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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 8th December 2022

Two Firecrests were still on the reserve in the afternoon, calling near the Dell hide. On the sea 5 Eider, 10 Common Scoter, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver, a Gannet and a Little Gull were of note. Also of interest were a Greenshank at Thornham Harbour, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Kingfishers, 2 Bearded Tits, 4 Fieldfares, 6 Stonechats and a Rock Pipit.

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Norfolk Great Northern Diver Weybourne again on sea this morning
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets Holkham still in field south of A149
Norfolk 6.Bewick's Swans Horsey + ringtail Hen Harrier
Norfolk 1+Shorelark Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 12.52pm TF.895.458
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Filby Broad still from boardwalk at midday (+2.Scaup) TG.457.133
Norfolk Black Guillemot Winterton Dunes still 11.50am on sea 3/4ml north of beach car park
Norfolk Little Stint Cley NWT still on Simmonds' Scrape at 11.04am
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still 10.45am north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk Black Guillemot Winterton Dunes on sea off North Dunes at 8.55am +Velvet Scoter
Norfolk 2.Scaup (fem +juv.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad by aquatic centre at west end at 9.15am +showing well
Norfolk 2.HUME'S WARBLERS still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park tho elusive (+Spoonbill) TF.768.448
Norfolk 7.Cattle Egrets y'day Welney WWT still on spit opposite main hide late a'noon + Spotted Redshank
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Titchwell RSPB still on Tidal Marsh. 2.Great Northern Divers on sea
Norfolk White-tailed Eagle flew west over Cley
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh (+Spoonbill)