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Sunday 29th January 2012 

Very quiet on the sea today, with 4 Red-throated Divers and 1 Red-breasted Merganser being the only birds of note. On the reserve 2 Bramblings were seen, and c200 Golden Plovers, 3 Barn and 1 Short-eared Owl were seen on the grazing marsh.

 

Saturday 28th January 2012

Seawatching today produced 6 Red-throated Divers, 3 Eider and a Long-tailed Duck, whilst 2 Short-eared Owls and c200 Golden Plover were noted on the grazing marsh.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 10:45 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB VIEWED FROM TRACK BTW RAILWAY STATION AND FISHERMAN'S C/PK+80 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT 12:00 FROM AVOCET HIDE 

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB THIS MRNG NEAR VISITOR CENTRE 

*ROSS'S GOOSE SNETTISHAM RSPB LEFT ROOST 07:45+40 SNOW BUNTING ON BEACH 

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT 13:15 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH IN PLANTATION E/OF LADY ANNE'S DRIVE 09:40 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD TITCHWELL CIRCLING BTW CHOSELEY DRYING BARNS AND WHITE CITY THEN DRIFTED E/TOWARDS BRANCASTER 14:25 

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE THIS A/NOON 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISON'S AND WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD 

*4 SHORE LARK E/OF HOLKHAM GAP THIS A/NOON+76 SNOW BUNTING & LITTLE AUK RPTD OFFSHORE

*1+ BLACK BRANT WELLS ON GOLF COURSE

*2 SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB FROM PARRINDER HIDE EARLY MRNG 

*19 COMMON CRANE S/OF TITCHWELL IN FIELD 08:30 THEN FLEW OFF 

*MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT WOLFERTON C50YDS FROM A149 ON N/SIDE OF TRIANGLE

*5 LONG-TAILED DUCK OFF TITCHWELL RSPB+10 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ON FRESHMARSH THEN FLEW TO GYPSY LANE 

 

Friday 27th January 2012

Two Short-eared Owls and 4 Barn Owls were present over the grazing Marsh today, a ringtail Hen Harrier and a Peregrine were also seen.

Birds noted on the sea included 5 Red-throated Divers and 2 Eider.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 10:40 CLEY NWT FROM AVOCET HIDE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 11:30 CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB AT E/END

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB +SPOONBILL, 20 SNOW BUNTINGS & 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 12:15 HOLKHAM PINES AT W/END & 4 SHORELARKS HOLKHAM GAP

*2 LITTLE AUKS W/PAST CLEY 08:30

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL WALCOTT ON BEACH OPP KINGFISHER CAFE 14:20 THEN FLEW SE

*50+LAPLAND BUNTINGS BURNHAM OVERY BY A149 LAYBY IN STUBBLE FIELD

*AD BLACK BRANT WELLS ON PITCH+PUTT

*5 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH IN NE/CORNER

*2 COMMON CRANES HORSEY E/OF B1159 S/OF HORSEY MILL

*FEM VELVET SCOTER GREAT YARMOUTH JUST N/OF OLD POWER STATION OUTFALL

 

Thursday 26th January 2012

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 12:50 CLEY NWT FROM AVOCET HIDE SHOWING WELL

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CANTLEY RSPB FROM BURNT HOUSE LANE 12:00 WITH 80 TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE SE/OF DOCKING FLEW NW/OVER GREAT BARWICK 11:50

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD FRITTON FLEW TO WAVENEY FOREST 16:00 & SPOONBILL OVER 16:35

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD THIS A/NOON BURNHAM NORTON & IMM SPOONBILL

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY FLEW E/OVER HOLKHAM PINES 13:08

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WELLS ON N/SIDE OF EAST HILLS 11:20

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE SANTON WARREN OPP RAILWAY TUNNEL

*NO SIGN COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLLS KELLING THIS MRNG

*2 BLACK BRANTS WELLS ON PITCH+PUTT 14:20

*6 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE BTW HEACHAM & SEDGEFORD N/OF MINOR ROAD

*TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE HOLKHAM BY LADY ANN'S DRIVE NEAR ENTRANCE GATE

*6 COMMON CRANES HORSEY E/OF B1159 S/OF HORSEY MILL MID A/NOON

*SPOONBILL THORNHAM MARSH

*BLACK-THROATED DIVER OFF TITCHWELL RSPB 08:15-09:30 +RED-NECKED GREBE & 7 LONG-TAILED DUCKS

*22 TWITE BLAKENEY HARBOUR BY C/PK LATE MRNG

 

Wednesday 25th January 2012

A Short-eared Owl was hunting during the day, and a Barn Owl was of note. Seawatching produced a drake Long-tailed Duck, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers, 2 Fulmars, and a Woodcock flew through the pines.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB+c80 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE & c160 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 12:42+3 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE WITH c1500 PINK-FOOTED GEESE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB FROM VISITOR CENTRE THIS MRNG

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 11:30 KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN.PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL &  VIEW FROM ROAD

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE N/OF BALE IN HEDGE BY FIELD DALLING ROAD,VIEWED NW/FROM GATE NEAR PATCH PLANTATION.TG014376

*ROSS'S GOOSE JUST S/OF TITCHWELL RSPB WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE+LONG-TAILED DUCK OFFSHORE & 3 SHORT-EARED OWLS THORNHAM

*3 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 15:35 HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR AT W/END . ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS GUN HILL

 

 

Tuesday 24th January 2012

A wet miserable start to the day, with the weather improving slightly early afternoon, which encouraged the appearance of 3 Short-eared and 2 Barn Owls. Spotted Redshank and Rock Pipit were noted at Thornham Harbour, and seawatching produced 4 Red-throated Divers, 4 Goldeneye and 2 Common Scoters.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT VIEWABLE FROM DAUKE'S HIDE AT 08:23

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BETWEEN BACTON & EDDINGTHORPE FLEW SW/AT 14:50

*4 SHORE LARK E/OF HOLKHAM GAP

*10+WAXWING NORWICH OFF EXETER STREET AT 09:30

*2 VELVET SCOTER OFF HORSEY GAP AT 12:05

 

Monday 23rd January 2012

Highlights on the sea today included 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 16 Fulmar, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Red-throated Divers and a Red-breasted Merganser. Birds on the reserve included a Spoonbill feeding at the western end of the broadwater, 3+ Short-eared Owls were over the grazing marsh, and an adult Med Gull in amongst large numbers of Common Gulls at the mouth of Thornham Harbour.

 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

 *AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB LATE A/NOON WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE BUT DISTANT

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON WHITWELL SCRAPE FROM AVOCET HIDE AT 12:30

*1w COUSE'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB IN ALDERS BY VISITOR CENTRE AT 08:00 BUT MOBILE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 11:30 KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN.PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 12:30. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY FLEW TOWARDS WELLS AT 13:00 VIEWED FROM A149

*AD BLACK BRANT WELLS OFF BEACH ROAD ON PITCH & PUTT COURSE AT 12:30

*4 SHORE LARK JUST E/OF HOLKHAM GAP

*2w/JUV ICELAND GULL W/PAST SHERINGHAM

*60+LAPLAND BUNTING BURNHAM OVERY IN STUBBLE FIELD BY TRACK TO GUNN HILL

*45+TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH AT 09:00+1750 PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, 3 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 20 TWITE & 2 WATER PIPIT

*35 WAXWING NORWICH ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC AT 08:00

*SPOONBILL HOLME NOA AT W/END OF BROADWATER AT 08:42

*21 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE WELNEY WWT

*2 FIRECREST HOLKHAM PINES AT N/END OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE IN HOLM OAKS BY "DANGER OF FIRE" SIGN

 

Sunday 22nd January 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THIS MRNG

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 12:00 BTW BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & CANTLEY RSPB VIEWABLE FROM RAILWAY CROSSING

*2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLLS KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN. PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VIS'CTR & 2+MEALY REDPOLLS

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK WHITLINGHAM C.P ON GREAT BROAD VIEWABLE FROM RIVER BANK 13:25

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE MARSHES SW/OF FITTON MARSH 15:30

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM FLEW N/OVER N/END OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 14:50

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WELLS W/OF B1105 OVER OLD COMMON PLANTATION 13:55

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HAPPISBURGH

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*2 CASPIAN GULLS CLEY NWT 09:15 THEN FLEW EAST

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL STIFFKEY OFF CAMPSITE C/PK 08:05

