Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
12th October 2024

A breezy day with showers in the afternoon, highlights today were 6 Pintail, 2+ Red-breasted Mergansers, 25 Cattle Egrets near Thornham Harbour, a Jack Snipe showing from NWT hide 1 until early afternoon, 2 Bearded Tits, and a Lesser Whitethroat in the Dell area.
Moths were scant with just 2 Large Wainscots and a Large Yellow Underwing.
NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Hawfinches flew south over Dersingham this morning c52.8459,0.5027
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr SE of Blackborough still at Nar Valley Fisheries by main track by pylon east of Priory East. Access from High Bridge c52.6941,0.4701
Norfolk 2+Y-br.Wblrs Hickling Broad NWT at visitor centre car park at 11.30am NR12 0BW c52.7420,1.5950
Norfolk Black-throated Diver ad Cley NWT still 10.30am on sea west of beach car park 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Y-br.Wblr 1ml east of Cley still at Walsey Hills NOA at south end c52.9541,1.0676
Norfolk 2.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB still on beach east of path c52.9736,0.6055
Norfolk possible Red-backed Shrike reported Cley NWT west of beach car park then flew south 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Black-throated Diver ad Cley NWT still 9.42am on sea off beach car park 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings Cley NWT flew west over beach car park at 9.35am 52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk 3+Black Redstarts Great Yarmouth still at South Denes by power station c52.5820,1.7322
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Cley NWT on sea off beach car park at 8.42am