Another beautiful sunny day at the Observatory with lots of Skylark singing. Similar sightings to yesterday, with 2 Eider (one male gave great views flying along the tide line in the afternoon!), Red-breasted Merganser and Great Crested Grebe still on the sea. Good numbers of Brent and Pink-footed Geese again on the marsh, and Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Mallard and Shoveler on the Broadwater.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad 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 4.Water Pipits Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool c52.9578,1.0558

Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard reported Titchwell RSPB flew east along coast at 12.55pm c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk Water Pipit Hickling Broad NWT still 1/3ml ESE of visitor centre at Brendan’s Marsh from 1st platform c52.7399,1.6025

Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still 1.05pm on shingle ridge tho mobile +5.Shorelarks still c52.9653,0.5150

Norfolk Ruddy Shelduck NNW of Mundford still at Didlington near St.Michael’s Church c52.5409,0.6219

Norfolk 26+Bewick’s Swans Welney WWT still c52.5332,0.2814

Norfolk 8.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap c52.9765,0.8215

Norfolk 9.Lesser White-fronted Geese (3.ads +6.1w) (from Swedish reintroduction scheme) 2/3ml SSW of Warham still at Warham Camp c52.9301,0.8904

Norfolk Black Brant Snettisham RSPB still at pit.4 c52.8512,0.4473

Norfolk Waxwing Dersingham till 10.25am at Co-op car park then flew south c52.8447,0.5015

Norfolk 5.Tundra Bean Geese Welney WWT still from Friends Hide (+Black-necked Grebe still) c52.5350,0.2854

Norfolk Waxwing Dersingham still 9.50am at Co-op car park c52.8447,0.5015

Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still on shingle ridge +5.Shorelarks still c52.9653,0.5150

Norfolk Scaup 1w.drk Snettisham RSPB still between path +beach houses on pit.2 c52.8631,0.4472

Norfolk 2+Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still c52.5142,0.6847

Norfolk 10+Snow Buntings Heacham still at South Beach c52.9037,0.4693

Norfolk Waxwing Dersingham in Co-op car park c52.8447,0.5015

Norfolk 2.Water Pipits y’day Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool c52.9578,1.0558

Norfolk 2.Water Pipits y’day Strumpshaw Fen RSPB c52.6073,1.4414

Norfolk Hen Harrier ringtail y’day near Claxton at Claxton Marsh c52.5860,1.4674

Norfolk 4.Russian White-fronted Geese y’day Halvergate Marshes still c52.6051,1.5743