*60+LAPLAND BUNTINGS BURNHAM OVERY BY TRACK TO GUN HILL

*25 LAPLAND BUNTINGS CLEY NWT NEAR BEACH C/PK IN FIELD 12:30

*SPOONBILL THORNHAM HARBOUR

*40 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC 14:45

*AD BLACK BRANT LYNN POINT 15:00

*AD BLACK BRANT WELLS ON PITCH+PUTT 10:55

*FIRECREST HOLKHAM PINES 150YDS W/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE

*FEM VELVET SCOTER GREAT YARMOUTH OFF PLEASURE BEACH THIS MRNG

*30 SNOW BUNTINGS SALTHOUSE BY BEACH C/PK

*24 SNOW BUNTINGS TITCHWELL RSPB ON BEACH

 

Saturday 21st January 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:40 CLEY NWT FROM AVOCET HIDE & 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE W/OF WINDMILL

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 12:00 BTW CANTLEY RSPB & BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB

*2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLLS KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN. PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VIS'CTR 11:05

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK THORPE BROAD FLEW TWDS GREAT BROAD 12:20

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD ON MALTHOUSE BROAD 09:40

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS WELLS SW/OF B1105 FROM ASHBURTON HOUSE 13:15

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM EARLY A/NOON. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*PROB JUV KUMLIEN'S GULL SHERINGHAM ON BEACH E/OF SEAWATCHING SHELTER 08:50-09:05 THEN FLEW EAST

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL 13:35 STIFFKEY OFF CAMPSITE C/PK

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 12:35 THEN FLEW TWDS BEACH C/PK

*65+LAPLAND BUNTINGS BURNHAM OVERY BY TRACK TO GUN HILL

*4 SHORELARKS HOLKHAM GAP

*30+WAXWINGS NORWICH ON EXETER STREET

*26 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC 08:10

*2 GREENLAND WHITEFRONTS HOLKHAM FLEW TWDS JOE JORDAN HIDE 11:50

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER BARTON BROAD

 

Friday 20th January 2012 

Birds today included a mobile flock of c100 Golden Plover on the grazing marsh, 3 Marsh Harriers and a Short-eared Owl.  On the sea 6 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Red-throated Divers were noted.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 10:10 CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB IN NW/CORNER WITH c60 TAIGA BEAN GEESE . 7 TAIGA BEAN GEESE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL 14:30

*2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN LATE MRNG.PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK 16:15 SE/OF NORWICH AT TROWSE AT WHITLINGHAM CP ON GREAT BROAD BEHIND MAIN ISLAND AT DUSK VIEWABLE FROM RIVERBANK

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK BY RANWORTH BROAD NWT AT MALTHOUSE BROAD VIEWED FROM THE MALTSTERS PUB EARLY A/NOON

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 10:00 PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 11:40 2MLS E/OF SOUTH CREAKE IN HEDGE ON S/SIDE BY MINOR ROAD TO EGMERE TF890374

*43 WAXWING NORWICH OFF DEREHAM ROAD ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC AT 12:20

*1+GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR VIEWABLE FROM A149 AT 15:20 BUT DISTANT

*20 SNOW BUNTING SALTHOUSE ON SHINGLE BY BEACH ROAD C/PK

 

Thursday 19th January 2012

A Woodcock flew over Redwell Marsh, a Greenshank was at Gore Point and 32 Snow Buntings were on the beach. On the sea 1 Fulmar, 1 Great Crested Grebe and a Guillemot were noted. 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE NEAR RAILWAY LINE AT 10:30

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 11:35 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BUT MOBILE+2 MEALY REDPOLL, 4 LONG-TAILED DUCK & BITTERN

*2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL KELLING W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN LATE MRNG.PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD+MEALY REDPOLL & 70 LESSER REDPOLL

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK SE/OF NORWICH AT TROWSE AT WHITLINGHAM CP ON GREAT BROAD BEHIND MAIN ISLAND AT DUSK VIEWABLE FROM RIVERBANK

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 2MLS E/OF SOUTH CREAKE IN HEDGE ON S/SIDE BY MINOR ROAD TO EGMERE TF890374

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 14:55 PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD N/OF WELLS AT EAST HILLS THEN FLEW W/OVER BEACH ROAD LATE MRNG

 *AD BLACK BRANT WELLS OFF BEACH ROAD ON PITCH & PUTT+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER

*4 SHORE LARK E/OF HOLKHAM GAP

*22 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE SEA PALLING BEHIND NORTH END FARM VIEWABLE FROM CHAPEL ROAD AT 15:00

*3 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE W/OVER CLEY NWT THIS MRNG 

*5 HEN HARRIER 2 MALES ROYDON COMMON NWT 15:00 TO 16:30

*25 CORN BUNTING CHOSELEY DRYING BARNS AT 15:58

*2 AD COMMON CRANE S/OF HORSEY MILL THIS MRNG+17 SNOW BUNTING ON BEACH AT END OF NELSON HEAD TRACK

*MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT 08:00 WOLFERTON TRIANGLE

*SNOW BUNTING HOLME DUNES AT GORE POINT

 

Wednesday 18th January 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BETWEEN BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB AT 10:20

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH BRIEFLY AT 12:30

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE THIS MRNG BUT MOBILE

*2 ARCTIC REDPOLL KELLING 13:50 W/OF THE STREET 90YDS SSW/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN.PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 16:30 2MLS E/OF SOUTH CREAKE IN HEDGE ON S/SIDE BY MINOR ROAD TO EGMERE TF890374

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 12:15 NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

 

Tuesday 17th January 2012 

The Rough-legged Buzzard was again seen over the grazing marsh today, with a male Hen Harrier, Short-eared and Barn Owl also present. Two Ross's Geese were seen in flight over the reserve, and  at least one Scaup was still present on the broadwater with the Tufted Ducks. Several Bearded Tits were seen along the Broadwater edge, and a Stonechat was present during the morning in front of the observatory building.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 15:55 CANTLEY RSPB AT NW/END WITH 81 TAIGA BEAN GEESE & TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE

*1+COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL KELLING W/OF THE STREET S/OF A149 IN WALLED GARDEN WITH REDPOLLS BUT MOBILE. PARK ONLY BY SCHOOL & VIEW FROM ROAD

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE BLAKENEY FRESHMARSH FROM CLEY BEACH ROAD WITH PINKFEET

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK WROXHAM BROAD 14:30

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM VIEWABLE FROM A149 & 70+LAPLAND BUNTINGS IN STUBBLE FIELD

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD E/OVER SALTHOUSE HEATH EARLY A/NOON

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 14:40 2ML E/OF SOUTH CREAKE BY MINOR ROAD TO EGMERE TF.890.374

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*AD GLAUCOUS GULL TILL 13:55 WINTERTON THEN FLEW SOUTH

*BLACK BRANT WELLS ON PLAYING FIELDS 09:45

*34 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC MID MRNG

*49 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE E/OF WELNEY WWT S/OF TEN MILE BANK E/OF GREAT OUSE RIVER 11:10

*41 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON ORCHARD STREET BEHIND KFC

 

Monday 16th January 2012

Highlights today were the Rough-legged Buzzard,again seen over the grazing marsh ,with the two Scaup still with the Tufted Duck on the Broadwater and a  male Hen Harrier and a Short-eared Owl were also seen during the day. On the sea there were 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers, 11 Guillemot, 3 Razorbills and 5 Fulmar.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH 09:45 & 20 SNOW BUNTINGS

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE 11:35

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA 11:00 & 4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS OFFSHORE

*GREAT WHITE EGRET OVER BELTON MARSHES

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLME

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM OVER PINES VIEWABLE FROM A149 BY TURNING TO BURNHAM FARM 12:05

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM 09:35 & COMMON CRANE 09:25. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*4 SHORELARKS HOLKHAM E/OF BOARDWALK BY 2nd GAP IN DUNES  14:00 & 30 SNOW BUNTINGS

*50 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE WELNEY WWT - HAVE ROOSTED HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS

*4 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 11:20

*2+TUNDRA BEAN GEESE CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB 11:20

*30 LAPLAND BUNTINGS HOLKHAM BY A149 IN STUBBLE FIELD NEAR LAYBY

*25 WAXWINGS NORWICH OFF DEREHAM ROAD BEHIND KFC 11:30

*24 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON EXETER STREET THIS A/NOON

