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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 17th March 2023

On the sea today 14 Eider, 8 Common Scoter, 15 Red-breasted Mergansers and 3 Great Crested Grebes were seen. Waders included 31 Avocets, 40 Golden Plover, 57 Curlew, 24 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Ruff. Two Med Gulls were around the Broadwater and 2 Barn Owls were hunting, with a male Merlin also seen and at least 1 Firecrest on the site together with 4 Cetti's Warblers and 4 Chiffchaffs. Six Stonechats were counted south of the Broadwater and 2 Ravens were also noted.

In the moth traps 6 Dotted Borders, 5 Hebrew Characters, a Mottled Grey and a Dotted Chestnut were recorded.


                                                                        Dotted Chestnut

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Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts Weybourne still 3.01pm in car park behind toilet on fence posts +on yellow tractors
Norfolk Slav Grebe Heacham South Beach still 1pm at Old Harbour in channel 300yds south of chalets near green shed. Use South Beach pay and display car park
Norfolk 3.Short-eared Owls Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
Norfolk 3.Woodlarks flew SE over Sidestrand 8.20-8.30am
Norfolk Iceland Gull Sheringham still 1.30pm on sea at Spalla Gap
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still 11.55am on Simmonds' Scrape from Daukes' Hide 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk Slav Grebe Heacham South Beach still at Old Harbour in channel 300yds south of chalets near green shed at 11am +showing well
Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts Weybourne in car park at 11.25am
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Cley at Cley Spy at 10.35am
Norfolk Iceland Gull Sheringham on sea 250yds west of lifeboat station at 11.11am
Norfolk probable Black Kite flew east over Titchwell RSPB at 10.30am
Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 10.30am 52.9751,0.8184
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still (+Water Pipit still)
Norfolk 2.Wheatears (both males) Salthouse by Gramborough Hill in grazing meadow
Norfolk Woodlark Old Hunstanton flew south over cliffs
Norfolk Smew ad.drk Rollesby Broad still 8.30am (+2.Scaup (1.drk))