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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 15th December 2022

Sea-watching day produced a female type Velvet Scoter, 2 Gannet and 29 Eider. At least 2 Bearded Tits were around the Broadwater and a female Blackcap was around the trapping area.

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Norfolk 30.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide at 2.30pm
Norfolk 4.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still on sea at 2.35pm
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew west past Weybourne Camp this morning
Norfolk 2.Common Cranes Welney WWT flew south past main observatory at 1.20pm
Norfolk 2.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad again from boardwalk early a'noon +1w.drk.Ring-necked Duck again (+2.Scaup (1.drk) again) TG.462.135
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm Holkham Freshmarsh at Bones Drift in pine at south end at 1.55pm
Norfolk 24.Bewick's Swans Ingham at Ingham Corner
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK drk Ormesby Broad again +Ring-necked Duck
Norfolk Smew redhead Ormesby Broad late morning
Norfolk 3.Scaup (1.ad.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad at west end
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 11.05am +showing well TF.768.448
Norfolk Bewick's Swan Welney WWT still from Friends Hide
Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 9.39am (+12.Twite) TF.895.458
Norfolk Scaup Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad. 3.Bewick's Swans flew east at 9.24am
Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets flew south over Potter Heigham Marshes at 7.25am
Norfolk 3+Short-eared Owls y'day 1.5mls SSE of Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey +male Hen Harrier 11.Common Cranes