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Holme Bird Observatory Wednesday 28th December 2022

A very blustery and wet day, the four Shorelarks were again reported just off the Golf Course

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Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT still
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Warham Greens again from north end of Garden Drove TF.943.433 over saltmarsh
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens again from north end of Garden Drove at 1pm TF.943.433
Norfolk 4+Bewick's Swans (4.ads + poss. juv) Oxborough north of Oxborough Road in field at 12.45pm
Norfolk Shorelark still Holkham Bay in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8217 late morning (+2.Long-tailed Ducks still offshore)
Norfolk 2+Bewick's Swans (2.ads) Oxborough north of Oxborough Road in field at 12.25pm
Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Winterton again on beach early morning
Norfolk 2.Great Northern Divers Sheringham on sea
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park 52.9713,0.6320
Norfolk 4.Shorelarks Holme Dunes again on beach at end of main track from golf course at 8.20am