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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 12th December 2022

On the sea today 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers and 4 Great Crested Grebes were noted, with 3 Bearded Tits in the reeds near the Broadwater, a Woodcock flushed and a Barn Owl in the Broadwater Hide. Also of interest were 300 Golden Plover, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Snipe, Kingfisher, 2 Water Rails, a female Blackcap and 3 Stonechats.

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Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still 1.57pm north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach near pool 250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk 15.Common Cranes Ludham still at St Benets Abbey +Hen Harrier
Norfolk Snow Bunting Titchwell RSPB on beach at Thornham Point +drk.Long-tailed Duck TF.743.451
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still at Fen Trail by boardwalk at pond dipping pond platform
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Holkham Bay at Holkham Gap +3.Slav Grebes 3.Velvet Scoters
Norfolk 1+Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk no sign of drk.Ferruginous Duck Ormesby Broad this a'noon
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Rollesby Broad still 1.15pm from road bridge car park
Norfolk 3.Scaup (1.ad.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park on Great Broad this a'noon
Norfolk PENDULINE TIT male y'day Hickling Broad NWT
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Rollesby Broad again
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK drk Ormesby Broad again (+2.drk.Scaup)
Norfolk 3.Scaup Filby Broad
Norfolk Bewick's Swan Welney WWT still from Friends Hide
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still in sheep field
Norfolk Scaup ad.drk Whitlingham Ctry Park on Great Broad
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT still on Pat's Pool mid morning