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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 19th November 2022

On the sea today, 2 Eider, 24 Common Scoter, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers, 70 Gannets, 7 Great Crested Grebes and an Arctic Skua were seen. A Kingfisher was around the Broadwater and a Woodcock flew through the pines, with a Tree Pipit a very unusual species to be ringed in November! Also of interest were 2 Bearded Tits, a Chiffchaff, Blackcap and a male Stonechat.

A Red Admiral and 2 Common Darters were still flying in the sunshine.

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Norfolk 2.Little Auks flew east past Blakeney Point (+65.Snow Buntings)
Norfolk Little Gull ad Caister on sea this morning
Norfolk Black Brant flew south past Sea Palling at 8.50am
Norfolk Velvet Scoter Cley NWT flew west past beach car park +Black-throated Diver flew east
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Eccles flew in off sea
Norfolk 3.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) still Filby Broad from boardwalk at 11.10am
Norfolk 38.Little Auks flew past Eccles 7am-11am (+Black Guillemot 2.Great Northern Divers 2.Velvet Scoters)
Norfolk 5.Little Auks flew south past Happisburgh in 2.5hrs (+2.Velvet Scoters)
Norfolk Hen Harrier ad.male Titchwell RSPB still east of north end of main path at c10.30am
Norfolk 52.Little Auks Cley NWT flew east past beach car park 7.15am-10am +2.Pom Skuas (+4.Great Northern Divers 5+Little Gulls)
Norfolk 25+Little Auks flew past Sheringham (+4.Great Northern Divers 15.Little Gulls 2.Long-eared Owls)
Norfolk probable Pom Skua Cley NWT flew past beach car park
Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Wells Woods by main track south of drinking pool with tit flock
Norfolk 34+Little Auks Cley NWT flew past beach car park by 9.20am
Norfolk 33.Little Auks Cley NWT flew past beach car park
Norfolk 4.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay on sea east of Holkham Gap
Norfolk c15.Little Auks flew east past Sheringham by 8.50am (+Black Guillemot Puffin 3+Great Northern Divers)
Norfolk Waxwing Wells Woods west of The Dell briefly 8.45am then flew east
Norfolk 2.Little Auks Holkham Bay flew east along beach east of Holkham Gap at 8.35am
Norfolk 2.Little Auks flew south past Winterton at 8.40am
Norfolk Little Auk Cley NWT landed on sea 200yds east of beach car park
Norfolk Waxwing St.Olaves in garden
Norfolk 2.Ring-necked Ducks (1.1w.drk) still Filby Broad (+fem/1w.drk.Scaup)
Norfolk 2.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad still from boardwalk
Norfolk 2.Little Auks y'day Cley NWT flew west past beach car park 7.45-10.15am