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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 27th December 2022

Sea watching this morning produced a single Great Northern Diver on the sea along with 38 Eider, 11 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Goldeneye. 

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Norfolk 1+Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still
Norfolk 1+Bewick's Swan Welney WWT still
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese (ad +juv) Wickhampton Marshes 11.30am-1.50pm 52.5908,1.5934. Park at Wickhampton church +walk east for 700yds
Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard Holkham Freshmarsh on north side of A149 in tree at 52.9592,0.8235 then flew south at 1.30pm
Norfolk 25.Russian White-fronted Goose Holkham Freshmarsh again from A149 layby
Norfolk 4.Scaup Filby Broad at 12.30pm
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew NE past Titchwell RSPB
Norfolk 2.Purple Sands Waxham between groyne.19 +groyne.20 at 12.16pm +20.Snow Buntings flew south at 12.05pm
Norfolk 11.Shorelarks still Holkham Bay in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8217 at midday (+2.Slav Grebes on sea 8+Velvet Scoter in bay)
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w again Titchwell RSPB over high tide at 10.50am
Norfolk 2.Purple Sandpipers Sheringham below The Crown pub on rocks at 9.10am
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 8.50am 52.9713,0.6320
Norfolk Dark-bellied Brent Goose juv y'day Wickhampton Marshes with c2000.Pink-footed Geese
Norfolk 2.Short-eared Owls y'day Halvergate marshes
Norfolk 23.Russian White-fronted Geese y'day Buckenham Marshes RSPB still
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm y'day Holkham Pines again flew east over west end at 3.15pm