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Holme Bird observatory Wednesday 7th December 2022

At least one Bearded Tit was heard calling along the edge of the Broadwater during the day and a Woodcock was flushed from the path edge early morning.

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Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still 2.55pm north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk 1+Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk 3.Scaup (1.drk) Whitlingham Ctry Park on Great Broad at 1.30pm
Norfolk 20.Snow Buntings Waxham flew north over dunes
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park briefly at c12.30pm tho elusive TF.768.448
Norfolk 4.Bewick's Swans Ingham just east of Ingham Corner in field
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Filby Broad still at 12.30pm (+fem.Scaup still) cTG.457.133
Norfolk Little Auk flew west past Cley beach car park at midday
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w still late morning Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh
Norfolk 8.Snow Buntings Cley NWT
Norfolk Black Guillemot flew east past Cley beach car park at 9.10am
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Cley flew west past beach car park at 7.40am
Norfolk Little Auk flew west past Cley beach car park at 10.12am
Norfolk 12.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap TF.895.458
Norfolk 2.Russian White-fronted Geese on Saturday Salthouse
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park TF.768.448
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Dersingham Bog again 8.35am
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w still Titchwell RSPB on freshmarsh at 8.22am
Norfolk Black Redstart y'day Horsey at Horsey Mill at 3.10pm
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoter y'day Salthouse on sea at 11.15am