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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 25th April 2022

Waders included 6 Golden Plover, a Little Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 23 Black-tailed Godwits, a Ruff, a Spotted Redshank and a Wood Sandpiper. Also of interest were 6 Swallows, 10 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroats, a Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Sedge and 2 Reed Warblers, a female Ring Ouzel in the dunes, 2 Stonechats, a Wheatear and 4 White Wagtails.

In the moth traps a Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Pine Beauty, 2 Shuttle-shaped Darts, a Muslin and a Dark Sword-grass were caught. A Small Copper and an Orange Tip were also noted.

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Norfolk 10.Ring Ouzels Waxham still 3pm between Money Lane +Waxham Sands Holiday Camp
Norfolk Little Gull ad Rockland Broad at 2.25pm
Norfolk no sign of ad.Little Gull Whitlingham Ctry Park at Great Broad at 1.52pm but 7.Arctic Terns still
Norfolk 2.Ring Ouzels Beeston Bump early morning
Norfolk Turnstone Cantley beet factory this morning +ad.Little Gull. Sign-in at entrance then take footpath SE by River Yare to east end of main pit then take track north along east side of main pit. No other access TG.392.025 NR13 3SH
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Buckenham Marshes RSPB still on Mill Pool at 1pm. 5.Bar-tailed Godwits by hide
Norfolk Wood Sand Thornham Harbour still 1.20pm in flooded field from sea wall NW of car park TF.724.443
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Cawston Heath at reversion field
Norfolk 17.Ring Ouzels Waxham between Money Lane +Waxham Sands Holiday Camp this morning
Norfolk Wood Sand Thornham Harbour still 10.25am in flooded field from sea wall NW of car park TF.724.443
Norfolk 7.Ring Ouzels Winterton Dunes
Norfolk Ring Ouzel male Felbrigg Hall NT still east of lake at 11am TG.192.388
Norfolk Little Gull ad Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad at midday +7.Arctic Terns
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Weybourne Camp
Norfolk 11+Ring Ouzels between Waxham +Waxham Sands Holiday Camp
Norfolk no news on Temminck's Stint Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Holkham Park in field just east of ropes course at 11.05am
Norfolk Arctic Tern Whitlingham Great Broad still 10.34am
Norfolk 5.Ring Ouzels (3.males) Seething still 9.30am
Norfolk 3.Dotterel (1.male) still 1.25mls SW of Thornham in field by Green Bank bridleway 1/2ml east of trig point at 9.47am. Park carefully TF.714.421
Norfolk 2.Dotterel (1.male) still 1.25mls SW of Thornham in field by Green Bank bridleway 1/2ml east of trig point at 9.40am. Park carefully TF.714.421
Norfolk Ring Ouzel 1ml south of Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR briefly +2.ad.Kittiwakes
Norfolk no sign of any Dotterel 1.25mls SW of Thornham in field by Green Bank bridleway 1/2ml east of trig point in brief search. Park carefully TF.714.421
Norfolk Wood Sand Thornham Harbour still in flooded field from sea wall NW of car park TF.724.443
Norfolk no sign of Hoopoe Weeting Heath NWT 1/2ml north of Brandon Road +just NE of Gravelpit Wood by 7.30am TL.753.889
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich still at Earlham Marsh at 5.47am. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX