Two Shorelark were on the beach just off the Golf Course and 4 Pintail were in Thornham Habour. On the sea 17 Eiders, 7 Red-throated Divers, 8 Great Crested Grebes and a Guillemot were seen. Also of interest were 2 Woodcock, 22 Snipe, a Barn Owl, Merlin and Peregrine were seen on the beach, 6 Stonechats were around the recording area and a Yellowhammer was in the forestry. At Drove Orchards 128 Fieldfares and 72 Redwings were counted.
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Norfolk Little Auk Cley till mid a'noon then killed by gull
Norfolk Jack Snipe Rockland Broad in ditch on south side at 1.15pm
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Titchwell RSPB +3.Little Gulls flew west +Puffin
Norfolk Little Auk Cley still 12.15pm on sea west of beach car park [close inshore]
Norfolk 3.Smew (all redheads) Ormesby Broad from Rollesby Bridge
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still on sea at 11.30am +Long-tailed Duck
Norfolk 62+Russian White-fronted Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB at 11.35am
Norfolk 5.Short-eared Owls Welney WWT +5.Bewick's Swans 5.Common Cranes Cattle Egret
Norfolk 4.Little Stints Cley flew past beach car park at 11.25am
Norfolk 2.Shorelarks Holme Dunes on beach by golf course
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 10.43am TF.768.448
Norfolk 4.Scaup Whitlingham Ctry Park
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1ml south of Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR
Norfolk Little Auk Cley on sea at beach car park
Norfolk 8.Bewick's Swans Ingham still just east of Ingham Corner in field off Water Lane at 9.10am
Norfolk 7.Common Cranes Norwich flew west over River Wensum just north of water works
Norfolk 13.Common Cranes y'day 1.5mls SSE of Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey +male Hen Harrier still
Norfolk Cattle Egret y'day north of Thurlton at Norton Marshes at Norton Drainage Mill
Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Claxton Marshes
Norfolk Little Auk Cley till mid a'noon then killed by gull
Norfolk Jack Snipe Rockland Broad in ditch on south side at 1.15pm
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Titchwell RSPB +3.Little Gulls flew west +Puffin
Norfolk Little Auk Cley still 12.15pm on sea west of beach car park [close inshore]
Norfolk 3.Smew (all redheads) Ormesby Broad from Rollesby Bridge
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still on sea at 11.30am +Long-tailed Duck
Norfolk 62+Russian White-fronted Geese Buckenham Marshes RSPB at 11.35am
Norfolk 5.Short-eared Owls Welney WWT +5.Bewick's Swans 5.Common Cranes Cattle Egret
Norfolk 4.Little Stints Cley flew past beach car park at 11.25am
Norfolk 2.Shorelarks Holme Dunes on beach by golf course
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 10.43am TF.768.448
Norfolk 4.Scaup Whitlingham Ctry Park
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1ml south of Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR
Norfolk Little Auk Cley on sea at beach car park
Norfolk 8.Bewick's Swans Ingham still just east of Ingham Corner in field off Water Lane at 9.10am
Norfolk 7.Common Cranes Norwich flew west over River Wensum just north of water works
Norfolk 13.Common Cranes y'day 1.5mls SSE of Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey +male Hen Harrier still
Norfolk Cattle Egret y'day north of Thurlton at Norton Marshes at Norton Drainage Mill
Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Claxton Marshes