*FIRECREST HOLKHAM 100YDS W/OF N/END OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 12:00

 

 

Sunday 15th January 2012

Highlights today were a superb Rough-legged Buzzard on the grazing marsh, a Ring-tail Hen Harrier was seen, 2 Scaup were on the Broadwater with the Tufted Ducks, 20 Common Scoters, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers, 1 Gannet, and 1 Great Crested Grebe on the sea, a Short-eared Owl.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 14:15 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL THIS A/NOON TITCHWELL RSPB BY PATH & 2 MEALY REDPOLLS

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR

*GREAT WHITE EGRET OVER FRITTON MARSHES TWDS BELTON 09:25

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD CHEDGRAVE MARSHES AT HADDISCOE ISLAND & GREAT WHITE EGRET

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 16:15

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLME NOA S/OF OBS 15:00 +SHORT-EARED OWL & 2 FEM SCAUP

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 13:45 THORNHAM VIEWABLE W/FROM BANK

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD LETHERINGSETT BY FARM SHOP 11:45

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WELLS THIS MRNG

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

 

Saturday 14th January 2012

38 White-fronted Geese flew west over Redwell Marsh this morning. At the Observatory 2 female Scaup were still on the Broadwater with 40 Tufted Ducks, a Red-throated Diver flew west offshore, a Greenshank was at Gore Point early morning and 3 Short-eared Owls were hunting mid afternoon on the grazing marshes. A female Blackcap was in the scrub, and a single Snow Bunting flew west along the beach.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 12:25 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB VIEWABLE FROM RIVER JUST BEYOND MILL WITH c50 TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH FROM N/END OF EAST BANK AT DUSK+RED-THROATED DIVER OFFSHORE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB EARLY A/NOON IN ALDERS BEHIND FEEDING STATION & ALONG PATH BUT MOBILE

*2 AD ROSS'S GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR THIS EVNG 1 FROM WASHINGTON HIDE WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE & 1 FLEW E/WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 12:50.PARK IN DIRT LAYBY ON A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO CONCRETE PAD

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLME NOA FROM THORNHAM BANK LATE A/NOON

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 14:30 HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE FLEW TOWARDS HOLKHAM PARK

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL SHERINGHAM OFF E/PROMENADE BY OUTFLOW AT 12:35 THEN FLEW W/

*13 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE CLEY SSW/OVER OLD WOMAN'S LANE AT 12:20

*45+LAPLAND BUNTING W/OF HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR IN STUBBLE FIELD ON N/SIDE OF A149 AT 14:30

*RED-NECKED GREBE OFF HUNSTANTON CLIFFS THIS MRNG

*20 SNOW BUNTING BRANCASTER ON BEACH AT W/END+4 RED-NECKED GREBE & 4 LONG-TAILED DUCK OFFSHORE

*FEM SCAUP HOLME NOA ON BROADWATER MID A/NOON+BLACK-THROATED DIVER OFFSHORE & 2  SHORT-EARED OWLS BY ENTRANCE TRACK. c45 TWITE THORNHAM BANK

*MALE HEN HARRIER TITCHWELL RSPB OVER REEDBED & SALTMARSH THIS MRNG+2 RED-CRESTED POCHARD ON FRESHMARSH

*3 FIRECREST HOLKHAM PINES 2 AT N/END OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE & 1 BY MEALS HOUSE

 

Friday 13th January 2012

At least 1 female Scaup was still on the Broadwater today and 2 Short-eared Owls were hunting, together with 3 Barn Owls. On the sea 6 Eider, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Black-throated Diver, and 5 Fulmars were recorded.A female Blackcap and a female Stonechat were also of note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 11:35 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB MIDWAY BETWEEN BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB VIEWABLE FROM RIVER BANK 

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE AT 11:05

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB IN ALDER BY FEEDING STATION AT c09:30+MEALY REDPOLL

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR JUST W/OF N/END OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 11:30

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM.PARK IN DIRT LAYBY ON A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO CONCRET PAD

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE AT 14:15. 2 SHORT-EARED OWL THORPE MARSHES

*4 SHORE LARK E/OF HOLKHAM GAP

*AD BLACK BRANT WELLS ON PLAYING FIELDS OFF BEACH ROAD

*2 SPOONBILL CLEY ON ARNOLD'S MARSH AT 09:30

*2 SPOONBILL CLEY W/OVER BEACH ROAD AT 10:05+55 SNOW BUNTING ON SHINGLE E/OF BEACH C/PK

*8 COMMON CRANE OVER TITCHWELL RSPB AT 13:00+2 RED-CRESTED POCHARD & BITTERN

*18 SNOW BUNTING BY SALTHOUSE BEACH C/PK AT 13:12

*60 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH FROM A149 LAYBY AT 09:40

*4 LITTLE GULL S/PAST SNETTISHAM RSPB+56 SNOW BUNTING ON BEACH & ESCAPED SAKER OVER

*AD MED GULL THORNHAM HARBOUR OFF C/PK AT 13:27 SHOWING WELL

*FEM SCAUP HOLME NOA ON BROADWATER+2 SHORT-EARED OWL & BLACK-THROATED DIVER OFFSHORE

 

Thursday 12th January 2012

A beautiful sunny day, highlights were at least 4 White-fronted Geese with the Pink-feet on the marsh, 2 female Scaup on the Broadwater with 35 Tufted Ducks, a Peregrine on the marsh, a Water Rail calling, and 3 Short-eared Owls hunting late afternoon.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 10:40 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE THIS A/NOON BUT ELUSIVE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 12:30 TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE & 18 SNOW BUNTINGS ON BEACH

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE 12:23 HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR VIEWABLE FROM WASHINGTON HIDE & A149 LAYBY WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE+25+EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE .ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD OVER GUN HILL LATE MRNG

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 11:00.PARK IN DIRT LAYBY ON A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO CONCRETE PAD 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 10:00 DERSINGHAM BOG NR

*4 SHORE LARKS E/OF HOLKHAM GAP AT c10:20

*50+WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR FROM A149 LAYBY THIS A/NOON

*15 SNOW BUNTINGS SALTHOUSE ON SHINGLE BY BEACH C/PK AT 13:55

*MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT WOLFERTON TRIANGLE ON N/SIDE AT 13:30

*4 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE HOLME NOA IN FIELD S/OF BROADWATER+3 SHORT-EARED OWL & 2 SCAUP ON BROADWATER

 

Wednesday 11th January 2012

Highlights today included 450 Pink-footed Geese on the grazing marsh together with 6 tundra Bean Geese, 266 Brent Geese past on the sea, a single Pintail, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers, 3 Black-throated Divers, 3 Fulmars, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Guillemots, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owls, a female Stonechat, 4 Rock Pipits, 3 Bullfinches, and 25 Snow Buntings west.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL TILL 08:15 THEN FLEW TOWARDS NORTH SCRAPE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BETWEEN BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB MIDDAY THEN FLEW S/OVER RIVER WITH 50 TAIGA BEAN GEESE+2 WHOOPER SWANS

*1w COUSE'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE BUT MOBILE

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE 12:56  BURNHAM OVERY MARSHES VIEWED FROM A149 LAYBY WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE+BLACK BRANT

*2 ROSS'S GOOSE 1 ON HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR FROM WASHINGTON HIDE+1 ON OVERY MARSH

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BREYDON WATER ON MARSH BY SOUTH WALL+SPOONBILL & SHORT-EARED OWL

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WINTERTON NORTH DUNES LATE MRNG+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 09:20 NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*COMMON CRANE OVER HEMPTON W/ALONG RAILWAY AT 07:40

*RED-NECKED GREBE BLAKENEY HARBOUR+c80 SNOW BUNTING BLAKENEY POINT AT W/END

 

Tuesday 10th January 2012

Seawatching today produced 5 Eider and 3 Common Scoter, whilst birds of interest on the reserve included 6 flyover Snow Buntings and a pair of Stonechats in front of the obs building. A male Hen Harrier and both Short-eared and Barn Owls were present over the grazing marsh.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:15 CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE +AD ROSS'S GOOSE & 8 BEAN GEESE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB 12:05 & 70+TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB FROM MAIN PATH

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE BURNHAM OVERY WITH PINKFEET 12:20 & 50 LAPLAND BUNTINGS IN 1st STUBBLE FIELD BY TRACK TO GUN HILL

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR 10:45

*JUV ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM AT W/END OF PINES 15:35 & BARN OWL

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY DUNES 15:45

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BREYDON WATER RSPB BY SOUTH WALL 10:50

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD E/OF HINDRINGHAM S/OF BALE ROAD 16:00

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*4 SHORELARKS E/OF HOLKHAM GAP 10:45

*37 WAXWINGS COSTESSEY ON JERNINGHAM ROAD IN BRECKLAND PARK 08:15

 

Monday 9th January 2012 

Seawatching today produced 114 Common Scoter, 7 Goldeneye, 3 Fulmar, 2 Eider and a Slavonian Grebe. On the grazing marsh in front of the observatory 20 Tundra Bean Geese were found in amongst a small flock of c150 Pink feet, and two Short-eared Owls and a Barn Owl were also seen over the marsh.

