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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 1st October 2022

A bright blustery day with the Yellow-browed Warbler and Firecrest still present and seen on and off with the tit flock during the day. Also of interest were an Eider, 200+ Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Divers and 4 Gannets at sea, a Water Rail, 200 Golden Plover, 60 Lapwings, 65 Black-tailed Godwits, Greenshank and Spotted Redshank, the Purple Sandpiper was again at Gore Point, Kingfisher, 2 Swallows and 2 Rock Pipits.
 
In the moth traps 32 Lunar Underwings, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 8 Beaded Chestnuts, 2 Black Rustics, 7 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Square-spot Rustics, 2 Large Wainscots and a White Point were caught.
 
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Norfolk Curlew Sand Welney WWT still +5.Cattle Egrets still
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr NW of Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill cTG.451.235
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING still 3.25pm NW of Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill +showing well. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill cTG.451.235
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w still Holkham Pines on post from gate just east of Washington Hide briefly mid a'noon then flew out of view
Norfolk Wood Warbler Titchwell at north end of Gypsy Lane
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING still 2.25pm NW of Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill +showing well. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill cTG.451.235
Norfolk 4.Black Redstarts Norwich still at Norwich Cathedral
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB on sea
Norfolk 3.Little Stints just east of Wells still 2pm at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Winterton Dunes this morning
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still south of A149 at Walsey Hills NOA +Ring Ouzel
Norfolk 13.Spoonbills flew west over Cley NWT at 1.50pm
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING still 1.40pm Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill +showing well. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill
Norfolk 7.Spoonbills flew east over Cley NWT at 1.23pm
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still +2.Common Cranes over
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING still 1.10pm Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh
Norfolk Black-throated Diver flew west past Salthouse at 12.58pm
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING still c12.50pm Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill then flew off. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Wood along main path 100yds north of bench at c12.10pm
Norfolk repeat: RUSTIC BUNTING NW of Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill cTG.451.235
Norfolk RUSTIC BUNTING Horsey west of Horsey Corner along path to Brograve Drainage Mill. Park only at Horsey Gap or at Horsey Mill
Norfolk Black Redstart Norwich still 11.25am at Norwich Cathedral by Nelson statue
Norfolk no sign of Icterine Warbler Winterton South Dunes in sycamores below Hermanus restaurant by late morning
Norfolk 3.Y-br.Wblrs Wells Wood in Dell
Norfolk Little Stint Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme NOA in pines with tit flock
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines c500yds west of crosstracks. Siberian Chiffchaff in ivy on north side of crosstracks
Norfolk Purple Sand Holme at Gore Point at 10.30am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr west of Trimingham in wood
Norfolk 3.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh still opposite Bones Drift at 10.30am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Wood still in Dell
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines between Meals House +Washington Hide. Y-br.Wblr at west end
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle imm Egmere early morning
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Trimingham on east side of wood with tit flock
Norfolk 3.Little Stints just east of Wells at North Point Pools. Keep to public rights of way +don't enter from railway station TF.932.431
Norfolk Pec Sand on Tuesday SE of Downham Market at Wissington beet factory in a'noon (+5.Curlew Sands)
Norfolk 2+Black Redstarts Norwich still at Norwich Cathedral
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr y'day Scolt Head Island NNR +male.Hen Harrier Spotted Redshank
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Winterton South Dunes still below Hermanus
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Waxham NW of track to beach
Norfolk Hooded Crow ad still Warham Greens in pig field near coast path viewable from Cocklestrand Drove. Access from Garden Drove; keep to footpaths