Another cold but beautiful day at the reserve. Highlights today include 4 Velvet Scoter on the sea and 4 Cattle Egret with the sheep. The Bearded Tits were very active in the reeds along the Broadwater. There are still good numbers of Blackbird around. A Woodcock was in the pines and flew north.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters (both fem) Cromer flew west past pier at 11.17am c52.9339,1.3014

Norfolk Great Northern Diver Cromer flew west past pier at 10.40am c52.9339,1.3014

Norfolk Black-throated Diver Snettisham RSPB still 2.52pm on pit.3 +showing well c52.8573,0.4473

Norfolk Rose-coloured Starling ad north of Aylsham still at undisclosed site near Erpingham c52.7951,1.2511

Norfolk Black-throated Diver Snettisham RSPB still mid a’noon on pit.3 c52.8573,0.4473

Norfolk 6.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 1.10pm 52.9751,0.8184

Norfolk 3.Little Auks Titchwell RSPB this morning c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk 2.Velvet Scoters Cromer offshore 52.9339,1.3014

Norfolk Little Auk flew west past Holme Dunes NWT at 12.20pm c52.9743,0.5518

Norfolk 2.Little Auks flew south past Eccles-on-Sea at 11.45am c52.808,1.5685

Norfolk 5+Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9751,0.8184

Norfolk Black-throated Diver Snettisham RSPB still mid morning on pit.3 c52.8573,0.4473

Norfolk Little Auk Cley NWT flew west past beach car park at 9.30am c52.9651,1.0483

Norfolk Little Auk Salthouse flew west past Gramborough Hill at c9.15am 52.9541,1.1043

Norfolk Black-throated Diver Snettisham RSPB on pit.3 c52.8685,0.4526

Norfolk Little Auk Cley NWT flew west past beach car park at 7.51am c52.9651,1.0483