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Holme Bird Observatory Saturday 3rd December 2022

On the grazing marsh 220 Brents, 300 Golden Plover and 110 Curlew were present, and on the sea 9 Eiders, 3 Common Scoters, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver and 14 Kittiwakes were counted. Three Fieldfares and a Stonechat were also of interest.

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Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Rollesby Broad still 3.10pm
Norfolk 2.Scaup (fem +juv.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad this morning
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Sheringham at Beeston Common at 2.30pm
Norfolk 12.Shorelarks Holkham Bay again in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap (+Slav Grebe 3.Velvet Scoters) TF.895.458
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Weybourne Camp
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Welney WWT still from Main Observatory
Norfolk 8+Twite still Salthouse at north end of Iron Road tho mobile
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Rollesby Broad at 1.20pm +2.Ring-necked Ducks (fem +1w.drk) (+2.fem.hybrid Ferruginous Duck x Pochard)
Norfolk no further sign of any Waxwings Sheringham by Common Lane near St.David's Nursing Home TG.162.423
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk 2.Little Stints Cley NWT still on Pat's Pool +1w.Caspian Gull
Norfolk Black-throated Diver flew north past Gorleston
Norfolk Pom Skua Cley NWT off beach car park this morning (+3.Great Northern Divers)
Norfolk Grey Phal Holkham Bay on sea east of Holkham Gap
Norfolk 3.Little Auks Winterton offshore
Norfolk 70+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh at Bones Drift viewed from A149 layby at 11.10am
Norfolk Lapland Bunting 1.5mls NNE of Wells at East Hills (+Hen Harrier still)
Norfolk Water Pipit Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk 9.Waxwings till 10.05am Sheringham by Common Lane near St.David's Nursing Home then flew south TG.162.423
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Park still
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still by Fen Hide
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still mid morning Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park tho elusive TF.768.448
Norfolk 32.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh from A149 layby
Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay again just SW of roped-off area east of Holkham Gap TF.895.458
Norfolk Black Redstart male singing Norwich between River Wensum +Elm Hill
Norfolk 9.Waxwings still Sheringham by Common Lane near St.David's Nursing Home TG.162.423
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 8.25am