 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL 08:20 +ROSS'S GOOSE & 5 BARNACLE GEESE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB FROM END OF BURNT HOUSE LANE WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE 13:00

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB +SPOONBILL & RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE

*RICHARD'S PIPIT SNETTISHAM RSPB N/OF ROOST HIDE FLUSHED FROM LONG GRASS 10:30 BUT NO FURTHER SIGN

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE MID A/NOON

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BREYDON WATER RSPB FROM SOUTH WALL EARLY A/NOON

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD ON MALTHOUSE BROAD FROM MALTSTERS PUB 11:20

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM 14:25. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*20 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE HOLME NOA FROM VIS'CTR

*38 WAXWINGS COSTESSEY ON JERNINGHAM WAY 09:10

 

 

Sunday 8th January 2012

Seawatching today produced 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Gannet, and a single Razorbill. Also of note were 65 Lapwings, 2 Short-eared Owls, a male Blackcap, and a female Stonechat.

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:55 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 11:10 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & 50+TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL KELLING NEAR SCHOOL BY TRACK TO WATER MEADOWS 10:55 & MEALY REDPOLL

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB NEAR VIS'CTR 12:05

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD BY VIS'CTR THIS MRNG

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE 11:20 HOLKHAM W/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE IN TREE LATE MRNG

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD CHEDGRAVE MARSHES AT HADDISCOE ISLAND 12:45

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 11:15 NE/OF FAKENHAM BUT MOBILE. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

 *3w CASPIAN GULL CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE THIS A/NOON & 2 WATER PIPITS BY WEST BANK

*LITTLE AUK E/PAST CLEY & 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS

*4 SHORELARKS E/OF HOLKHAM GAP & 26 SNOW BUNTINGS

*36 WAXWINGS 12:15 COSTESSEY IN BRECKLAND PARK

*TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE HOLKHAM FROM LADY ANN'S DRIVE 13:00

*SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB LATE A/NOON

*HOODED CROW E/OF SWAFFHAM BY A47 THIS A/NOON

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ROLLESBY BROAD S/OF A149 ROADBRIDGE & BITTERN

*RUDDY SHELDUCK BRADWELL BY A143

Saturday 7th January 2012

Highlights today included 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Short-eared Owl, and 1 Barn Owl.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:51 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 14:55 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GOOSE 

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 13:05 TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA 

*ROSS'S GOOSE HOLKHAM NNR ON FRESHMARSH WITH PINKFEET VIEWABLE FROM LADY ANN'S DRIVE 09:10

*ROSS'S GOOSE W/OVER EGEMERE TWDS SOUTH CREAKE AT 10:22 WITH PINKFEET

*ROSS'S GOOSE S/OF WELLS WITH PINKFEET 

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK 13:40 RANWORTH BROAD NWT+MEALY REDPOLL 

*DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL STRUMPSHAW FEN RSPB FROM TOWER HIDE 15:00 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD SW/OF EGMERE IN PLANTATION N/OF WATERDEN FARM 15:10 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM NNR FROM WASHINGTON HIDE 11:50 + 2 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM.PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/OF ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE BTW BURNHAM MARKET & NORTH CREAKE BY SPEED CAMERA ROAD SIGN 15:25 

 

Friday 6th January 2012

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 14:05 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE BUT DISTANT

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 16:07

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 15:05 TITCHWELL RSPB NEAR VISITOR CENTRE SHOWING WELL ON & OFF

*2 ROSS'S GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE AT 13:04 *

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM E/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE AT 10:30

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER & 2 SHORT-EARED OWL .2 SHORT-EARED OWLS THORPE MARSHES

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM AT 16:00.PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/OF ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD TO VIEW N/OF SPORTS CENTRE

 

Thursday 5th January 2012

Strong westerlies today produced an interesting seawatch, with 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 19 Red-throated Divers, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Great Crested Grebes, and a Great Skua past west. A Rock Pipit was also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON CRICKET MARSH +60 SNOW BUNTINGS ON BEACH & RED-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 13:15 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE BUT DISTANT

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL MID A/NOON TITCHWELL RSPB BY PICNIC AREA

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE S/OVER HEMPTON 08:25

*5 COMMON CRANES HICKLING AT STUBB MILL IN ROOST & 2 HEN HARRIERS

*RUDDY SHELDUCK BRADWELL BY A143

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ORMESBY BROAD

*2 GOLDEN PHEASANTS WOLFERTON TRIANGLE THIS MRNG

 

Wednesday 4th January 2012

Another windy day, highlights were on the sea where 2000+ Common Scoter, a Slavonian Grebe and 3 Red-throated Divers were of note. A Peregrine flew over the marsh heading east.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER THIS A/NOON CLEY NWT ON CRICKET MARSH BUT ELUSIVE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 11:30 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB FLEW OVER RAILWAY LINE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VIS'CTR

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR THIS MRNG

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM 09:15. PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD FOR 300YDS & VIEW SOUTH

*3 SHORELARKS W/OF HOLKHAM GAP & 30 SNOW BUNTINGS

*7 WAXWINGS COSTESSEY OFF JERNINGHAM ROAD IN BRECKLAND PARK 09:55

*BEAN GOOSE GLANDFORD 1/2ML S/OF CHURCH 11:15

*7 COMMON CRANES MELTON CONSTABLE POSS LANDED IN MELTON PARK LATE MRNG

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ROLLESBY BROAD 15:00

 

Tuesday 3rd January 2012 

A blustery and at times wet day, with seawatching  producing only 8 Red-throated Diver, 2 Fulmar and 2 Guillemot. The only other real noteworthy sighting today was of  a flock of 50 plus Skylarks on the saltmarsh adjacent to Thornham Harbour mouth.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE MID A/NOON BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH TAIGA BEAN GEESE. KEEP TO TRACK FROM BUCKENHAM STATION OR PATH ALONG RIVER YARE. DO NOT ENTER MARSH

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:20 CLEY NWT ON CRICKET MARSH FROM AVOCET HIDE+TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE & WHOOPER SWAN

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VISITOR CENTRE AT 10:25+MEALY REDPOLL BY BOARDWALK

*3 SHORE LARK HOLKHAM GAP OFF VIEWING PLATFORM+SNOW BUNTING 50YDS E/OF GAP

*2 COMMON CRANE WELNEY WWT FROM FRIENDS HIDE

*RUDDY SHELDUCK BRADWELL AT NEW ROAD

 

Monday 2nd January 2012

Highlights on the sea were 4 Red- throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, 15 Fulmar and 6 Kittiwake, on the grazing marsh a Barn Owl was noteworthy.

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 14:45 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH c40 TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:29 CLEY ON ARNOLD'S MARSH NT 400YDS E/OF EAST BANK

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE AT 10:10

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VISITOR CENTRE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE TILL 14:30 3/4ML NE/OF FAKENHAM THEN FLEW E/& NO FURTHER SIGN BY 15:15.PARK IN LAYBY BY A1067 JUST E/OF MORRISONS & WALK ENE/ALONG FORMER HOLT ROAD FOR 300YDS & VIEW S/

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WELLS OVER EAST HILLS AT 12:45

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD OVER SCOLT HEAD ISLAND AT 09:15

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD E/OF HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH OVER DUNES FROM A149 LAYBY AT 10:45

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 16:00 CHEDGRAVE MARSHES THEN FLEW TO WAVENEY FOREST

*GREY PHALAROPE BREYDON WATER IN MAIN CHANNEL BY BRIDGE BRIEFLY AT THEN FLEW OVER N/MUDFLATS

*1+BLACK BRANT WELLS OFF BEACH ROAD ON PITCH & PUTT COURSE AT 12:45

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL SALTHOUSE E/OF BEACH C/PK AT 10:30

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL OFF KELLING ON SEA AT 10:50

*JUV GLAUCOUS GULL 09:40 E/OF HOLKHAM GAP ON SEA+45 SNOW BUNTING ON SALTMARSH

*4 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE HOLKHAM BY LADY ANN'S DRIVE 

*.4 SHORE LARK HOLKHAM GAP AT 10:00

*5 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE SW/OF FAKENHAM IN FIELD BY ROAD TO TOFTREES AT 12:29 WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE

*16 COMMON CRANE MARTHAM FERRY BOATYARD

*13 COMMON CRANE 16:30 HICKLING BROAD IN STUBB MILL ROOST+55 MARSH HARRIER

 

Sunday 1st January 2012

 

A grey, dull and windy start to the year. 400+ Wigeon were on the grazing marsh, and a Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard and Kestrel were noted. 70 Curlews were also present, and a Barn Owl was active.

