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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 10th November 2022

On the sea, an early morning short sea watch produced two drake Eiders and a flock of twenty Pintail heading west. On the grazing marsh late afternoon there was a flock of c1,500 Pink-feet. 

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Norfolk Great Northern Diver Holkham Bay at Holkham Gap from viewing platform at end of boardwalk mid a'noon
Norfolk Little Stint juv Cley NWT still this morning
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Holkham Bay again on sea. 3.Snow Buntings still on beach
Norfolk possible Pallid Harrier ringtail Holkham Freshmarsh flew over field 1/4ml east of Lady Anne's Drive at 11.22am TF.896.44
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail 2mls SSW of Wells +NW of Crabbe Castle Farm in hedge by B1105 at 10.31am TF.906.412
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap tho mobile (2.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still 2.Little Gulls)
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Cley by Beach Road +Great Northern Diver
Norfolk Black Redstart Winterton Dunes still at fishermen's huts
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe y'day still Titchwell RSPB on sea +Red-necked Grebe Slav Grebe
Norfolk Short-eared Owl y'day Claxton Marshes still viewed from Buckenham Marshes RSPB
Norfolk 12.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB