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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – Tuesday 29th DECEMBER 2020

Further to the announcement of a Tier 4 (Stay at home) lockdown in Norfolk, the NOA has closed all hides on its nature reserves. While we would discourage anyone from travelling too far during this crucial time, our reserves themselves will remain open for local visitors and usual charges will apply for non-members. Please follow government advice, and respect social distancing at all times. We will restore access to our facilities as and when government restrictions permit.

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Sunday 20th September 2015

Today saw the first real arrivals of Pink-feet with 89 recorded coming in off the sea during the afternoon. On the seawatch a Brent Goose, 2 Eiders, 250 Common Scoters, a female Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Red-throated Divers, 93 Gannets, a Shag, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Great Skuas, 48 Sandwich Terns, and 1 Common Tern were seen. Also of note were 2 Spoonbills in Thornham Harbour, 4 Marsh Harriers, 5 Buzzards, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, a Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 6 Snipe, a Short-eared Owl east over the grazing marsh, a Kingfisher in Thornham Harbour, 11 Swallows, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Stonechat, 2 Yellow and 2 Grey Wagtails over calling, 3 Redpolls, 75 Siskins and 15+ Reed Buntings.