On the sea today 28 Common Scoter, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Northern Divers, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Gannets and 2 Guillemots. An Avocet was a surprise on the beach and 60 Golden Plover, 37 Black-tailed Godwits and 200+ Lapwings were on the freshmarsh. A Merlin was seen near the wind pump. A pair of Bearded Tits were near the Broadwater and 4 Bullfinches were of note with 7 Snow Buntings on the beach near the Golf Course.
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Norfolk 2.Cattle Egrets Upton Marshes NWT still by Upton
Dyke south of Tall Mill Drainage Mill viewed from riverbank
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER Sheringham still early a'noon at
Beeston Common in willows opposite bench under oak (+Siberian Chiffchaff still
+showing well)
Norfolk Little Auk Cley NWT flew east past beach car park at
11.33am
Norfolk Little Stint ad Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash
Norfolk 4.Snow Buntings Great Yarmouth North Beach
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER 2/3ml west of Weybourne at Muckleburgh
Hill still on north side by Weybourne Camp +Lapland Bunting flew east (+Great
Northern Diver on sea) TG.1016.4313
Norfolk 8+Ravens Burnham Overy Marshes from dunes just west
of west end of Holkham Pines at 10.15am
Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER Sheringham still at Beeston Common in
willows opposite bench under oak at 7.30am (+Siberian Chiffchaff still)
Norfolk 3.Cattle Egrets Welney WWT still at Lady Fen
+2.Great White Egrets still
Norfolk Short-eared Owl y'day Felbrigg Hall NT
Norfolk Velvet Scoter y'day flew south past California
7.05-10.05am
Norfolk Spoonbill 1w Breydon Water still at east end