Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
13th January 2025

Lapwing John Warham
A windy and cold day at the observatory today. On the sea were 3 Brent Geese, 11 Eider, 1 Common Scoter, 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Fulmar, 2 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull, 20 Common Gull, 30 Herring Gull and 5 Shelduck. Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Sanderling, Bar-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Grey Plover and Curlew were also on the beach/sea. Lapwing were also seen in decent number on the sea, with 278 West.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese Saxlingham still in field east of B1156 mid a’noon with Pink-footed Geese c52.9099,1.0291
Norfolk Lesser White-fronted Goose ad 2mls north of King’s Lynn again at Lynn Point east of Edward Benfer Way/ Bergen Way junnction with Pink-footed Geese +ad.Russian White-fronted Goose c52.7815,0.3769
Norfolk PALLID HARRIER ad.fem Warham Greens again off north end of Garden Drove at 2.15pm c52.9588,0.8914. Park at 52.9520,0.8920 on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149
Norfolk 5.Russian White-fronted Geese Snettisham Coastal Park at Ken Hill Marshes at 1.41pm then flew east over Snettisham village with Pink-footed Geese c52.8864,0.4539
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still 1pm in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap 52.9765,0.8215
Norfolk 70.Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes still on beach at Gun Hill c52.9772,0.7587
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Holkham Freshmarsh still 12.07pm west of Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9644,0.8156
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still near seal carcass on beach at 10.29am c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still by feeders south of Sheperds Baa at 10.30am c52.5103,0.6805
Norfolk 20+Snow Buntings Snettisham RSPB on beach near sailing club at 10.42am c52.8838,0.4620
Norfolk LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER ad Holkham Freshmarsh still east of Lady Anne’s Drive at 10.32am c52.9644,0.8156
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still just east of roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 10.08am 52.9765,0.8215
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks y’day Weybourne still on sea off Weybourne Camp +2.Velvet Scoters still c52.9495,1.1293