At Hempton Marsh nine fly over Common Cranes were a nice start to the year, other birds of note on the site included 1 Mealy Redpoll, 3 Lesser Redpolls and at least 2 Marsh Tits. 

 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 12:25 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 16:00 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB ON S/SIDE OF RAILWAY VIEWABLE FROM BUCKENHAM STATION+c.80 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 12:05 TITCHWELL RSPB NEAR VIS'CTR IN ALDERS+2+ MEALY REDPOLL 

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VIS'CTR 09:45 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD W/OVER WELLS SALTMARSH TWDS HOLKHAM 14:40 

*JUV ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND VIEWABLE FROM WAVENEY FOREST

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE FAKENHAM BY A148 BEHIND SPORTS CENTRE. FROM MORRISONS R'BOUT TAKE PATH E/FOR 200YDS

SHORE LARK CLEY NWT BY POOL BTW ARNOLD'S MARSH & NORTH SCRAPE AT 09:45

*8 LAPLAND BUNTING WEYBOURNE IN PLOUGHED FIELD SW/OF COASTGUARD COTTAGES 11:15

*8 COMMON CRANE S/OVER SWANTON NOVERS AT 11:15 

*9 COMMON CRANE FAKENHAM OVER A1065 TWDS SCULTHORPE MOOR 10:55 

*15 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE OVER CLEY NWT+12 SNOW BUNTING, 4+ WATER PIPIT & 3AD  PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE

*4 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE NNW/OF TOFTREES IN FIELD BY ROAD WITH PINKFEET+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER

*RUDDY SHELDUCK BRADWELL AT NEW ROAD 

*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER RSPB FROM HIDE

*RED-NECKED GREBE WELLS QUAY 10:05

*BLACK REDSTART HEACHAM IN GARDEN OF CHALE 46

*4 BEWICK'S SWAN W/OVER HUNSTANTON+BLACK-NECKED GREBE OFFSHORE

*95 SNOW BUNTING CAISTER ON BEACH N/OF SECOND AVENUE

*17 SNOW BUNTING HOLME DUNES ON BEACH THIS A/NOON

*2 SCAUP TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+FEM MANDARIN 

*3 LONG-TAILED DUCK OFF TITCHWELL RSPB+3 SPOTTED REDSHANK

*4 SPOTTED REDSHANK THORNHAM

 

Saturday 31st December 2011

On the sea today 1 Eider, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Common Scoter and a Kittiwake were recorded. A Greenshank and a Barn Owl were also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:45 CLEY NWT FROM AVOCET HIDE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE TILL DUSK BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & 50 TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY PICNIC AREA 14:30 +2 MEALY REDPOLLS & AD YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR THIS MRNG

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE (SHOWING SOME CHARACTERS OF homeyeri) 12:00 FAKENHAM BY A148 BEHIND SPORTS CENTRE. FROM MORRISONS R'BOUT TAKE PATH E/FOR 200YDS

*15 WAXWINGS COSTESSEY IN BRECKLAND PARK 14:00

*AD BLACK BRANT WARHAM GREENS 13:45

*BEAN GOOSE TOTTENHILL GPs 10:30

 

Friday 30th December 2011 

Birds of interest today included 3 Peregrines, at least 3 Short-eared Owls, a Barn Owl, 2 Common Buzzards and several Marsh Harriers.

A Water Rail called several times from the edge of the broadwater, and a drake Goosander was again recorded on the seawatch.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:38 CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH BUT MOBILE 

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 12:56 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB VIEWABLE FROM BEYOND HIDE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 15:00 TITCHWELL RSPB IN TREES BY ENTRANCE TO MAIN TRAIL WITH 3 LESSER REDPOLL 

*FEM FERRUGINOUS DUCK COCKSHOOT BROAD 15:15 

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK 14:00 RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VIS'CTR 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM NNR

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 14:30 FAKENHAM BY A148 BEHIND SPORTS CENTRE. FROM MORRISONS R'BOUT TAKE PATH E/FOR 200YDS. MOST OBSERVERS CONSIDER THIS BIRD TO BE AN INTERGRADE BTW EXCUBITOR & HOMEYERI

*4 SHORE LARK HOLKHAM GAP ON E/SIDE EARLY A/NOON.BN

*11 COMMON CRANE HICKLING BROAD NWT IN STUBB MILL ROOST+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER 

*COMMON CRANE HOLKHAM NNR IN FIELD W/OF LADY ANN'S DRIVE 08:45 THEN FLEW W/

*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER RSPB AT E/END 09:30

*RED-NECKED GREBE WELLS OF QUAY 14:20

 

Thursday 29th December 2011 

Highlights on the sea today included 9 Red-throated Divers, 4 Fulmars, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers and a single Gannet and Goosander. A single drake Goldeneye was noted on the broadwater.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:20 CLEY NWT ON ARNOLD'S MARSH SHOWING WELL

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB WITH 25 TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*POSS homeyeri GREAT GREY SHRIKE 15:25 FAKENHAM BY A148 BEHIND SPORTS CENTRE. FROM MORRISONS R'BOUT TAKE PATH E/FOR 200YDS

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY PICNIC AREA 13:30

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR THIS MRNG

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH

 *TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 10:10

*3 WAXWINGS CLEY ON CHURCH LANE 12:15. 2 WATER PIPTS CLEY NWT FRM AVOCET HIDE

*4 SHORELARKS E/OF HOLKHAM GAP & 70 SNOW BUNTINGS

*RED-NECKED GREBE WELLS OFF THE QUAY 09:20

 

Wednesday 28th December 2011

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT FROM DAUKES' HIDE

*AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BTW BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB & CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB BY RAILWAY LINE 14:10 WITH 70+TAIGA BEAN GEESE

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB & 2 MEALY REDPOLLS

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE BTW LETHERINGSETT & SHARRINGTON S/OF A148 12:00 & 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE

*ROSS'S GOOSE S/OVER LANGHAM WITH PINKFEET 08:10

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 12:40 FAKENHAM BY A148 BEHIND SPORTS CENTRE. FROM MORRISONS R'BOUT TAKE PATH E/FOR 200YDS

 

Tuesday 27th December 2011

Highlights on the seawatch today were 29 Brent Geese, 64 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 18 Common Scoters, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers, 2 Fulmars, 3 Gannets, 6 Great Crested Grebes, and a Common Tern was a very late record for this species. A Short-eared Owl was hunting over the grazing marsh for much of the day. A female Stonechat was near the Observatory building and a Bullfinch was in the willows near the heligoland trap.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

***MEGA*** AD LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 15:15 BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB+77+ TAIGA BEAN GOOSE, RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER & 2 SHORT-EARED OWL

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:05 CLEY NWT FROM WIGGY HIDE+WATER PIPIT, WHOOPER SWAN & SPOTTED REDSHANK . ROSS'S GOOSE ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 16:10

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE AT 10:30

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VISITOR CENTRE AT 11:55

*FEM FERRUGINOUS DUCK COCKSHOOT BROAD THIS MRNG+HYBRID FERRUGINOUS DUCK X POCHARD

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 13:25 NE/OF FAKENHAM BY A148.FROM MORRISONS R/ABOUT GO E/FOR 1/2ML & PARK BY TRAVELLERS SITE ENTRANCE & TAKE PATH W/TO CONCRETE PAD TO VIEW S/

*POSS ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BRETTENHAM HEATH S/OF A11 AT 14:00 

