A beautiful day but very cold with frozen water on much of the marshes. Highlights today were 2 Barn Owls, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, a Ruff, 2 Snipe, a Kingfisher (photo by Penny Clarke) and 4 Rock Pipits.

NORFOLK NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 4+Short-eared Owls WWT Welney at Lady Fen at midday c52.5271,0.2790
Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail Warham Greens again over saltmarsh off north end of Garden Drove c52.9588,0.8914. Park at 52.9520,0.8920 on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149; don’t block access
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton again flew west along shingle ridge towards dead seal at 12.24pm c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Titchwell RSPB still on sea at 11.28am +4+Velvet Scoters c52.9738,0.6055
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton still on beach on north side of shingle ridge at midday but no sign of juv.Glaucous Gull c52.9606,0.5107
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Burgh Castle still on marsh from pumphouse c52.5983,1.6738
Norfolk c60.Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes still 9.57am tho mobile c52.9781,0.7684
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still by gate c52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Holkham Freshmarsh still east of Lady Anne’s Drive by double gates at 9.25am c52.9632,0.8147
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv Cromer flew east past North Lodge Park