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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 1st February 2022

Birds around the reserve today included two drake Pintails on the Broadwater, two Stonechats around the Observatory building and a Peregrine on several occasions over the Grazing Marsh. On the sea there was a single Goldeneye and four Eider, and a Greenshank was again in Thornham Harbour.

Greenshank, Thornham Harbour

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