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Holme Bird observatory Tuesday 18th October 2022

Birds today included an early morning Merlin over the dunes and along then along the beach, a Great White Egret, Greenshank and Spotted Redshank.
Moths caught included a 3 Beaded and a single Dotted Chestnut and 4 White Point.

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Norfolk 8.Snow Buntings Salthouse still on shingle then flew west
Norfolk 3.Little Gulls (2.ads) Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk 6.Snow Buntings Salthouse still on shingle
Norfolk 6+Cattle Egrets north of Martham still this a'noon west of Cess Road in cattle field south of River Thurne TG.434.188
Norfolk Osprey flew west over Thorpe Marriott at 2.15pm
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe y'day flew SE past Mundesley early morning
Norfolk 3.Long-tailed Ducks reported Muckleburgh Hill
Norfolk 14.Common Cranes Welney WWT still 1.50pm
Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts Norwich still at Norwich Cathedral
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh still from George Washington Hide
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Cley NWT on Pat's Pool at 11.25am
Norfolk 8.Cattle Egrets Martham in cattle field south of River Thurne at 9.15am TG.434.188
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB still on beach at 10.25am
Norfolk 16.Snow Buntings still Holkham Bay at 9.48am
Norfolk Ring Ouzel Horsey Corner
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets y'day Holkham Freshmarsh still
Norfolk 3.Caspian Gulls y'day Cley NWT in evng