 

Monday 26th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT FROM DAUKE'S HIDE LATE MRNG

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB 12:30 BY VISITOR CENTRE BUT MOBILE+LAPLAND BUNTING OVER W/. 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS OFFSHORE+2 FEM SCAUP & 2 SLAVONIAN GREBES

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE 1ML N/OF SEDGEFORD BY ROAD TO RINGSTEAD AT MIDDAY WITH PINK-FOOTED GEESE+5 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE & 2 BARNACLE GOOSE

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY MARSHES JUST SE/OF W/END OF HOLKHAM PINES AT 13:45

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 15:30 NE/OF FAKENHAM BY A148.FROM MORRISONS R/ABOUT GO E/FOR 1ML & PARK IN LAYBY ON S/SIDE OF ROAD,WALK BACK TO VIEW REAR OF SPORTS CENTRE

 

Sunday 25th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE 11:30

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD

*2+ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS HOLKHAM W/OF LADY ANNE'S DRIVE

*7 LAPLAND BUNTINGS WEYBOURNE S/OF COASTGUARD COTTAGES

*11 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON HURRICANE WAY OPP UPS OFFICES 13:00

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ROLLESBY BROAD S/OF A149 AT 10:25

 

Saturday 24th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 15:00+1w CASPIAN GULL ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 15:55

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE AT 13:10 BUT ELUSIVE

*ROSS'S GOOSE CLEY OVER OLD WOMAN'S LANE AT 16:20 WITH 4 BARNACLE GEESE

*FERRUGINOUS DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT+HYBRID FERRUGINOUS DUCK X POCHARD

*AD FEM RING-NECKED DUCK 14:41 RANWORTH BROAD NWT IN CHANNEL BETWEEN VISITOR CENTRE & MALTHOUSE BROAD

*JUV ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD W/OVER SCOLT HEAD ISLAND AT 09:00

*JUV ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 11:00 BURNHAM OVERY DUNES AT W/END OF HOLKHAM PINES 

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE NE/OF FAKENHAM BY A148 AT 14:45.FROM MORRISONS R/ABOUT GO E/FOR 1ML & PARK IN LAYBY ON S/SIDE OF ROAD,WALK BACK TO VIEW REAR OF SPORTS CENTRE

*5 GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH NNR W/OF MAIN POOL FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE LATE MRNG

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 13:15 ROLLESBY BROAD VIEWED S/FROM A149 AT ROLLESBY BRIDGE

 

Friday 23rd December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PATS POOL AT 10:15+WATER PIPIT

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB NEAR VISITOR AT MIDDAY BUT MOBILE

*ROSS'S GOOSE CLEY N/OVER CHURCH AT 15:25 WITH 5 BARNACLE GEESE

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 15:30 FAKENHAM OPPOSITE FAKENHAM SPORTS CENTRE AT N/END OF PLAYING FIELD BRIEFLY

 

Thursday 22nd December 2011

Highlights today were 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 31 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 4 Fulmars, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Kittiwakes, 2 Guillemots, 1 Short-eared Owl, and a siongle Rock Pipit.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:15 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL & TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB +MEALY REDPOLL, 2 WATER PIPITS & 20 SNOW BUNTINGS

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK MALTHOUSE BROAD 10:45 FLEW TWDS RANWORTH BROAD & FEM RING-NECKED DUCK ON RANWORTH BROAD

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM PINES AT W/END 12:00

*3 COMMON CRANES W/OVER BURNHAM OVERY DUNES 10:05

*27 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE S/OF WEYBOURNE VIEWABLE FROM PATH E/OF STATION 12:05

 

Wednesday 21st December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT FROM DAUKES HIDE 09:30

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK RANWORTH BROAD FROM VIS'CTR 13:10 & FEM RING-NECKED DUCK

*ROSS'S GOOSE CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL 14:50 WITH 5 BARNACLE GEESE 

*8 WAXWINGS W/OVER GORLESTON 09:20

*BLACK BRANT WARHAM GREENS

*SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB THIS EVNG +2 WATER PIPITS & AD YELLOW-LEGGED GULL

*FEM RED-CRESTED POCHARD THORPE BROAD

 

Tuesday 20th December 2011 

Seawatching today produced 3 Eider, 18 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Fulmar, 1 Shag, 1 Red-necked Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 23 Little Gull and 4 Kittiwake. Noteworthy sightings from the reserve area included a Blackcap, Woodcock, Lapland Bunting, two Snow Buntings, two Barn Owl and four Short-eared Owls. Three adult Med Gulls were noted in the roost in Thornham Harbour.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE AT MIDDAY

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE FEEDING STATION MID A/NOON+1w CASPIAN GULL ON FRESHMARSH AT 16:00

*19+TAIGA BEAN GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB THIS A/NOON+423 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE . 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS HADDISCO ISLAND

*LAPLAND BUNTING HOLME NOA+2 SNOW BUNTING, RED-NECKED GREBE, 2 SLAVONIAN GREBE & 4 SHORT-EARED OWL . 3 AD MED GULLS THORNHAM HARBOUR IN ROOST

*SPOONBILL 12:50 BREYDON WATER AT E/END FROM HIDE BUT ELUSIVE

*10 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE BURGH CASTLE THEN FLEW TO BROWSTON

*9 WAXWING NORWICH BY No50 HURRICANE WAY AT 10:45

*SHORT-EARED OWL WEST SOMERTON AT 15:00

 

Monday 19th December 2011 

A wet grey day at the observatory, with few birds of note. Several hundred Teal and Wigeon were on the broadwater, with activity at sea restricted to 100 Brent  Geese, 3 Red-throated Divers and  2 Gannets, with waders on the beach including 60 Knot, 56 Bar-tailed Godwit and 35 Dunlin.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT FROM DAUKE'S HIDE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE FEEDING STATION c13:00

*ROSS'S GOOSE CLEY IN FIELD BY OLD WOMAN'S LANE THIS A/NOON+c4 BARNACLE GOOSE & 1,500 DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE

*RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VISITOR CENTRE MID MRNG

*FERRUGINOUS DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT

*3 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE NEAR BARN'S DRIFT WITH c400 PINK-FOOTED GEESE

*50 WAXWING NORWICH 12:38 BY No50 HURRICANE WAY

*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER 11:10 AT E/END FROM HIDE+SNOW BUNTING ON SOUTH WALL JUST W/OF BRIDGE

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH AT 14:25

*AD YELLOW-LEGGED GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+2 RINGTAIL  HEN HARRIER IN ROOST

*20+SNOW BUNTING CAISTER-ON-SEA ON BEACH N/OF SECOND AVENUE AT 11:00

 

 

Sunday 18th December 2011

Higlights today were 2 Barnacle Geese west, 4 Pintail, 5 Eiders, 40 Common Scoters, 4 Goldeneye, 13 Red-breasted Mergansers, 16 Red-throated Divers, 24 Fulmars, 9 Gannets, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Kittiwakes, 1 Little Gull, 6 Guillemots and a Razorbill. A Short-eared Owl and 4 Snow Buntings were also of note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE FROM DAUKES' HIDE 08:40

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VIS'CTR 09:25

*FERRUGINOUS DUCK 12:00 RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VIS'CTR & FEM RING-NECKED DUCK

*2 ROSS'S GEESE SEA PALLING 13:45 THEN FLEW N/WITH PINKFEET

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BTW WELLS & HOLKHAM OVER FRESHMARSH 13:30

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH 12:50

*4 SHORELARKS W/OF HOLKHAM GAP & 80+SNOW BUNTINGS.   GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ORMESBY BROAD

*2 WAXWINGS WARHAM GREENS AT THE WHIRLIGIG

*WAXWING HEMPTON BY RECYCLING CENTRE 15:30

*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER RSPB AT E/END FROM HIDE 09:00

*REDHEAD SMEW W/PAST CLEY BEACH C/PK 08:10

 

Saturday 17th December 2011

Highlights today were on the sea, with 8 Eiders, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Common Scoters, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, a drake Goosander west, 7 Red-throated Divers, 1 Fulmar, 1 Gannet, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Little Gulls and 16 Guillemots of particular note. A Spotted Redshank was cvalling over the grazing marsh.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:47 CLEY NWT FROM DAUKE'S HIDE BUT NO SIGN AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL

*1w COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA 10:00+2+ MEALY REDPOLL

