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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 27th December 2019

Highlights today included 10 Whooper Swans flying west over the Golf Course at 3pm, and 7 White-fronted Geese near the compound along Thornham Bank. A Peregrine flew over west and 2 Bearded Tits were in the reeds near the Broadwater, with 2 Water Rails calling and a male Blackcap was in the scrub in front of the Richardson hide. A Merlin was at the Golf Course, and a Chiffchaff was along the River Hun near Redwell Marsh.