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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 22nd November 2022

A male Hen Harrier over the NWT dunes early morning was followed a short while later by a Firecrest in with a mixed tit flock in the pines near the Observatory. Other birds noted during the day included a small flock of Bearded Tits along the edge of the Broadwater, a Chiffchaff and a Woodcock. A Velvet Scoter was also noted during an afternoon sea watch. 

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Norfolk c35.Snow Buntings Salthouse at Gramborough Hill flew west late morning
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens again NE of Garden Drove on post on north side of saltmarsh at 3.05pm
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Dersingham Bog again
Norfolk Black Redstart Sheringham still at east end of promenade on rocks at 10.30am
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 2.17pm TF.895.458
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK drk Ormesby Broad again from bridge at 1.40pm tho distant
Norfolk 3.Tundra Bean Geese just WNW of Rollesby in beet field north of A149 layby at Stone Lane Cottage at 2.24pm with Pink-footed Geese TG.444.162
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese still 1.50pm just WNW of Rollesby in beet field north of A149 layby at Stone Lane Cottage with Pink-footed Geese TG.444.162
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese just south of Rollesby in beet field from layby with Pink-footed Geese
Norfolk 2.Scaup (fem +1w.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad at east end at 1.16pm
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still
Norfolk 3.Little Stints Cley NWT still on Simmonds' Scrape at 1.19pm
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Winterton Dunes +Great Northern Divers 2+Little Gulls. Snow Bunting on hut
Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB still +Spotted Redshank still
Norfolk Smew redhead Filby Broad from boardwalk at 11.52am
Norfolk 2.Ring-necked Ducks (1.1w.drk) still Filby Broad from boardwalk at 11.36am
Norfolk 2.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad still from boardwalk at 11.30am +fem.Ring-necked Duck still (+drk.hybrid Ferruginous Duck x Pochard still)
Norfolk 4.Little Auks flew south past Winterton Dunes by 9.50am (+4.Velvet Scoters)
Norfolk 3.Little Auks Cley flew east past beach car park at 9.10am
Norfolk 2.Little Stints y'day Cley NWT still on Simmonds' Scrape