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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 21st December 2022

On the sea there were counts of  500 Common Scoter, 25 Eider, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Diver and 2 Gannets. A Spoonbill was in Thornham Harbour mouth and a male Snow Bunting flew west along the beach calling. 

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Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens again 3.30pm from north end of Garden Drove on saltmarsh TF.943.433
Norfolk Opticron Eyepiece found at Titchwell RSPB reserve +collect from visitor centre
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Titchwell RSPB still on eastern compartment of freshmarsh at 1.43pm
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem still 1.5mls NNE of Wells over Lodge Marsh south of East Hills then flew east towards Warham Greens at 12.40pm
Norfolk Bean Goose sp Dersingham flew west over Dersingham Bog at 12.30pm
Norfolk 11.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11.30am 52.9765,0.8217
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 52.9713,0.6320
Norfolk Bewick's Swan Welney WWT still from Friends Hide
Norfolk Pale-bellied Brent Goose 1w Cley NWT in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese at 9.20am
Norfolk Water Pipit y'day Postwick
Norfolk 2.Scaup y'day Whitlingham Ctry Park still on Great Broad
Norfolk 1+Russian White-fronted Goose y'day Holkham Freshmarsh still in a'noon
Norfolk released White-tailed Eagle imm y'day Holkham Freshmarsh still