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Holme Bird Observatory Tuesday 3rd January 2023

The presumed Eastern Lesser Whitethroat was still present, along with a female Blackcap, though only seen briefly once, again in scrub near the Richardson Hide. Five Shorelark were just off the Golf Course and other birds of note included single Barn and Tawny Owl and a male Pintail went west offshore. 

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Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still 1pm north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park 52.9713,0.6320
Norfolk 11.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 2.26pm in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8217
Norfolk 1+Bewick's Swan Ludham at NE end of airfield
Norfolk Grey Phal Salthouse flew east past Little Eye at 1.40pm
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Sea Palling by reefs at 1.45pm
Norfolk Shorelark Salthouse still 150yds east of north end of Iron Road at 1.35pm
Norfolk 30.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still this morning
Norfolk 8.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh west of Decoy Wood at 11.30am
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Sidestrand on sea
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER juv.fem Warham Greens still on saltmarsh from north end of Garden Drove at 11.33am (+ad.male.Hen Harrier). Park on concrete pad north of A149; don't block access NR23 1QE
Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holme Dunes on beach by golf course at 10.25am
Norfolk Waxwing NE of Hindringham till early a'noon at Lower Green in holly on north side of pig field then flew east 52.8969,0.9577
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still from Attenborough path at 11.19am
Norfolk Waxwing NE of Hindringham at Lower Green in holly on north side of pig field 52.8969,0.9577
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Cley off beach car park +Puffin
Norfolk no sign of possible Rough-legged Buzzard Seething off Biggott Lane in horse fields
Norfolk Ring-necked Duck fem Filby Broad still (+3.Scaup still)
Norfolk no sign of 1w.Long-billed Dowitcher Cley NWT east of East Bank behind The Serpentine on Pope's Pool (2.Water Pipits by Iron Road)
Norfolk Black Guillemot Holkham Bay still on sea at 9.45am +Slav Grebe still
Norfolk 11.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 9.30am 52.9765,0.8217
Norfolk HUME'S WARBLER still north of Brancaster 300yds west of road to beach +250yds south of car park at 8.30am 52.9713,0.6320