A grey and blustery day - again! Highlights were a good seawatch including 8 Eiders, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 21 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, a Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Divers, 9 Great Crested Grebes and a Slavonian Grebe. Also of note were 4 Stonechats.
Norfolk News from Birdnet
Norfolk Great White Egret Holkham Freshmarsh 13:25 at W/end + 2 Spoonbill NR23 1RN TF888439
Norfolk 4 Spoonbill Holkham Freshmarsh 14:00 at W/end from Joe Jordan Hide + 2 Great White Egret & 3 Red Kite NR23 1RN TF888439
Norfolk Great White Egret Holkham Freshmarsh 13:45 at W/end + Spoonbill, 245 Eurasian White-fronted Goose & 42 Eurasian White-fronted Goose at Burnham Overy Marshes NR23 1RN TF888439
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike NW/of Cockley Cley S/of Drymere at Cockleycley Wood at 09:05
Norfolk 40 Shorelark 500yds E/of Holkham Gap at 09:30
Norfolk Juvenile Glaucous Gull Great Yarmouth in harbour NR30 1EB TG531078
Norfolk 1st Winter Caspian Gull Thetford off London Road at Burrell Way on roof of Screwfix at 09:50 IP24 2EP TL873826
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Grime's Graves W/of entrance track TL815900
Norfolk Great White Egret Holkham Freshmarsh in ditch near Meals House NR23 1RN TF888439
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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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