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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 11th March 2022

A quiet day with the only sightings of note being four Siskins and a Fieldfare. A Porpoise was again offshore, with four Red-breasted Mergansers and two Great Crested Grebes also noted.

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Norfolk Spoonbill y'day flew SE past Mundesley 6am-9am
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 2.33pm in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese +ad.Black Brant still (+2.Pale-bellied Brent Geese still)
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings flew south over Hunstanton Cliffs 6.20-8.20am
Norfolk 2.Little Stints y'day again Cantley Marshes RSPB
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still 1.45pm in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese +ad.Black Brant still (+2.Pale-bellied Brent Geese)
Norfolk 6.Common Cranes Welney WWT at Lady Fen
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay west of main path on saltmarsh at midday TF.899.460
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still in Eye Field at 12.30pm with Dark-bellied Brent Gees
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks below hornbeams TL.820.936
Norfolk Sand Martin Titchwell RSPB flew west over beach at 11.20am
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB still on sea +Sandwich Tern flew east