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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 3rd March 2023

On the sea today 54 Eider, 3000+ Common Scoter, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Guillemots and 3 Great Crested Grebes were seen. Six Avocets were around the Broadwater and a female Merlin, a Peregrine, 3 Shorelark and 18 Snow Buntings were also recorded.

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Norfolk 2.Common Cranes Norwich SE of Cringleford flew east over Keswick Hall at 2.55pm
Norfolk 3.Shorelarks Holme Dunes at Gore Point on beach at midday
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Brancaster still on sea
Norfolk Long-eared Owl Glandford again at Cley Spy in flight from outdoor viewing area. Access 10am-4pm, £2 donation NR25 7JP 52.9317,1.0360
Norfolk 5.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT from visitor centre at 11.46am
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Filby Broad still midday 52.6613,1.6301. Pk at Fleggburgh Village Hall +from Broad Rd go S from Anglian Water compound 52.6647,1.6236. Don't pk at Broad Rd/ Rugg's Ln NR29 3AG
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still on Whitwell Scrape at 9.47am
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Weybourne still in ploughed field east of cottages at 9.26am 52.9469,1.1543
Norfolk Bittern y'day Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad