Over 4000 Pink-feet were on the grazing marshes with 410 Brents also counted and 800 Wigeon on the sea, as well as 299 Common Scoter, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers, and single Black-throated and Great Northern Divers also present. Two Fulmars, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Water Rails, 200 Golden Plover, 2 Woodcock, 4 Snipe and 2 Siskins were also of interest.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk 12.Snow Buntings Hunstanton near slipway on beach at 1pm c52.9443,0.4931
Norfolk Velvet Scoter Titchwell RSPB still on sea at 2.12pm c52.9738,0.6057
Norfolk Scaup 1w.drk Welney WWT still from main observatory 52.5278,0.2775
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w just west of Stiffkey still 1.55pm on flood south of A149 opposite The Red Lion pub c52.9510,0.9255
Norfolk Bewick’s Swan 1.5mls SSW of Ludham still at St.Benet’s Abbey before car park +5.Short-eared Owls still c52.6916,1.5176
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still at Reedbed Pool c52.9747,0.5917
Norfolk 12+Twite Blakeney Freshmarsh still 1.25pm in NW corner near gate to restricted byway c52.9606,1.0302
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddocks at 1.05pm 52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk 25.Waxwings west of Norwich still at Norwich Research Park by John Innes Centre by conference centre at 12.50pm 52.6222,1.2213. Park at Old Watton Road
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Filby Broad still from fishing platform at 12.25pm. Use car park at west end of Filby Bridge NR29 3AE c52.6646,1.6383
Norfolk 15.Bewick’s Swans between Stalham +Hickling still c52.7628,1.5506
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w just west of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 opposite The Red Lion pub at 11.17am c52.9510,0.9255
Norfolk 35+Twite Cley on saltings between West Bank sluice +Blakeney Bank c200yds west of sluice at 11.10am then 15.flew east +20+flew to saltings by NE corner of Blakeney Freshmarsh c52.9647,1.0452
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe Brancaster still in channel opposite west end of Scolt Head Island viewed from beach east of golf course at 10.30am. 4.Spoonbills south of beach car park c52.9800,0.6590
Norfolk 14.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area at 10.15am 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk 5.Velvet Scoters Kelling on sea east of Kelling Hard c52.9525,1.1183
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE juv 1ml ENE of Stiffkey till 9.19am N.of A149 +NE of Stiffkey Fen on saltmarsh at R.Stiffkey mouth then flew SE c52.9619,0.9633. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path N by W.side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE juv 1ml ENE of Stiffkey again N.of A149 +just NE of Stiffkey Fen on saltmarsh at River Stiffkey mouth c52.9619,0.9633. Use A149 layby, walk east +take path north along W.side of River Stiffkey 52.9546,0.9512
Norfolk 6.Twite Blakeney Freshmarsh still by houseboat wreck then flew to scrub by wooden gate. Little Gull Blakeney Harbour c52.9606,1.0302
Norfolk 6.Twite Blakeney Freshmarsh still by houseboat wreck then flew to scrub by wooden gate. Little Gull Blakeney Harbour