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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 19th December 2022

Temperatures leapt to 14 degrees but a Woodcock was still at the west end of the pines, and a Barn Owl was hunting along the entrance track. A Rock Pipit was at Thornham Harbour. 

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Norfolk 20.Snow Buntings Great Yarmouth flew south along beach mid morning
Norfolk 3.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT still
Norfolk 4.Scaup (ad.drk 1w.drk 2.juv) Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad c52.6228,1.3337
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Park again flew south along west side of lake at 12.26pm
Norfolk 2.Smew (both redheads) Ormesby Broad still from Rollesby Bridge late morning tho distant
Norfolk 16.Snow Buntings Heacham
Norfolk Smew redhead Ormesby Broad still +fem/1w.drk.Scaup
Norfolk 3.Hen Harriers (1.male) Horsey mid morning
Norfolk 4.Swallows reported Walpole St.Peter by A17+
Norfolk 5.Bewick's Swans (3.ads) Wiggenhall St.Germans still just east of River Great Ouse