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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 3rd August 2022

A Sea watch this morning was similar to yesterday, with 54 Common Scoter, 4 Great Crested Grebes and a Fulmar the best of note. On the Broadwater there were six Spoonbills and the moth traps produced counts 8 Garden Tiger, 10 Flame Shoulder, 6 White Point, 2 Straw Underwing, and single Grey Dagger and Dog Tooth. 

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Norfolk Garganey juv Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still from Reception Hide at 1.15pm tho elusive
Norfolk Wood Sand still just east of Wells at North Point Pools on eastern pool at 1.21pm. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 52.Spoonbills 1ml ENE of Stiffkey at Stiffkey Fen. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along west side of River Stiffkey TF.986.438
Norfolk Hen Harrier male flew east over Grimston Warren at 12.08pm
Norfolk 8.Spoonbills Burgh Castle still from viewpoint
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Welney WWT again
Norfolk Little Stint ad Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at 9.13am
Norfolk 10.Spoonbills Cley NWT still on Pope's Pool
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands (all ads) Snettisham RSPB on The Wash at 8.32am on flowing tide
Norfolk 9.Spoonbills y'day Cley NWT still on Pope's Marsh
Norfolk 7.BEE-EATERS (all ads) still 1/2ml SE of Trimingham in sand quarry at nests from RSPB viewpoint at 6.33am. Park only in designated field south of Gimingham Rd/ Mundesley Rd junction 7am-7pm. £5 cash charge TG.285.384 NR11 8DZ
Norfolk 6.Caspian Gulls (ad +5.juvs) y'day Cromer on beach in evng
Norfolk 5.Spoonbills y'day Holme Dunes NWT again on Broad Water