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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 4th April 2022

Highlights today were 4 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Great Crested Grebes on the sea, 200 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, a Snipe, 50 Dunlin, 6 Chiffchaffs and 5 Bramblings.

In the moth traps a Twin-spotted Wainscot, 2 Small Quakers, a Clouded Drab, an Early Thorn and an Oak Beauty were caught.

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Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Salthouse off Beach Road
Norfolk Black Redstart male West Runton east of Water Lane in field south of shelter at 2.35pm tho elusive
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 2.10pm on saltmarsh 1/2ml west of Blakeney Quay with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk Little Gull ad Pentney GPs at 1.56pm
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE ad Blakeney Harbour still 9.56am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just W.of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey N.of A149 just south of small pool N.of 2nd gate at 9.30am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Sheringham still in allotments by cemetery at 8.30am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich at Earlham Marsh still 10.30am. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still 1/2ml west of Sparham north of A1067 viewed from Well Lane