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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 10th February 2022

Three Pintail were on the Broadwater, including two drakes, and on the sea a pair of Eider were recorded flying West.

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Norfolk Great Northern Diver Wells harbour still 3pm off lifeboat station
Norfolk 2+Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Rollesby Broad still 2.50pm SW of viewing platform
Norfolk 29.Common Cranes Clippesby still in field north of Thurne Road at 2pm TG.424.315
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 1.45pm west of Holkham Gap TF.880.455
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT again 1.40pm flew SW with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 3+Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks TL.820.936
Norfolk scope +tripod found at Walsey Hills NOA +taken to Cley NWT visitor centre
Norfolk 15+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide +4.Spoonbills still
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Wells harbour still off lifeboat station
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT till 11.40am east of East Bank then flew west with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Rollesby Broad still
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 1/2ml west of Holkham Gap on beach at 10.30am then flushed +flew east
Norfolk Spoonbill West Runton flew west
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still east of East Bank at 10.09am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still west of East Bank flew east along beach
Norfolk Cattle Egret Ludham Airfield in beet field by Flogas depot
Norfolk 8+Common Cranes Clippesby still in field north of Thurne Road at 8.30am TG.424.315
Norfolk Short-eared Owl y'day Horsey still