Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
28th February 2024

Male Sparrowhawk
Ringing today produced a feisty 2cy male Sparrowhawk. Sightings in the recording area included Great White and Cattle Egrets, a Peregrine, 5 Red Kites, 4 Avocets and 3 Tawny Owls roosting in the pines.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE 1w Warham Greens still 2.39pm on saltmarsh north of Garden Drove with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Park on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149; don’t block access 52.9592,0.8910 NR23 1QE
Norfolk Lapland Bunting ENE of Weybourne still 1.46pm in stubble in 2nd field east of Coastguard Cottages (+Twite still). Use Weybourne beach car Park +walk east; keep to coast path 52.9463,1.1604
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w just east of Stiffkey still 1.45pm on flood south of A149. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk 13.Velvet Scoters Holkham Bay still on sea west of Holkham Gap c52.9787,0.8066
Norfolk 3.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in paddock at 11.30am c52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike 1ml NNW of Weeting still 12.23pm east of Brandon Road off Firebreak.47 in clearfell just NE of Nelson’s Plantation 52.4855,0.6036. Keep out of clearfell
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese Cley NWT on Simmonds’s Scrape at 11.48am c52.9591,1.0553
Norfolk 2.Mealy Redpolls Whitlingham Ctry Park just west of duck feeding area at 9.30am c52.6216,1.3274
Norfolk Glossy Ibis 1w just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 at 11.40am. Use A149 layby +walk west c52.9537,0.9439
Norfolk 13.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 11.41am 100yds west of Holkham Gap just west of roped-off area 52.9746,0.8181
Norfolk 26+Waxwings west of Norwich still at Norwich Research Park by John Innes Conference Centre at 11.26am c52.6222,1.2213. Park at Old Watton Road +walk
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Holkham Freshmarsh flew over Lady Anne’s Drive at 11.20am c52.9675,0.8150
Norfolk 7.Twite Salthouse still at north end of Iron Road at 10.27am +Jack Snipe c52.9547,1.0812
Norfolk RED-BREASTED GOOSE Warham Greens on saltmarsh north of Garden Drove with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Park on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149; don’t block access 52.9592,0.8910 NR23 1QE
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike 1ml NNW of Weeting still east of Brandon Road off Firebreak.47 in clearfell just NE of Nelson’s Plantation at 10.15am 52.4855,0.6036. Keep out of clearfell
Norfolk 13.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap just west of roped-off area 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk 1+Shorelark Holkham Bay still east of Holkham Gap in roped-off area at 9.21am 52.9763,0.8215
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Weybourne still east of Coastguard Cottages in bare field west of pillbox (+Twite still). Keep to coast path c52.9481,1.1492
Norfolk Short-eared Owl y’day Blakeney Freshmarsh c52.9606,1.0302