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17th November 2023

Great Northern Diver Seamus Griffin

On the sea today 52 Eider, a female Long-tailed Duck, 124 Common Scoter, 13 Goldeneye, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated, a Black-throated and 2 Great Northern Divers (one of which came off the Broadwater), 4 Fulmars, a single Gannet, 7 Great Crested Grebes, a Guillemot and 2 Little Gull were logged. Also of interest were a male Hen Harrier over Drove Orchards, 3 Water Rails, 1,000+ Golden Plover, 133 Black-tailed Godwits, a single Ruff, Greenshank, 3 Snipe, Short-eared Owl in the dunes, a Merlin, 4 Bearded Tits (from the NWT hides, together with a probably Water Pipit), a passage of over 10,000 Starlings, 8 Stonechats, 6+ Rock Pipits, a Redpoll and 2 Siskins.

Four Red Admirals, a Peacock, 4 Common Darters and a Migrant Hawker were the insects of note.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 at 2.57pm. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk Waxwing Snettisham RSPB flew south over Rotary Hide at 1.50pm 52.8538,0.4461
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT juv Winterton still c2.30pm over lane by Sycamore Lodge (5.Waxwings just SW of church briefly early a’noon 52.7149,1.6863)
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail flew east over Blakeney Freshmarsh c52.9606,1.0302
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits Hickling Broad NWT c52.7414,1.5959
Norfolk Little Auk flew west past Cley NWT at 10.15am 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Barton Broad early a’noon +20.Waxwings flew over c52.7372,1.4978
Norfolk 13.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 1.46pm east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk Scaup drk Ormesby Little Broad still from viewing platform at end of boardwalk at 12.56pm c52.6680,1.6432. Use car park at west end of Filby Bridge NR29 3AE
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT juv Winterton still 1pm over church tho mobile 52.7156,1.6870
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER 2w.fem Warham Greens again 12.55pm west of concrete pad on hedge. Park on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149; don’t block access 52.9592,0.8910 NR23 1QE
Norfolk 3.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks at 12.37pm c52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk 25+Waxwings Sheringham flew in off sea then flew west at 12.30pm c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk no further sign of juv.Pallid Swift Winterton by 12.30pm 52.7156,1.6870
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER Cley NWT on Arnold’s Marsh c52.9603,1.0714
Norfolk Lapland Bunting flew west over Cley NWT (+29.Snow Buntings) 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk possible Siberian Lesser Whitethroat 1ml ESE of Waxham south of pipe dump c52.7685,1.6359
Norfolk 12+Waxwings Wiveton still 11.45am by The Wiveton Bell pub at c52.9439,1.0383. Use Langham Road car park; no parking by green 52.9434,1.0380 NR25 7TL
Norfolk 5.Waxwings Norwich at Tuckswood by Euro Car Parts at 11.20am then flew west 52.6043,1.2853
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER 2w.fem flew east thru Warham Greens at 11.20am. Park on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149; don’t block access 52.9592,0.8910 NR23 1QE
Norfolk report of Black-throated Diver Wells in channel near lifeboat station was a Red-throated Diver 52.9729,0.8514
Norfolk Black-throated Diver ad Snettisham RSPB still 10.44am on South Pit from Shore Hide c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk 6.Waxwings Wiveton still by The Wiveton Bell pub at 10.33am tho mobile c52.9439,1.0383. Use Langham Road car park; no parking by green 52.9434,1.0380 NR25 7TL
Norfolk Little Auk flew west past Sheringham at 8.55am (+Black-throated Diver) c52.9459,1.2069
Norfolk 3.Bewick’s Swans Thetford flew SW over Nunnery Lakes Reserve at 8.04am 52.3958,0.7473
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Winterton still late morning over church 52.7156,1.6870
Norfolk 14.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still at Holkham Gap 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk Great Northern Diver flew south past Waxham c52.7785,1.6183
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Wells still in channel near lifeboat station at 9.47am +Black-throated Diver 52.9729,0.8514
Norfolk 13+Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area at 9.35am 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk Purple Sand Sheringham at east end of beach huts on rocks at 9.18am c52.9455,1.2110
Norfolk Waxwing Snettisham RSPB again by 1st lake in tree from car park at 9.04am c52.8685,0.4526
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe flew west past Titchwell RSPB c52.9738,0.6057
Norfolk PALLID SWIFT Winterton still over church 52.7156,1.6870
Norfolk 8+Velvet Scoter Titchwell RSPB on sea at 8.41am +Long-tailed Duck c52.9629,0.6064
Norfolk Black-throated Diver ad Snettisham RSPB still on South Pit from Shore Hide at 8.30am c52.8502,0.4458
Norfolk Great Northern Diver Great Yarmouth flew south along River Bure at 7am c52.6048,1.7369
Norfolk probable Great Northern Diver Great Yarmouth flew south along River Bure at 7am