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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 29th November 2022

On the sea this morning there were single Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver and Eider. Also of note was an adult Little Gull heading west, an adult Gannet, 30+ G.C Grebe, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers and 7 Razorbill. A Merlin was seen over the grazing marsh and 7 Whooper Swans flew west over the reserve early am. 
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Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens on north side of saltmarsh east of East Hills mid a'noon
Norfolk 4.Short-eared Owls Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still c2.35pm Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park cTF.768.448
Norfolk 2.Scaup (fem +1w.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park still at west end of Great Broad early a'noon
Norfolk Little Auk flew north past Waxham at 2.10pm (+Great Northern Diver on sea)
Norfolk no sign of any Ferruginous Ducks nor Ring-necked Ducks at Rollesby Broad or Ormesby Broad (probably due to disturbance by fishermen +shooters on site)
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 2TF.768.448
Norfolk 2.Little Gulls flew west past Trimingham this morning
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Pines still near Joe Jordan Hide in tree then flew east towards Lady Anne's Drive +landed in large pine at 13.25pm
Norfolk Hawfinch still Lynford Arboretum on east side of paddock at 1.25pm
Norfolk no sign of any Ferruginous Ducks nor Ring-necked Ducks at Filby Broad or Ormesby Little Broad (probably due to disturbance by fishermen +shooters on site)
Norfolk 30.Common Cranes Ludham at St Benets Abbey then flushed by plane
Norfolk 6.Snow Buntings Weybourne flew west past Weybourne Camp this morning +Great Northern Diver flew east
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Pines near Joe Jordan Hide in tree viewable SW from fence line
Norfolk no sign of Great Grey Shrike 1.5mls SE of Methwold from forestry track.61 by late morning. No access along farm tracks TL.751.932
Norfolk Twite Salthouse again at north end of Iron Road late morning
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Holkham Bay still on sea at 11.50am
Norfolk 7.Waxwings Sheringham still by Common Lane near St.David's Nursing Home early morning then flew SE and no further sign TG.162.423
Norfolk 7.Whooper Swans Salthouse flew east past Gramborough Hill at 10.10am
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Holkham Bay still on sea
Norfolk 2.Bewick's Swans between Watlington +Saddlebow in field viewed from Watlington Road at 9.45am
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Titchwell RSPB offshore +2.Slav Grebes 2.Great Northern Divers drk.Long-tailed Duck Velvet Scoter
Norfolk 40.Snow Buntings Holkham Bay still +4.Slav Grebes still on sea
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Titchwell RSPB still at 9am +Spoonbill on Thornham Marsh
Norfolk 3.Purple Sandpipers Sheringham again at east end of promenade at 9am
Norfolk Scaup 1w.drk Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 8.40am +7.Whooper Swans