On the reserve a flock of 1200 or so Golden Plover made an impressive sight, often seen in flight over the Grazing Marsh. An afternoon sea watch on a dropping tide revealed, two Slavonian Grebes, two adult Kittiwakes, following one of the trawlers fishing offshore, and a Great Northern Diver.
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Norfolk 8.Tundra Bean Geese still Welney WWT from main observatory at 2.50pm (+Short-eared Owl over Lady Fen)
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Wells still 2pm on sea at coastguards
Norfolk Purple Sand Sheringham still just east of East Beach Cafe opposite beach hut.37
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Freshmarsh again from sea wall on NW side at 2.32pm with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Hen Harrier male 1ml south of Titchwell flew west over Choseley drying barns
Norfolk 2+Cattle Egrets north of Martham still at Cess in cattle field near north end of Cess Road at 2.19pm
Norfolk 25.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay
Norfolk 10.Tundra Bean Geese reported Welney WWT
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still at Holkham Gap at 9.47am
Norfolk 2+Bewick's Swans flew over Drayton this a'noon
Norfolk Little Gull ad Northrepps still at Hungry Hill in ploughed field at 1.21pm TG.253.396
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT till 1.10pm in Eye Field then flew west with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv between Cley +Salthouse still 12.55pm on north side of shingle ridge at west end of Sea Pool
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 1ml west of Holkham Gap on tide wrack at 12.40pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 12.30pm in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 15.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide at 11.50am
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 11.33am just east of south end of Beach Road with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still late morning on Pope's Marsh with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 15.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still west of Holkham Gap by roped-off area at 10.30am TF.899.460
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT till 11.13am from Babcock Hide then flew west with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks below hornbeams briefly 8.50am TL.820.936
Norfolk Short-toed Lark still West Runton in stubble field behind Rocky Bottoms (+Great Northern Diver flew east). From Seaview car park walk east +view from coast path; no access to field
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse again at Beach Road
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Burnham Overy Staithe still in channel west of Gun Hill at 10.35am. c40.Snow Buntings on shingle
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still from Babcock Hide with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Wells on sea at coastguards at 9.45am
Norfolk Water Pipit just east of Wells still at North Point Pools by track north of A149 +1/3ml E of steam railway entrance at 9.44am. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Titchwell RSPB onsea. 30.Snow Buntings flew west over beach. Spotted Redshank on tidal pool
Norfolk 13.Bewick's Swans flew east over Honing at 8.13am
Norfolk 2.Scaup y'day Holme Dunes