A beautiful sunny day at the Observatory today. Six Snow Bunting and 5 Shore Lark were towards the Golf Course. The Glaucous Gull was seen flying from Thornham towards Old Hunstanton. A Merlin was also at Thornham Harbour. Three Avocet flew over the Broadwater in the afternoon.

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RARE BIRD ALERT

Norfolk PALLID HARRIER ad.fem Warham Greens again off north end of Garden Drove at 2.55pm c52.9588,0.8914. Park at 52.9520,0.8920 on concrete pad 1/3ml north of A149

Norfolk 9+Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still at paddocks c52.5103,0.6805

Norfolk Wheatear Breydon Water at South Wall early morning +male Hen Harrier Spotted Redshank c52.5985,1.6737

Norfolk Hawfinch Lynford Arboretum still in paddock at 1.10pm but elusive c52.5104,0.6786

Norfolk 16.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham Freshmarsh still from Joe Jordan Hide 52.9713,0.7990

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

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Hunstanton Cliffs on sea at 1pm c52.9498,0.4933

Norfolk PALLID HARRIER ad.fem 2/3ml SSW of Warham at Warham Camp by River Stiffkey 1.05pm +9.Lesser White-fronted Geese (3.ads +6.1w) (from Swedish reintroduction scheme) 52.9539,0.944: Park at 52.9547,0.9512; Viewed from 52.9545,0.947

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Burgh Castle on marshes south of pumphouse c52.5983,1.6738

Norfolk 5.Shorelarks Holkham Bay still in roped-off area east of Holkham Gap at 12.40pm 52.9763,0.8211

Norfolk Glossy Ibis ad just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 52.9539,0.9440. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk west +view from road at end of track to floods

Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff 1ml east of Cley still at Walsey Hills NOA in spruces c52.9541,1.0676

Norfolk 10.Snow Buntings Heacham on 1st tide wrack by dunes south of outfall at 11.18am 52.8996,0.4659

Norfolk Slav Grebe Hunstanton Cliffs still on sea c52.9498,0.4933

Norfolk Glaucous Gull juv NE of Old Hunstanton still on beach near shingle ridge at 10.23am (+13.Snow Buntings) 52.9614,0.5122

Norfolk 5.Shorelarks NE of Old Hunstanton still on shingle ridge c52.9601,0.5074

Norfolk 7.Lesser White-fronted Geese (5.ads +2.1w) (1.colour-ringed from Swedish reintroduction scheme) just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 c52.9537,0.9439. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk west

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck drk Titchwell RSPB still on sea at 8.20am c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk Dark-bellied Brent Goose Thetford at Nunnery Lakes on flood viewed from screen at Barnhamcross Common at 7.15am 52.3987,0.7469