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12th January 2025

Tawny Owl in winter sun

Highlights today were 4 Bewicks Swans west, 3000+ Pink-feet, 275 Brents, 15 Eiders, a Long-tailed Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Water Rail, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, a Woodcock, 6 Shorelark west along the beach, 42 Fieldfares, a Stonechat, 2 Bullfinches and a Tawny Owl sitting out in the pines near the Obs centre.

Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Holkham Freshmarsh still 12.57pm along Lady Anne’s Drive on SE side on ice c52.9644,0.8156
Norfolk Velvet Scoter Holkham Bay still at Holkham Gap on sea at 12.45pm 52.9751,0.8184
Norfolk Glossy Ibis Antingham flew north over Antingham Ponds at 12.10pm c52.8449,1.3432
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 12.10pm in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8215
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton till 11.45am on beach on shingle ridge 300yds south of seal carcass then flushed +lost to view c52.9606,0.5107
Norfolk Green-winged Teal drk Holkham Freshmarsh still east of Lady Anne’s Drive on southern pool at 11.25am c52.9644,0.8156
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still 11.14am near seal carcass on beach c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Kelling still off Kelling Hard on sea this morning +6.Velvet Scoters still.c52.9525,1.1183
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 10am in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8215
Norfolk 5.Bewick’s Swans Titchwell RSPB flew west towards Thornham along shore c52.9684,0.6054
Norfolk 8.Bewick’s Swans (2.juvs) Ten Mile Bank at 10.32am c52.5471,0.363
Norfolk 1+Snow Bunting Burnham Overy Dunes still on beach at Gun Hill at 10.28am tho mobile c52.9772,0.7587
Norfolk 4.Bewick’s Swans Titchwell RSPB flew east over West Bank at 10.17am c52.9684,0.6054
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still near seal carcass on beach at 9.45am c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Holkham Freshmarsh still along Lady Anne’s Drive on SE side on ice c52.9644,0.8156
Norfolk 3.Water Pipits Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool at 9.54am c52.9578,1.0558
Norfolk Hen Harrier male between Titchwell + Thornham over saltmarsh at 8.50am c52.963,0.5819
Norfolk 4.Cattle Egrets just east of Old Hunstanton north of A149 in field with black cattle at 8.20am