An excellent day for visual migration, with north-easterlies and low cloud/rain bringing down many passerines. Highlights included 11 Eider, 162 Common Scoter, a female Goosander, 3 Red-throated Divers, 125 Gannets, 6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, an Arctic Tern, 3 Kittiwakes, 9 Razorbills and Arctic Skua on the sea. Waders included 160 Golden Plover, 84 Lapwing, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, a Spotted Redshank, Jack Snipe and 4 Woodcock. Other birds of note included Med Gull, Kingfisher, Merlin, 10 Swallows, 7 Yellow-browed Warblers around the recording area, the Blyth's Reed Warbler again showing near the Heligoland trap on the Observatory reserve, 10 Chiffchaffs including a Siberian Chiffchaff along the river Hun, 2 Willow Warblers, 35+ Blackcaps, Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroats (1 eastern race), 2 Whitethroats, a Ring Ouzel seen in the dunes, 120+ Song Thrushes, 45 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 80+ Robins, 6 Redstarts, 4 Stonechats, a Wheatear, 6 Bramblings, 4 Redpolls, 36 Siskins, 2 Snow Buntings and 3 Lapland Buntings.
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Norfolk Red-breasted Fly male Happisburgh late a'noon
Norfolk Scaup Weybourne
Norfolk Pied Fly Burnham Norton +4.Great White Egrets
Norfolk Short-eared Owl just east of Wells at North Point
Pools over fields at 4.20pm TF.932.431
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly Winterton North Dunes c1ml NNW of
beach car park in bushes just west of sea wall late a'noon TG.489.213
Norfolk 2.Y-br.Wblrs Sedgeford west of church by bridge late
a'noon
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Walcott along clifftop (+Snow
Bunting)
Norfolk probable Richard's Pipit Caister flew in off sea
Norfolk Hawfinch Happisburgh at The Old Forge then flew to
village
Norfolk 3.Lapland Buntings Blakeney Point (+2.Little Stints)
Norfolk Pale-bellied Brent Goose Wells in channel
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just east of Martham Ferry in flooded
fields south of river at 3.55pm
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Thornham Point (+Ring Ouzel Lesser
Whitethroat (possibly of an eastern form)
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches flew north over Horsey this a'noon
+Ring Ouzel Short-eared Owl Great White Egret
Norfolk 4.Y-br.Wblrs Holkham Pines still +Hawfinch over
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Cromer near lighthouse
Norfolk Barred Warbler Burnham Overy Dunes in bushes midway
between boardwalk +west end of pines at c3.30pm +2.Lapland Buntings flew west
cTF.863.455
Norfolk reported Olive-backed Pipit Burnham Overy Dunes is a
Tree Pipit
Norfolk RADDE'S WARBLER Holkham Pines c400yds west of Joe
Jordan Hide along track in reeds at c2.45pm
Norfolk OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Burnham Overy Dunes east of
boardwalk tho mobile
Norfolk report of probable Dusky Warbler Holkham Pines was
erroneous
Norfolk Barred Warbler Warham Greens in brambles on
saltmarsh between Garden Drove +East Hills at 1pm
Norfolk OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Wells Woods on grass west of The
Dell briefly midday then flew to trees +no further sign (+2.Pied Flys)
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Walcott opposite allotments
Norfolk RADDE'S WARBLER 1.5mls NNE of Wells at East Hills in
brambles on NE side of sycamores this morning. Barred Warbler at west end
+3.Lapland Buntings cTF.925.458
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly Blakeney Point just west of The
Hood still mid a'noon
Norfolk 3.Hawfinches Great Yarmouth Cemetery in north
section. Y-br.Wblr at St.Nicholas' Churchyard
Norfolk probable Dusky Warbler Holkham Pines c400yds west of
Joe Jordan Hide along track in reeds briefly mid a'noon
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Beeston Bump flew in off sea
Norfolk Hawfinch Cley on Church Lane at White Cottage at
1.13pm TG.047.434
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still south of A149 at
Walsey Hills NOA
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Winterton at Low Road
Norfolk 3.Y-br.Wblrs Salthouse Heath at Pinfold Hill along
public footpath at 1pm +male.Ring Ouzel Pied Fly
Norfolk OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Holkham Pines again 1.40pm flew
over
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Eccles flew inland from dunes at 1pm
Norfolk Red-backed Shrike 1w Wells Woods still on fence in
2nd field south of Pinewoods Caravan Park this a'noon
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Great Yarmouth at Caister Road Cemetery
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Stiffkey at Campsite Wood still +Pied Fly
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Warham Greens at Garden Drove still this
a'noon
Norfolk Short-eared Owl Burnham Overy Dunes
Norfolk Richard's Pipit Blakeney Point flew over Yankee
Ridge +landed on saltings at 1.24pm
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Wells Woods in birches east of The Dell
at 9.20am then flew west +2.Y-br.Wblrs still
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1.5mls NNE of Wells at East Hills in
suaeda cTF.925.458
Norfolk ARCTIC WARBLER Wells Woods c70yds from entrance gate
at 12.55pm with tit flock but no sign since (+Y-br.Wblr)
Norfolk OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Holkham Pines flew west over
Washington Hide at 1.05pm
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly Blakeney Point 2/3ml west of beach
car park on wreck at 12.35pm
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr King's Lynn at The Walks near bandstand
with tit flock
Norfolk Short-eared Owl West Runton flew in off sea
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Snettisham RSPB
Norfolk Grey Phal Cley flew west past beach car park
7am-11am (+Short-eared Owl)
Norfolk Red-breasted Fly Blakeney Point just west of The
Hood at 11.50am
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Titchwell RSPB near visitor centre
Norfolk 3.Y-br.Wblrs Holme NOA by car park
Norfolk OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT Warham Greens at Garden Drove
just north of concrete pad at c11.35am tho elusive
Norfolk Black-throated Diver juv Cley flew west past beach
car park 7am-11am +3.Little Gulls
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Warham Greens
Norfolk 3.Curlew Sands (all juvs) Snettisham RSPB still
Norfolk possible Baltic Gull (nominate form fuscus,
unringed) juv y'day Titchwell RSPB still at end of path in evng
Norfolk BLYTH'S REED WARBLER still Holme NOA by Heligoland
trap +showing well
Norfolk Richard's Pipit Brancaster flushed from golf course
+flew to dunes +no further sign (+Long-eared Owl)
Norfolk Great White Egret Hickling Broad NWT at Heigham
Sound from boat at 10.15am
Norfolk Little Gull Wells at East Quay +Great White Egret
Norfolk Grey Phal Salthouse again on pool north of duckpond
at 7.35am tho distant
Norfolk probable Great Snipe Burnham Overy Dunes flushed
+flew over saltmarsh
Norfolk Wryneck Happisburgh
Norfolk Shorelark Happisburgh on mud at Coastwatch
Norfolk Hawfinch Wells Woods at The Dell
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Wells Woods still on south side in
hawthorns by path
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holme NOA