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Holme Bird Observatory Monday 6th February 2023

Highlights today were 2 Spoonbills, an Avocet on the Broadwater, 200 Golden Plover and 566 Lapwings on the grazing marshes, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, a Barn Owl, Kingfisher, Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler and Stonechat were also recorded.

Norfolk News from RARE BIRD ALERT
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Norfolk 9.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 3.14pm west of roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9751,0.8184
Norfolk Black Redstart ad.male Great Yarmouth still east of power station 52.5840,1.7358
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddock at 2.23pm
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese Burnham Deepdale Marsh
Norfolk Short-eared Owl y'day Horsey at Horsey Gap at 3.45pm
Norfolk 2+Short-eared Owls Welney WWT still at Lady Fen +Cattle Egret still
Norfolk 50+Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still west of Joe Jordan Hide at 12.28pm 52.9696,0.7919
Norfolk Smew redhead Rollesby Broad still from car park late morning 52.6788,1.6423
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Breydon Water +14.Russian White-fronted Geese
Norfolk 9.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still by roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11.11am (+21.Snow Buntings still) 52.9765,0.8212
Norfolk Caspian Gull y'day Thetford at Nunnery Lakes Reserve 52.3958,0.7473
Norfolk 3.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddock at 9.45am 52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk 3.Shorelarks Titchwell RSPB on beach at Thornham Point at 9.55am 52.9757,0.5929
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still east of East Bank on Arnold's Marsh at 10.04am 52.9605,1.0657
Norfolk no sign of 1w.Long-billed Dowitcher Cley NWT by mid morning (but 20.Snow Buntings still on shingle by Arnold's Marsh +ringtail Hen Harrier flew east)
Norfolk 4.Hawfinches y'day Lynford Arboretum still in paddock