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Holme Bird Observatory Thursday 3rd December

A Great White Egret flew east across the grazing marsh early morning, and a short sea watch revealed a Great Northern Diver flying west and a feeding Slavonian Grebe close inshore.

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Norfolk Ring Ouzel Thorpe-next- Haddiscoe in garden mid a'noon
Norfolk c15.Snow Buntings Happisburgh still in field by lighthouse
Norfolk Great White Egret Salthouse flew west over Beach Road at c9.15am
Norfolk 2.Iceland Gulls (both juvs) still Winterton c1ml north of Beach Road along beach this morning tho mobile
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT still 9.15am on sea off East Bank
Norfolk 5.Lapland Buntings Weybourne Camp
Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Weybourne +Great Northern Diver
Norfolk 33.Lapland Buntings reported Happisburgh in field by lighthouse
Norfolk Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Thetford at Nunnery Lakes NR
Norfolk LESSER YELLOWLEGS juv Wiveton still in field just east of Leatherpool Lane/ The Street junction. Landowner enters field regularly but bird soon returns. Pls respect local residents TG.041.433
Norfolk Black Brant ad Cley NWT still in Eye Field with Dark-bellied Brent Geese (+Pale-bellied Brent Goose. 8.Russian White-fronted Geese flew west)
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose Wroxham Broad
Norfolk Little Stint ad Snettisham RSPB still on The Wash. fem/juv.drk Scaup on pits
Norfolk Slav Grebe Holme offshore +Great Northern Diver. Great White Egret flew east over grazing marsh
Norfolk 2.Snow Geese (both white morph) flew east over Mileham mid morning with Pink-footed Geese
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Winterton still c1ml north of Beach Road on beach by groyne.39 mid morning
Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Cley NWT again on beach near beach car park