A foggy start but mild with some sunshine later, it was another day of thrush migration with 300 Blackbirds, 150+ Redwings, 6 Fieldfares and 4 Song Thrushes recorded around the reserve and passing overhead. On the sea 9 Common Scoter, 10 Red-throated Divers, a Gannet and 6 Great Crested Grebes were the only birds of note but around the grazing marshes 35 Black-tailed Godwits and a Spotted Redshank were seen, with 6 also Snipe seen. Other birds of interest included a female Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, a Rock Pipit, 5 Redpolls and 7 Siskins.
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Norfolk Dartford Wblr male north of Stiffkey Campside car
park at Stiffkey Binks at 3.40pm
Norfolk Long-tailed duck Holkham Bay +4+Great Northern
Divers 2.Slav Grebes
Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Holkham NNR along main track 500yds
west of Lady Anne's Drive at 2.20pm with tit flock (+Y-br.Wblr)
Norfolk Great White Egret Halvergate Marsh still from north
end of Halvergate Branch Road SW of railway bridge
Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Acle Straight in field south of A47
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS juv still Salthouse on Swan Pool
by Iron Road at 1.38pm (+Little Stint)
Norfolk no sign of 1w.Eastern Yellow Wagtail north of
Kelling at Kelling Water Meadow this morning
Norfolk RADDE'S WARBLER y'day Blakeney Point +DUSKY WARBLER
Richard's Pipit
Norfolk no sign of Dusky Warbler Wells Woods +no sign of
Pallas's Warbler
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Buxton Heath at 12.25pm
Norfolk 37.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on beach near North
Scrape at 11.11am
Norfolk Little Stint ad Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at
9.54am
Norfolk Firecrest Waxham 1/2ml south of Shangri-La at end of
bushes at 10am
Norfolk Dartford Wblr male north of Stiffkey Campside car
park at Stiffkey Binks at 3.40pm
Norfolk Long-tailed duck Holkham Bay +4+Great Northern
Divers 2.Slav Grebes
Norfolk Pallas's Warbler Holkham NNR along main track 500yds
west of Lady Anne's Drive at 2.20pm with tit flock (+Y-br.Wblr)
Norfolk Great White Egret Halvergate Marsh still from north
end of Halvergate Branch Road SW of railway bridge
Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Acle Straight in field south of A47
Norfolk Cattle Egret Welney WWT still
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS juv still Salthouse on Swan Pool
by Iron Road at 1.38pm (+Little Stint)
Norfolk no sign of 1w.Eastern Yellow Wagtail north of
Kelling at Kelling Water Meadow this morning
Norfolk RADDE'S WARBLER y'day Blakeney Point +DUSKY WARBLER
Richard's Pipit
Norfolk no sign of Dusky Warbler Wells Woods +no sign of
Pallas's Warbler
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Buxton Heath at 12.25pm
Norfolk 37.Snow Buntings Cley NWT still on beach near North
Scrape at 11.11am
Norfolk Little Stint ad Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash at
9.54am
Norfolk Firecrest Waxham 1/2ml south of Shangri-La at end of
bushes at 10am