On the sea today 3 Eider, 400+ Common Scoters, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Red-throated Diver, 21 Gannets, 4 Great Crested Grebes and a summer plumage Slavonian Grebe were recorded during the afternoon. A ring-tail Hen Harrier flew over lavender marsh at 12.30pm, and 2 Jack Snipe were also of note. Four Bearded Tits, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Fieldfares, 25 Redwings, 8 Song Thrushes, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Grey Wagtails, 2 Rock Pipits, 5 Siskins, a Snow Bunting at Gore Point and 3 Lapland Buntings over the east bank were the other sightings of interest.
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Norfolk Osprey Breydon Water at east end at 2.50pm then flew
towards Burgh Castle
Norfolk Osprey Snettisham at Ken Hill Marsh from inner sea
wall at c3pm
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Salthouse flew in off sea at 2.10pm
Norfolk Snow Bunting Holme at Gore Point
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines still at west end 100yds
east of dunes in ivy south of track at 12.44pm +20.Crossbills flew over.
Short-eared owl Burnham Overy Dunes east of boardwalk
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines still at west end 100yds
east of dunes in ivy south of track at 12.44pm +20.Crossbills flew over.
Short-eared owl Burnham Overy Dunes east of boardwalk
Norfolk Black-throated Diver ad Sheringham
Norfolk Great White Egret flew south over Winterton
Norfolk 8.Common Cranes Ludham at St.Benet's Abbey 1/2ml
east of cross towards Thurne Mill at 12.20pm. Use St.Benet's Abbey car park
Norfolk Great White Egret flew over Waxham +Snow Bunting
flew over
Norfolk 2.Lapland Buntings Weybourne flew west over
Weybourne Camp by 10.25am
Norfolk 8.Cattle Egrets Burnham Overy still on saltmarsh at
11.07am
Norfolk 23.Common Cranes (20.ads) Clippesby still in field
late morning
Norfolk 3.Lapland Buntings flew west over Holme Dunes NWT
Norfolk Barred Warbler Burnham Overy Dunes still at east end
by west end of Holkham Pines in 1st hollow on south side
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Sedgeford by path west of church at 9.44am
tho elusive
Norfolk 2.Black Redstarts Waxham at church
Norfolk 2.Great White Egrets Haddiscoe flew SE over
Haddiscoe Bridge at 8.15am
Norfolk Glossy Ibis still 1ml NW of Martham +south of River
Thurne at Martham Ferry in 2nd field east of car park at 9am. From Ferrygate
Lane take footpath TG.449.199
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches y'day flew NW over Bawsey in morning
Norfolk 10.Cattle Egrets y'day Burnham Overy Marshes +Great
White Egret