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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 29th April 2022

Another cool day though with sunshine in the afternoon. It was a quiet day with a Cuckoo, a Sand Martin, 6 Swallows, 8 Chiffchaffs, 7 Blackcaps, 8 Sedge Warblers and 2 Reed Warblers were seen.

A single Shuttle-shaped Dart was in the moth trap, and Orange Tip, Wall Brown and Small Heath butterflies were recorded.

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk Corncrake male singing Welney WWT at 3.10pm
Norfolk Ring Ouzels male Loddon still at Hardley Staithe in sheep field at 3.50pm. View from car park
Norfolk 6.Ring Ouzels (4.males) between Rockland Broad +Hellington Low Common at 3pm
Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Welney WWT still
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich still 2.30pm at Earlham Marsh. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk 17+Ring Ouzels Waxham still 250yds NE of Poplar Farm
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels Salthouse on east side of Gramborough Hill at 12.22pm
Norfolk 3.Cattle Egrets Winterton North Dunes still from Bramble Gap +6.Ring Ouzels flew south
Norfolk Wood Sand just east of Wells still late morning at North Point Pools west of main track. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Ring Ouzel 1/4ml west of Blakeney Harbour south of coast path in field with stone piles at 11.41am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Welney WWT still
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still from sea wall just west of main car park at 11.08am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels Weybourne Camp early morning
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels Bodham still north of A148 in field north of lane east of Crayford +Abbs Ltd
Norfolk c5.Ring Ouzels Winterton in horse paddocks off Low Road mid morning
Norfolk 3.Wood Sands just east of Wells at North Point Pools then 2.flew off. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich still at Earlham Marsh at 10.25am. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk 3.Wood Sands y'day Hockwold Washes from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB in evng +Bar-tailed Godwit
Norfolk 2.Wood Sands Hockwold Washes still from river bank at Lakenheath Fen RSPB
Norfolk Purple Heron again Hickling Broad NWT in flight near Brendan's Marsh
Norfolk 6.Garganey Welney WWT
Norfolk Garganey Welney WWT still
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels (1.male) Hickling Broad NWT still in hedge by track to Stubb Mill at 8.30am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 between pond +sea wall. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels (both males) y'day Stiffkey still by flood south of A149
Norfolk Hooded Crow y'day Clippesby by road near Thurne turning at 6.15pm
Norfolk 3.Ring Ouzels (all males) Winterton in horse paddocks off Low Road at 7.45am
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels y'day Rockland St.Mary still in new plantation along footpath between New Inn +Hellington Low Common
Norfolk Black Tern Weybourne still c7.13am offshore
Norfolk Black Tern Weybourne flew west past beach car park at 6.59am