A 2 1/2 hr seawatch today produced 8 Scaup, an Eider, 67 Common Scoter, 3 Velvet Scoter, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers, 4 Fulmars, 16 Gannets, a Shag, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Poms and an Arctic Skua, 5 Razorbills, 16 Kittiwakes and 66 Little Gulls. Also of interest were a Greenshank, 2 Bearded Tits and a female Blackcap on the reserve.

Three Migrant Hawkers and 15 Common Darters were flying in the autumn sunshine.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 1+Shorelark Snettisham Coastal Park still 2.40pm on beach north of beach car park c52.8742,0.4462
Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings just SE of Walcott on beach at midday c52.8407,1.5054
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE juv Stiffkey still mid a’noon NW of Whirligig with Dark-bellied Brent Geese tho distant 52.9566,0.9109. From A149 take Green Way north to Campsite car park then walk west for 1/2ml NR23 1QF 52.9567,0.9237
Norfolk 2.Pom Skuas (both juvs) flew west past Holme Dunes NWT this morning (+3.Velvet Scoters) c52.9741,0.5401
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck juv Salthouse still on pool west of north end of Beach Road c52.9541,1.1039
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey still 1.50pm in SW corner of flood south of A149. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk Pom Skua juv flew past Hunstanton (+4.Velvet Scoters) c52.9443,0.4931
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Wells still early a’noon at lifeboat station 52.9729,0.8514
Norfolk Scaup Sheringham c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey still midday on flood south of A149. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE juv Stiffkey still midday off Whirligig with Dark-bellied Brent Geese 52.9566,0.9109. From A149 take Green Way north to Campsite car park then walk west for 1/2ml NR23 1QF 52.9567,0.9237
Norfolk 1+Shorelark Snettisham Coastal Park still on beach north of beach car park c52.8742,0.4462
Norfolk Shorelark flew past Sheringham c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk Pom Skua Sheringham (+Long-tailed Duck Velvet Scoter) c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Taverham over Hinks Meadow at 10.45am then flew off 52.6908,1.1929
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE juv Stiffkey still off Whirligig at c10.50am with Dark-bellied Brent Geese 52.9566,0.9109. From A149 take Green Way north to Campsite car park then walk west for 1/2ml NR23 1QF 52.9567,0.9237
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey on flood south of A149. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk Pom Skua juv flew south past Snettisham Coastal Park c52.8750,0.4446
Norfolk probable Long-tailed Skua juv flew south past Happisburgh at 9.22am c52.8135,1.5571
Norfolk Pom Skua juv Holme Dunes NWT offshore (+4.Scaup flew west) c52.9741,0.5401
Norfolk 8.Waxwings Stoke Holy Cross still at Five Acres 52.5660,1.3006
Norfolk Black Redstart fem/1w.male Wells still at lifeboat station 52.9729,0.8514
Norfolk Glossy Ibis King’s Lynn again on flood by Raby Avenue/ Edma Street junction at 8.25am 52.7608,0.4058
Norfolk 6+Waxwings Stoke Holy Cross still at 24.Five Acres at 7.28am 52.5660,1.3006
Norfolk swift sp y’day Caister