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Thursday 10th March 2016

Highlights today were 2 Barn Owls, 1 Stonechat and 4 Rock Pipits. In the moth trap early moths are beginning to appear, with Dotted Border, March Moth and Grey Shoulder-knot all trapped overnight.

Norfolk News from Birdnet
> Norfolk Great White Egret E/over Cley NWT at 17:40 NR25 7SA TG049441
> Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard over Thornham Marsh at 12:15 + 3 Snow Bunting at The Point PE36 6NZ TF737438
> Norfolk Great White Egret Welney WWT flew past main observatory at 15:30 PE14 9TN TL548946
> Norfolk 2 Spoonbill E/over Blakeney Freshmarsh towards Cley at 15:35
> Norfolk 5 Common Crane Sheringham NE/over Blowlands Lane this mrng NR26 8BQ TG159435
> Norfolk White Stork (escape bearing green ring Z12113) Nar Valley Fisheries at 13:55 viewable from Wormegay High Bridge TF675135
> Norfolk 6 Lapland Bunting Blakeney Freshmarsh near NT gate by bend in sea wall + 7 Twite
> Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Grime's Graves right of entrance track this a/noon TL815900
> Norfolk Great White Egret Berney Marshes RSPB this a/noon behind windmill viewable from Burgh Castle but distant NR30 1SB TG460053
> Norfolk Spoonbill Burnham Norton in field W/of path to sea wall with Dark-bellied Brent Geese PE31 8DS TF828441
> Norfolk 2 Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB on grazing marsh PE31 8BB TF759436
> Norfolk Short-eared Owl Welney WWT at 09:45 PE14 9TN TL548946
> Norfolk Lesser Spotted Woodpecker S/of Santon Warren at St.Helen's Picnic Site at 09:30 IP27 0TS TL833873