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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 12th February 2022

On the sea today 11 Eiders, 48 Common Scoters, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Northern Divers, 4 Fulmars and 16 Great Crested Grebes were seen. Also of interest were a Great White Egret and a juvenile Peregrine.

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Norfolk 2.Common Cranes east of Catfield in field east of A149 at 11.45am
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk Little Gull ad Northrepps still at Hungry Hill in ploughed field TG.253.396
Norfolk 2.Pale-bellied Brent Geese Blakeney Freshmarsh NR25 7NP
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Freshmarsh still 1.31pm just east of Blakeney Quay with Dark-bellied Brent Geese NR25 7NP
Norfolk Glossy Ibis till late morning 1.25mls ESE of Honing +SE of East Ruston in juncus by path then flew north +no further sign by 12.45pm. Use Weavers' Way car park, Chapel Street TG.336.272
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Holkham Freshmarsh west of Washington Hide at 11.25am
Norfolk Black Redstart Blakeney at houses at west end of moorings at 11.25am
Norfolk Kittiwake ad flew over Sculthorpe
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still on saltmarsh 1/2ml west of Holkham Gap at 11.05am TF.880.455
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still at north end of East Bank
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 10.13am 1.25mls ESE of Honing +SE of East Ruston in juncus by path. Use Weavers' Way car park, Chapel Street TG.336.272
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Freshmarsh still 10.35am just east of Blakeney Quay with Dark-bellied Brent Geese NR25 7NP
Norfolk 30+Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still at end of boardwalk at 10.10am
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Burnham Overy Staithe still in channel west of Gun Hill at 10.04am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis flew west past Sheringham at 8.13am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1.25mls ESE of Honing +SE of East Ruston at 9.31am +showing well TG.336.272
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Breydon Water at South Wall +40.Russian White-fronted Geese flew SW
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Freshmarsh still west of Blakeney Quay at 9.30am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 11.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still at north end of East Bank at 8.52am
Norfolk 353.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Cantley Marshes RSPB
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk 6.Cattle Egrets Welney by New Bedford River at suspension bridge
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still
Norfolk Short-toed Lark still West Runton east of Rocky Bottoms in stubble field in flight near manure heap viewed from A149 Cromer Road