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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 5th October 2022

A Greenshank was again on the Broadwater, joined briefly early afternoon by four others. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the pines and four House Martins flew through heading west. Deep Brown Dart was again caught in the moth trap.

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Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets Holkham Freshmarsh still north of A149 viewed from pull-in by metal gate mid a'noon
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh. Snow Buntings still on beach
Norfolk 8.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay at west end of east dune early a'noon tho mobile
Norfolk 2.Lapland Buntings flew west over Blakeney Freshmarsh at 12.15pm
Norfolk 4.Twite Wells by sea wall at 8.50am