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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 2nd March 2023

Sea watching today produced 43 Eider, 20 Common Scoter, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers and a Red-necked Grebe. A Spoonbill was on the Broadwater along with 4 Avocets. 

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Norfolk Spoonbill Welney WWT still +Spotted Redshank still
Norfolk Spotted Redshank Welney WWT still
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still 1.06pm from Avocet Hide +showing well 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still 12.34pm on Whitwell Scrape +showing well 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk 35.Snow Buntings Winterton North Dunes still this morning
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1w Cley NWT still on Simmonds' Scrape from Daukes' Hide at 10.57am 52.9579,1.0544
Norfolk 10.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 10.11am 52.9751,0.8184
Norfolk Water Pipit Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still