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Holme Bird Observatory Sunday 12th March 2023

On the sea today 13 Eider, a Long-tailed Duck, 9 Common Scoter, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Fulmars and 3 Great Crested Grebes were recorded. A pair of Goosanders were in Thornham Channel. Three Spoonbills were briefly around the Broadwater and 8 Black-tailed Godwits were near the sea wall at Thornham, with at least 2 Barn Owls hunting. Four Stonechats were on the east bank and a Snow Bunting was on the beach. 

Three Hebrew Characters were in the moth traps

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Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Honing flew over Lock Road at 3.01pm
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK Hickling Broad NWT in NE corner of Hickling Broad seen from raised bank at 1.53pm (+drk.Scaup still) 52.7394,1.5854
Norfolk 2.Common Cranes south of Horsey Mill again in field by road at 2.17pm c52.7338,1.6418
Norfolk c25.Snow Buntings Cley Marshes still north of East Bank at 1.50pm 52.9622,1.0644
Norfolk Water Pipit Welney WWT still +Spotted Redshank
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Titchwell RSPB on sea
Norfolk 4+Goshawks 1.25mls ESE of Fulmodeston again at Swanton Great Wood from Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint by Hindolveston Road this morning 52.8322,0.9810
Norfolk Snow Bunting Holme Dunes in roped-off area at 12.18pm
Norfolk Pale-bellied Brent Goose Cley NWT still in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese at 12.35pm
Norfolk 3.FERRUGINOUS DUCKS (1.drk) Filby Broad still 52.6613,1.6301. Pk at Fleggburgh Village Hall +from Broad Rd go S from Anglian Wtr compound 52.6647,1.6236. Don't pk at Broad Rd/ Rugg's Ln NR29 3AG
Norfolk Yellow Wagtail male Cantley Marshes RSPB
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Brancaster drifted west at 10.37am
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still by East Bank
Norfolk Mealy Redpoll Weybourne by track to Coastguard Cottages in field with Linnets 52.9469,1.1543
Norfolk Smew drk Rollesby Broad again this morning then flew to Ormesby Little Broad
Norfolk Iceland Gull flew east past Sheringham
Norfolk Glaucous Gull Cromer west of pier on sea
Norfolk Caspian Gull y'day Sheringham
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddock at 6.23am