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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 19th January 2023

 A beautiful day at the Obs, at least one Firecrest seen possibly two and the Eastern Lesser Whitethroat was seen eating buckthorn berries near the Richardson Hide. Four Shorelarks still present at the Golfcourse.

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT

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Norfolk Short-eared Owl Rockland Broad again at 2.48pm

Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Titchwell RSPB still on Thornham Marsh at 2.37pm

Norfolk Hen Harrier ad.fem Flitcham at Flitcham Abbey Farm at 2.40pm

Norfolk 2.Hen Harriers 1.5mls SSE of Ludham again near St.Benet's Abbey this a'noon +5.Common Cranes still

Norfolk Scaup ad.fem Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great broad at 1.30pm +Bittern still

Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose Breydon Water opposite hide early a'noon

Norfolk 80.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh from A149 layby late morning 52.9610,0.7994

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck fem Sea Palling still by reefs at 11.10am

Norfolk Short-eared Owl 1.5mls SSE of Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey from cross at 12.05pm

Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese reported Thornham

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Holkham Freshmarsh still 11.30am just west of Lady Anne's Drive with Black-tailed Godwits

Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Rollesby Broad again 9+4.redhead.Smew still)

Norfolk 2.Ring-necked Ducks (1w.drk +fem) Filby Broad again 52.6640,1.6280

Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11.17am 52.9765,0.8217

Norfolk Whooper Swan near Holt at Thornage Resr

Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER north of Brancaster still 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 10.45am 52.9713,0.6320

Norfolk Short-eared Owl Horsey at Nelson Head track

Norfolk 2.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad still +fem.Ring-necked Duck still (+2.Scaup still) 52.6640,1.6280

Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Sheringham flew east towards golf course at 9.02am

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Holkham Freshmarsh still just east of Lady Anne's Drive with Black-tailed Godwits

Norfolk Cley Bird Club +NWT joint meeting tonight at Cley Village Hall at 7.30pm featuring Richard Porter 'The wonders of raptor migration' (entry free but donations appreciated)

Norfolk 4.Bewick's Swans (2.ads) between Great Ryburgh +Colkirk still in field just east of Dereham Road/ Fakenham Road junction at 9.24am