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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 3rd April 2022

On the sea today 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Great Crested Grebes and 1000+ Common Scoters were counted. A pair of Stonechats were at Gore Point.

In the moth traps 3 Shoulder Stripes, 2 Small Quakers, 4 Hebrew Characters and an Early Thorn were caught.

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Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still
Norfolk Spoonbill Cley NWT
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still 3.36pm 1ml WSW of Sparham at Sparham Hole viewed NW from Well Lane opposite green barn
Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts (1.male) Sheringham in allotments by cemetery at 3pm
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk Spoonbill Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marsh. Ring Ouzel Ken Hill Wood at Lodge Hill Farm [heard only]
Norfolk Garganey drk Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park still from Wetlands Hide
Norfolk 2.Garganey (1.drk) Hickling Broad NWT still on Brendan's Marsh
Norfolk Black Redstart fem Sheringham in allotments by cemetery at 11.33am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w west of Norwich at Earlham Marsh still 11.45am. Park on corner of Bland Road then walk SE thru gate to view from river bank TG.188.086 NR5 8NX
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 2w still 10.50am Winterton on beach at groyne.42
Norfolk Black Redstart West Runton east of Water Lane in field south of shelter at 10.35am
Norfolk Glaucous Gull 2w still Winterton North Dunes on beach at groyne.42
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 10am 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just west of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey midway between 2nd gate +sea wall south of small pool. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.987.439
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike still c1ml WSW of Sparham at Sparham Hole in hedge by main road at 10.03am then flushed
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay east of Holkham Gap at roped-off area then flew east to dunes at 8.35am TF.899.460
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER still 1ml ENE of Stiffkey just west of Stiffkey Fen by River Stiffkey midway between 2nd gate +sea wall at 8.29am. Use A149 layby, walk east +take footpath north along west side of River Stiffkey