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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 31st December 2022

A wet and gloomy day, most small birds were sheltering on the north side of the pines where at least one Firecrest was still present. A Woodcock was flushed in the village early morning. On the sea 13 Eider, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Great Crested Grebes were recorded, and on the ridge over 2000 Pink-feet, 800 Lapwings and 300 Golden Plover were on the fields.

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Norfolk Pale-bellied Brent Goose Cley NWT in Eye Field at 2.50pm with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
Norfolk 2.Scaup (ad.fem +1w.drk) Filby Broad still from boardwalk at 2.35pm tho distant
Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts (both males) Great Yarmouth at South Denes opposite power station
Norfolk Purple Sand Sheringham east of Tank by slipway on rocks this morning
Norfolk 20.Common Cranes Clippesby in field at Thurne Road at 1.55pm
Norfolk 8.Bewick's Swans Ludham Airfield still in field with Whooper Swans at 1.30pm
Norfolk 3.Water Pipits Cley NWT from Bishop's Hide this morning
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens again from north end of Garden Drove then flew towards East Hills early a'noon (+2.ringtail.Hen Harriers)
Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose Happisburgh near Happisburgh turning on B1159 in field at 11.30am with Pink-footed Geese then flushed
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose Welney WWT from Main Observatory
Norfolk 150.Bewick's Swans Welney WWT by Station Road late morning
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still on North Scrape
Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB still +Water Pipit on Patsy's Pool still
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still on beach east of roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11am 52.9765,0.8217
Norfolk 18.Bewick's Swans Welney WWT still by Station Road late morning +Short-eared Owl still Water Pipit
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Freshmarsh again on pools then flew into Decoy Wood at 10.35am
Norfolk 4.Tundra Bean Geese SE of Downham Market still opposite entrance to Wissington Factory in field with Greylag Geese
Norfolk Hen Harrier male flew over Dersingham Bog again towards Dersingham at 9.05am
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 8.40am 52.9713,0.6320
Norfolk no sign of Long-eared Owl Glandford at Cley Spy from outdoor viewing area by 8.50am. Access 10am-4pm, £2 donation NR25 7JP