On the sea today a Long-tailed Duck flew west, 3 Goldeneye, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Goosanders, 4 Red-throated Divers and a Great Northern Diver were recorded, with a Woodcock in off. Also of note were 4 Cattle Egrets, a Greenshank, and the juvenile Glaucous Gull was seen again at Gore Point. A Short-eared Owl was hunting the marshes south of the Observatory mid afternoon.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 1+Bewick’s Swan Welney WWT still c52.5278,0.2775
Norfolk 67+Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes still on beach near Gun Hill c52.9772,0.7587
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just west of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 opposite The Red Lion pub. Park at Greenway; don’t park along A149 c52.9510,0.9255
Norfolk Velvet Scoter drk Brancaster flew west along channel c52.9794,0.6539
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still +Hen Harrier c52.9560,1.0583
Norfolk possible Surf Scoter reported Titchwell RSPB offshore this morning (+6.Velvet Scoters still) c52.9738,0.6055
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide at 12.05pm then flew off 52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck flew west past Holme c52.9737,0.5510
Norfolk 1+Tundra Bean Goose NNW of Stanhoe till 11.10am in beet field west of Staithe Road with Pink-footed Geese then flushed. View only from vehicle c52.9282,0.6665
Norfolk 40+Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes still on beach near end of boardwalk c52.9772,0.7587
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv Holme Dunes NWT still 10.40am at Gore Point c52.9741,0.5401
Norfolk Hen Harrier male Choseley over fields near drying barns c52.9472,0.6150
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv Holme Dunes NWT again at Gore Point c52.9741,0.5401
Norfolk 3.Tundra Bean Geese NNW of Stanhoe in beet field west of Staithe Road with Pink-footed Geese (+ad.Lesser White-fronted Goose again +2+Russian White-fronted Geese). View only from vehicle c52.9282,0.6665
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton still at start of shingle ridge on beach c52.9606,0.5107
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck y’day Sheringham on sea in morning