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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 7th March 2022

 

Very quiet, Golden Plover numbers reducing only 200 seen today. Around 1500 Common Scoter very distant offshore. Moth Traps empty.


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Norfolk Snow Bunting Holkham Bay still

Norfolk Short-toed Lark still 12.35pm West Runton in winter barley field west of Rocky Bottom

Norfolk 4.Spoonbills Burnham Norton Marsh

Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Cley NWT still south of Eye Field on Bull Marsh at 11.30am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese +showing well

Norfolk 20.Snow Buntings Snettisham still on beach near sailing club at 11am

Norfolk Iceland Gull Kelling Water Meadow by scrape at 11.24am

Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Salthouse again (+1w.Caspian Gull reported)

Norfolk 160.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide at 10.39am

Norfolk Short-toed Lark still West Runton east of Rocky Bottoms in ploughed field at 10.41am

Norfolk 9.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide at 10.33am

Norfolk 5.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area +2.Lapland Buntings TF.899.460

Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still

Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB

Norfolk Purple Sand Sheringham on rocks by The Two Lifeboats pub at 9.04am