Another sunny winters day at the Obs. There were 2 Snow Buntings on the beach today along with 168 Oystercatchers, 8 Grey Plover, 22 Ringed Plover, 59 Curlew, 19 Bar-tailed Godwit, 23 Turnstone, 39 Sanderling, 103 Dunlin and 24 Redshank. There are still movements of Lapwing with 398 counted today, there have been good numbers of Skylarks, with 48 counted in total, most of these were on the way to Thornham harbour, along with a few Rock Pipits, Linnets and 1 Water Pipit. Around the Obs there has been 1 female Crossbill hanging around in the pines.

Molly Brown – Seasonal Assistant

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Stiffkey still on saltmarsh north of Whirligig at 2.45pm c52.9594,0.9112

Norfolk Lapland Bunting Weybourne in partly harvested field west of Spalla Gap viewed from coast path at midday 52.9466,1.1581

Norfolk 8.Snow Buntings Burnham Overy Dunes at Gun Hill at 12.47pm c52.9772,0.7587

Norfolk Y-br.Wblr Holkham Pines still west of crosstracks c52.9717,0.7888 NR23 1RG

Norfolk 2.HUME’S WARBLERS Holkham Pines still west of crosstracks c52.9717,0.7888 NR23 1RG

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Cley NWT still on North Scrape c52.9609,1.0574

Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Stiffkey on saltmarsh late morning 52.9594,0.9112

Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still on Pat’s Pool from Bishop’s Hide at 8.06am 52.9563,1.0581. Viewed from c52.9561,1.0582. Park at c52.9544,1.0567