Norfolk Cattle Egret y'day Nar Valley Fisheries still in horse paddock by Priory Lake
Norfolk 11.Snow Buntings y'day Cley NWT still at north end of East Bank