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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 9th February 2023

 Another lovely day and thankfully not as cold! Still lots of geese around and a Kingfisher on Broadwater. A single Spoonbill was observed. The Firecrest appeared again in the bushes in front of the Broadwater Hide. 

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Norfolk Scaup Welney WWT 52.5283,0.2766

Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Titchwell RSPB still on sea at 2.06pm +Black-necked Grebe again 52.9749,0.6056

Norfolk 25.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from A149 layby at 1.39pm 52.9610,0.7994

Norfolk 7.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap (+21.Snow Buntings still) 52.9765,0.8217

Norfolk 40.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on shingle north of Arnold's Marsh 52.9613,1.0689

Norfolk 2.Twite Blakeney Freshmarsh still in NW corner on fence near 5-bar gate at 1.40pm 52.9641,1.0215

Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Holkham Bay still on sea 52.9791,0.8096

Norfolk 2.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad still this morning +fem.Ring-necked Duck still (+hybrid Ferruginous Duck x Pochard) 52.6640,1.6280

Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK Filby Broad still 52.6640,1.6280

Norfolk 4.Taiga Bean Geese 1.5mls SSE of Ludham still 12.25pm at St.Benet's Abbey west of approach track 52.6922,1.5219

Norfolk Shorelark Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 11.42am 52.9765,0.8217

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck flew west past Titchwell RSPB. Water Pipit on freshmarsh 52.9749,0.6056

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still east of East Bank on The Serpentine at 10.58am 52.9588,1.0661

Norfolk 4.Taiga Bean Geese 1.5mls SSE of Ludham again at St.Benet's Abbey west of approach track at 9.50am 52.6957,1.5209

Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Sheringham still behind The Leas on rough ground at 9.10am 52.9457, 1.2052

Norfolk Tundra Bean Goose y'day Holkham Freshmarsh at 3pm with Greylag Geese