*DRK FERRUGINOUS DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VIS'CTR 13:45+AYTHYA HYBRID 

*2 ROSS'S GOOSE 12:50 W/OF GREAT YARMOUTH N/OF A47 LAYBY WITH PINKFEET+20 BARNACLE GOOSE 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND S/OF RIVER LATE MRNG

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH 10:49 

*LITTLE AUK OFF HORSEY GAP 12:30 THEN FLEW N/+6 VELVET SCOTER

*3 LITTLE AUK PAST WALCOTT+3 VELVET SCOTER 

*5 WAXWING CLEY AT END OF OLD WOMAN'S LANE IN GARDEN OF "COBBLES" 13:25 

*4 WAXWING WIVETON IN NEW COPSE BY ROAD TO BLAKENEY 10:45 

*26 WAXWING 14:00 NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

*2 WAXWING HADDISCOE BTW BRIDGE & STATION 

*SPOONBILL BREYDON WATER RSPB AT E/END FROM HIDE 

*3 HAWFINCH LYNFORD ARBORETUM IN PADDOCK 14:25 

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 11.50 ORMESBY BROAD+3 BITTERN

*60 SNOW BUNTING HEACHAM ON N/BEACH AT 08:30

*60 SNOW BUNTING CAISTER N/OF SECOND AVENUE+AD MED GULL 

*3 LONG-TAILED DUCK OFF HOLME NWT+4 LITTLE GULL & SPOTTED REDSHANK

*RED-CRESTED POCHARD THORPE BROAD 10:25

 

Friday 16th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE FROM DAUKE'S HIDE AT 12:05

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HORSEY MILL W/OF B1159 IN TREE AT 09:23

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH AT 10:45+AD YELLOW-LEGGED GULL

*6 LITTLE AUK PAST SHERINGHAM BY MIDDAY+6 GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 2 LITTLE GULL & 3 SHAG

*2 LITTLE AUK PAST CLEY AT 14:30+3 RED-THROATED DIVER & 30 SNOW BUNTING ON SHINGLE BY BEACH C/PK

*2 MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT WOLFERTON TRIANGLE ON S/SIDE AT 15:30

 

Thursday 15th December 2011

Seawatching today produced a small movement of Little Gull, with 55 counted flying west in an hour. Other birds of note included a Great Northern Diver, 20 Common Scoter, 9 Great-crested Grebe, 8 Red-throated Diver and 8 Fulmar. Birds around the observatory included 2 Short-eared Owls and a Barn Owl over the grazing marsh, and two Water Rails were heard along the broadwater.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL FROM TEAL HIDE AT 10:10

*FEM FERRUGINOUS DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 08:50 FAKENHAM AT FAKENHAM SPORTS CENTRE ON HEDGE AT N/END OF PLAYING FIELD

*15 WAXWING DRAYTON BY BARCLAYS BANK AT 15:00

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER & 15+MARSH HARRIER IN ROOST

*2 BEWICK'S SWAN GEDLESTON MARSHES

*55 LITTLE GULL PAST HOLME NOA+GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, 20 COMMON SCOTER & 8 RED-THROATED DIVER ALSO SHORT-EARED OWL ON RESERVE

*MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT WOLFERTON ON N/SIDE OF TRIANGLE BY ROAD THIS MRNG

 

Wednesday 14th December 2011

Seawatching today included 4 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Goldeneye, 11 Red-throated Divers, 3 Fulmars, 5 Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes, and 10 Kittiwakes.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 12:30+AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB AROUND VISITOR CENTRE THIS MRNG BUT ELUSIVE+1+MEALY REDPOLL

*FEM RING-NECKED DUCK RANWORTH BROAD NWT FROM VISITOR CENTRE+2 HYBRID FERRUGINOUS DUCKS

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY DUNES W/OVER GUN HILL

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND+2 SHORT-EARED OWL

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH AT 15:00+FEM SCAUP, 1w MED GULL.  22 SNOW BUNTING ON BEACH. SLAVONIAN  GREBE+2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS OFFSHORE

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ORMESBY BROAD+BITTERN

 

 Tuesday 13th December 2011

Activity on the sea included 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Fulmars, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 23 Kittiwakes and 13 Guillemots.

 

Monday 12th December 2011

Highlights today were 5,000 Pink-feet on the grazing marsh, which included one White-fronted Goose. On the sea 35 Kittiwake,  20 Great-crested Grebe,  5 Fulmar and one Velvet Scoter were noteworthy.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 12:15 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE +3 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE ON NORTH SCRAPE, WATER PIPIT, 15 EURASIAN WHITEFRONTS & 30 SNOW BUNTINGS ON BEACH

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB

*2 ROSS'S GEESE W/OF GREAT YARMOUTH BY ACLE NEW ROAD E/OF BRITANNIA FARM

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM PINES AT W/END 12:50

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BTW WELLS & HOLKHAM FLEW S/OVER A149 AT 11:50

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 15:55 BURNHAM MARKET W/OF B1355 S/OF CONCRETE PAD

*1w CASPIAN GULL TITCHWELL RSPB ON FRESHMARSH LATE MRNG THEN FLEW TWDS BRANCASTER & 14 SNOW BUNTNGS ON BEACH

*GREAT NORTHERN DIVER ORMESBY BROAD N/OF A149

*50 EURASIAN WHITEFRONTS SNETTISHAM RSPB & 40 SNOW BUNTINGS

*7 SNOW BUNTINGS OLD HUNSTANTON BY ANCIENT MARINER PUB 14:15

 

Sunday 11th December 2011 

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:22 CLEY NWT FROM DAUKES' HIDE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB

*2 ROSS'S GEESE 2MLS W/OF GREAT YARMOUTH N/OF A47 OPP SCAREGAP FARM & TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE WITH 6,000 PINKFEET

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 1ML S/OF BURNHAM MARKET BY B1355 11:10 THEN FLEW NORTH

*2 LITTLE AUKS PAST CLEY +RED-NECKED GREBE, LONG-TAILED DUCK & SHAG

*20+WAXWINGS NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

*LONG-EARED OWL CHOSELEY DRYING BARNS HUNTING BY HEDGEROW 15:45

*PURPLE SANDPIPER TITCHWELL RSPB ON BEACH 14:30 & 2 SLAVONIAN GREBES OFFSHORE

*110 SNOW BUNTINGS CAISTER AT N/END OF SECOND AVENUE

*2+SNOW BUNTINGS SALTHOUSE W/OF BEACH C/PK

Saturday 10th December 2011

Highlights today were 3,000+ Pink-feet and 600 Wigeon on the grazing marsh, a Spoonbill west, 4 Short-eared Owls over Thornham Marsh, and a male Blackcap was ringed.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:15 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL FROM DAUKE'S HIDE 

*AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL & TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE. PERMITS FROM VIS'CTR 10:00-16:00

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 14:30 TITCHWELL RSPB BY FEEDING STATION IN ALDERS+3+ MEALY REDPOLL

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HADDISCOE ISLAND+2 WATER PIPIT 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD C.1ML NW/OF DOCKING NEAR SUMMERFIELD ON HEDGE LATE A/NOON 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HEIGHAM HOLMES 15:30 

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE 15:33 1ML S/OF BURNHAM MARKET BY B1335 FROM CONCRETE PAD 

*PROB BLACK KITE RPTD NW/OVER BURNHAM MARKET CHURCH 13:45

*10 SHORE LARK HOLME NWT N/OF BROADWATER IN DUNES AT 10:00

*LITTLE AUK W/PAST CLEY NWT AT 14:00 

*17 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE WALCOTT IN FIELD WITH PINKFEET 

*10 WAXWING NORWICH AT JUNCTION OF HOLMES CLOSE & WITARD ROAD 09:55

*HAWFINCH LYNFORD ARBORETUM+FIRECREST & 2 COMMON CROSSBILL 

*WOODLARK SIDESTRAND IN PLOUGHED FIELD ON CLIFF TOP BY END OF LINE 14:10

*30 SNOW BUNTING CLEY NWT BTW N/HIDE &  E/BANK & BONXIE S/

 

Friday 9th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:30 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE

*COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL 11:30 TITCHWELL RSPB IN PICNIC AREA

*AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL CLEY NWT THIS MRNG+WATER PIPIT

