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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 16th February 2023




A wet windy day today but highlights included a Peregrine eating a Lapwing on the beach near Thornham, Marsh Harriers skydancing and Coot with white colour ring L6D is still in front of the NWT first hide.

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Norfolk 30+Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on shingle north of Arnold's Marsh 52.9613,1.0689

Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose Buckenham Marshes RSPB still from mill (+c100.Russian White-fronted Geese) 52.5871,1.4732

Norfolk 12.Taiga Bean Geese 1.5mls SSE of Ludham still 2/3ml NNW of St.Benet's Abbey +1/4ml ESE of Ludham Bridge from river bank 52.6916,1.5176

Norfolk 2.Spoonbills Blakeney Harbour just east of Halfway House at 11.40am

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still 11.43am east of East Bank on The Serpentine 52.9588,1.0661

Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still west of roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11.35am 52.9751,0.8186

Norfolk 2.Spoonbills flew west over Cley NWT at 11.36am

Norfolk 3.Tundra Bean Geese Hockwold Washes still between New Fen +Joist Fen viewed from southern bank of river at 10.45am 52.4518,0.5076

Norfolk Cley Bird Club +NWT +NENBC joint meeting tonight at Cley Village Hall at 7.30pm featuring Nigel Collar 'Bustards: The Ecstasy and the Agony' (entry free but donations appreciated)

Norfolk 1+Short-eared Owl Welney WWT still at Lady Fen 1+Bewick's Swan still

Norfolk 3.Bewick's Swans y'day between Blakeney +Morston from coastpath in a'noon +Spoonbill

Norfolk 4.Bewick's Swans (2.ads) between Great Ryburgh +Colkirk still in field just east of Dereham Road/ Fakenham Road junction at 8.38am 52.8056,0.8593

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still on Pat's Pool 52.9577,1.0559