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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 20th February 2022

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still mid a'noon on beach west of north end of East Bank
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still in reeds on west side of Dragonfly Pond
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still on beach c300yds east of north end of East Bank at c12.55pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 12.50pm in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese +showing well (+ad.Pale-bellied Brent Goose still)
Norfolk Water Pipit Welney WWT still +1+Cattle Egret still
Norfolk 2.Smew (both redheads) west of Rollesby Broad at Lily Broad at 8.30am
Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese Hoe
Norfolk 20+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still
Norfolk 8.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 10.55am in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese +showing well
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Haddiscoe Island again 10.50am
Norfolk 9.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Welney WWT in flight from main observatory
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay west of Holkham Gap (+50.Snow Buntings. Great Northern Diver offshore)
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT again in Eye Field at 9.40am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still Rockland St.Mary in cattle field along Lower Road
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour again on saltmarsh c450yds NNW of harbour car park till c8am then flew east with Dark-bellied Brent Geese TG.026.446
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Weybourne Camp flew west along beach past scrape