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE BRADWELL BRIEFLY BY WHEATCROFT FARM THEN FLEW TOWARDS BEACON PARK

*57 LITTLE AUK PAST CLEY COASTGUARDS BETWEEN 07:30 & 09:30+3 SLAVONIAN GREBE & 5 LITTLE GULL

*1+MEALY REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB+6 SNOW BUNTING & 4 SPOTTED REDSHANK

*SPOONBILL TITCHWELL OFF GYPSY LANE

 

Thursday 8th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 13:40 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL ON PAT'S POOL & HYBRID GREEN-WINGED TEAL X TEAL

*PROB COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY VISITOR CENTRE  BUT ELUSIVE+YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER, 2 MEALY REDPOLL & 10 SPOTTED REDSHANK

20 WAXWING NORWICH 11:15 ON GEORGE FOX WAY 

 

Wednesday 7th December 2011

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT ON ARNOLDS MARSH NT AT 13:32 BUT MOBILE

*PROB COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB (PRESENT 6+DAYS)

*AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL CLEY NWT ON NORTH SCRAPE AT 09:50+JUV GLAUCOUS GULL OVER W/

*GREAT GREY SHRIKE BURNHAM NORTON BY PATH TO WINDMILL c200YDS N/OF C/PK SHOWING WELL

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER TITCHWELL RSPB+2 SPOONBILL, MEALY REDPOLL & 10 SPOTTED REDSHANK

*12 WAXWING NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

*c11 WAXWING NORWICH BY JUNCTION OF HOLMES CLOSE & WITARD ROAD

*35 TAIGA BEAN GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB

*5 COMMON CRANE WEST SOMERTON MID A/NOON+3 BEWICK'S SWAN

 

Tuesday 6th December 2011

On the sea today 13 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Goldeneye and one Great Skua were seen. Single Merlin, Peregrine and Barn Owl were recorded , with two Short eared Owls, one on the marsh in front of the obs and the other at Redwell Marsh. Eleven Whooper Swans were noted flying in off the sea and the two Stonechats spent the day again in front of the observatory building.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER THIS A/NOON CLEY NWT +JUV GLAUCOUS GULL ON NORTH SCRAPE 15:05, 2 LITTLE AUKS PAST THIS MRNG, RED-NECKED GREBE, 4 WHOOPER SWANS & 60+SNOW BUNTINGS

*AD ROSS'S GOOSE DOCKING ON S/SIDE WITH PINKFEET

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS WELLS WOODS ROOSTED IN PINES 15:45

*DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL CLEY NWT FROM DAUKES HIDE

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER TITCHWELL RSPB & 3 MEALY REDPOLLS

*26 WAXWINGS NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY 09:00

 

Monday 5th December 2011 

A cold windy day at the observatory. Birds of note included a Merlin and a Short-eared Owl over the freshmarsh, and once again two Stonechat in front of the observatory building for most of the day.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER CLEY NWT & DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL

*ROSS'S GOOSE NE/OF STANHOE AT MUCKLETON TF.818.391

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY DUNES & 12 LAPLAND BUNTINGS

 *GREY PHALAROPE PAST CLEY THIS MRNG +2 LITTLE AUKS, GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, SLAVONIAN GREBE & 20 LITTLE GULLS

*26 WAXWINGS 13:00 NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

 

Sunday 4th December 2011

On the sea today 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers, 8 Gannets, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Kittiwakes, 2 Little Gulls, 7 Guillemots and 2 Razorbills were seen. A Merlin was hunting along the shore and a Barn Owl and a Short-eared Owl were hunting over the grazing marshes.

 NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:30 CLEY NWT FROM BISHOP HIDE & DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL ON PAT'S POOL. PERMITS FROM VIS'CTR.  

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM NNR FROM JOE JORDAN HIDE LATE A/NOON+RINGTAIL HEN HARRIER 

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD WELLS OVER W/END OF PINEWOODS CARAVAN PARK MID A/NOON

*POSS ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HICKLING BROAD NWT AT STUBB MILL THIS EVNG+12 COMMON CRANE & 3 HEN HARRIER 

MALE GOLDEN PHEASANT WOLFERTON THIS MRNG

*LITTLE AUK N/PAST WAXHAM 10:30+BONXIE 

*LITTLE AUK CLEY NWT ON SEA 14:20+POMARINE SKUA & 2 VELVET SCOTER 

*2 BEAN GOOSE S/OF WALCOTT WITH PINKFEET+EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE & BARNACLE GOOSE

*20 WAXWING 12:30 NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

*3 WAXWING LUDHAM+2 COMMON CRANE N/OF ST. BENETS. 34 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE NEAR AIRFIELD 

*SPOONBILL TITCHWELL RSPB

*RED-NECKED GREBE STRUMPSHAW FEN RSPB ON RIVER YARE C.100YDS BEYOND TOWER HIDE TWDS BRUNDELL 12:05 

*AD PALE-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE CLEY NWT IN FIELD BEHIND VIS'CTR 08:55

*3 LITTLE GULL PAST SHERINGHAM

 

Saturday 3rd December 2011

Highlights today were 6 Pintail, 25 Common Scoters, 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Kittiwakes, 5 Guillemots and a Little Auk on the seawatch, while a drake Goldeneye on the Broadwater was also of note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 15:10 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE +ABERRANT DUNLIN & DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL ON PAT'S POOL. PERMITS FROM VIS'CTR. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER RESERVE WITHOUT PERMIT

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY IN DUNES 12:30

*AD SABINE'S GULL W/PAST CLEY 10:55 & 9 LITTLE AUKS

*7 COMMON CRANE (6 AD + JUV) WELNEY WWT FROM LYLE HIDE 

*30+WAXWINGS NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY THIS A/NOON

*MEALY REDPOLL TITCHWELL RSPB BY FEEDERS 

*RED-NECKED GREBE OFF CLEY

*3 YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS WHITLINGHAM C.P

 

Friday 2nd December 2011

On the sea today a Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Red-throated Divers, 9 Gannets, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Kittiwakes, and 3 Guillemots were of note, while in the dunes a ring-tail Hen Harrier was hunting, 2 Stonechats were near the Observatory all day, 8 Rock Pipits flew over calling, 5 Crossbills were in the pines and 11 Snow Buntings were on the beach.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM BIRDNET

*1w WESTERN SANDPIPER c15:00 CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL THEN FLEW TO SIMMOND'S SCRAPE

*AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL CLEY NWT ON PAT'S POOL AT 09:30

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD W/OVER BURNHAM DEEPDALE AT 12:15

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD BURNHAM OVERY DUNES+2 LAPLAND BUNTING

*2 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD HOLKHAM FRESHMARSH MID A/NOON+2 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE & 140+EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER TITCHWELL RSPB IN C/PK+3 MEALY REDPOLL 

*30+WAXWING NORWICH ON GEORGE FOX WAY

*33 LITTLE AUK PAST CLEY COASTGUARDS THIS MRNG

*LITTLE AUK W/PAST KELLING HARD+GREAT NORTHERN DIVER & SHAG OFFSHORE

*290 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BUCKENHAM MARSHES RSPB/CANTLEY MARSHES RSPB+HEN HARRIER & 5 RUFF

 

Thursday 1st Decenber 2011

Highlights today were at least four Short-eared Owls hunting over the freshmarsh in front of the observatory, and a Humes or Yellow-browed Warbler was seen briefly in amongst a roaming mixed tit flock at the rear of the reserve but unfortunately could not be relocated. Two Stonechats were again in front of the obs all day, and two Water Rails and 3 snipe were also recorded.

***MEGA***NORFOLK 1w WESTERN SANDPIPER 14:55 CLEY NWT ON SIMMOND'S SCRAPE+AD DRK GREEN-WINGED TEAL

*2 PROB ROSS'S GOOSE BERNEY MARSHES RSPB EARLY MRNG BUT DISTANT

*ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD 09:30 BURNHAM OVERY DUNES AT E/END+LAPLAND BUNTING OVER

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER TITCHWELL RSPB BY FEN HIDE AT 14:30+2 SPOONBILL ON SALTMARSH & 5+SPOTTED REDSHANKS ON FRESHMARSH

*9+LAPLAND BUNTING 12:30 S/OF HOLME VILLAGE IN STUBBLE FIELD TF711422

*22 SNOW BUNTING SALTHOUSE W/OF BEACH C/PK

*BLACK-THROATED DIVER OFF SCALBY MILLS AT 13:05

     

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