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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – NOA HIDES RE-OPENING FROM MONDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2020

The NOA is opening hides on all reserves to members again from 14th September 2020. There are still some restrictions and please be aware that these are: Face coverings will be required in all NOA hides until further notice, unless you are exempt for wearing them. Only 2 people from different households may use any hide at one time. A single household of more than two people is permitted, provided no-one else is using it. We are still not able to admit visitors inside the Observatory centre at present. We regret the inconvenience to all our members and visitors caused by the loss of use of these facilities during the first five months of the COVID-19 outbreak. Please be considerate of the restrictions we have put in place, allowing us to restore access as safely as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Wednesday 22nd July 2015

Highlights today were a huge flock of hirundines feeding over the reserve in the afternoon, including over 200 Swallows. A Hobby flew west through the dunes in the afternoon.

Norfolk News from Birdnet
> Norfolk Broad-billed Sandpiper Snettisham RSPB 10:30 from Rotary Hide TF650328
> Norfolk Temminck's Stint Cley NWT on pool N/of Walsey Hills briefly 19:15 then flew W/ NR25 7SA
> Norfolk Purple Heron Cley NWT 15:30 flew to ditch N/of Walsey Hills NOA + 8 Spoonbill on Simmond's Scrape, Wood Sandpiper on Pope's Pool & Eclipse Drake Garganey NR25 7SA
> Norfolk Bee-eater 16:00 on wires at Sidestrand but flew W/
> Norfolk 7 Spoonbill Cley NWT late mrng NR25 7SA
> Norfolk Spoonbill Titchwell RSPB + 6 Red-crested Pochard PE31 8BB
> Norfolk 2 1st Summer Little Gull Titchwell RSPB PE31 8BB
> Norfolk 6 Little Gull Cley NWT NR25 7SA
> Norfolk 3 Eclipse Drake Scaup Snettisham RSPB on Queen's Lake mid a/noon TF650328
> Norfolk 4 Spotted Redshank 10:42 at east end of Breydon Water NR31 9QB
> Norfolk 2 Curlew Sandpiper Titchwell RSPB + Spotted Redshank PE31 8BB
> Norfolk Wood Sandpiper Cley NWT early mrng + Little Stint & 2 Little Gull NR25 7SA