Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
20th January 2025

Another cold and windy day at the Observatory. On the sea today were 13 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Eider, 9 Brent Geese, 10 Oystercatcher and 1 Fulmar.
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT
Norfolk Scaup fem Swanton Morley on fishing lakes c52.7138,0.9872
Norfolk no further sign of redhead.Smew Norwich at UEA Broad mid a’noon c52.6179,1.2354
Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks (1.drk) Cley NWT still on sea off beach car park c52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Whitlingham Ctry Park still 2.11pm at Great Broad along north side +1w.Caspian Gull again c52.6222,1.3306
Norfolk 6.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton still early a’noon on beach on shingle ridge c52.9606,0.5107
Norfolk 3.Snow Buntings NE of Old Hunstanton still on beach c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Cley Marshes NWT still off beach car park at 1.42pm c52.9651,1.0483
Norfolk Russian White-fronted Goose ad Whitlingham Ctry from car park viewpoint at 1.42pm c52.6190,1.3259
Norfolk no further sign of Red-necked Grebe Whitlingham Ctry Park this a’noon c52.6222,1.3306
Norfolk Water Pipit Titchwell RSPB still on freshmarsh at 1.46pm c52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still early a’nooneast of Holkham Gap in western tip of east dunes then flushed 52.9765,0.8215
Norfolk Smew Norwich at UEA Broad this morning with 2.Goosanders c52.6179,1.2354
Norfolk c50.Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes still on beach at Gun Hill at 11.50am tho mobile c52.9772,0.7587
Norfolk 2+Tundra Bean Geese Martham still in field west of A149 /Repps Road junction c52.6941,1.6028
Norfolk 23+Lesser White-fronted Geese (2+ colour ringed) Titchwell RSPB again 10.45am on Freshmarsh with Greylag +Canada Geese then flew south 52.9672,0.6048
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Whitlingham Ctry Park still 10.46am at Great Broad along north side 100yds west of hide +showing well c52.6222,1.3306
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB +6.Velvet Scoters c52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk 25+Lesser White-fronted Geese (2+ colour ringed) Titchwell RSPB till 10.35am west of entrance road in 2nd field north of A149 with Greylag +Canada Geese then flew east c52.9634,0.6020
Norfolk 25+Lesser White-fronted Geese (2+ colour ringed) Titchwell RSPB still 9.45am west of entrance road in 2nd field north of A149 with Greylag +Canada Geese c52.9634,0.6020
Norfolk Glossy Ibis just west of Stiffkey still 9.50am on flood south of A149 opposite The Red Lion pub. Park at Greenway; don’t park along A149 c52.9510,0.9255
Norfolk 24.Lesser White-fronted Geese Titchwell RSPB still 9.40am west of entrance road in 2nd field north of A149 with Greylag +Canada Geese c52.9634,0.6020
Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still near seal carcasses on beach at 9.29am +6.Shorelarks still c52.9617,0.5116
Norfolk 23.Lesser White-fronted Geese Titchwell RSPB by entrance road in field with Greylag +Canada Geese then flew east +landed opposite visitor centre at 9.24am c52.9621,0.6040
Norfolk 18.Lesser White-fronted Geese Titchwell RSPB by entrance road in field (not Russian White-fronted Geese) c52.9692,0.6068
Norfolk 3.Velvet Scoters Titchwell RSPB still on sea at 8.19am +Long-tailed Duck 2.Great Northern Divers Spoonbill on tidal lagoon 18.Russian White-fronted Geese by entrance road c52.9738,0.6055
Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Whitlingham Ctry Park still at Great Broad along north side at west end at 8.20am +Russian White-fronted Goose at 7.55am c52.6222,1.3306