Holme Bird Observatory
for as little as 14p per day.
8th December 2025

Snow Bunting
Another steady day at the Obs, the highlight has been 9 Snow Buntings on the Beach at Gore Point, and 5 Cattle Egrets amongst the cows off Broadwater road. There are still large numbers of Teal on the broad water, with a count of 140 today. This afternoon a Barn Owl has been hunting over the grazing marsh, and there were a few Rock Pipits around Thornham Harbour and also 1 at Gore Point.
Molly Brown – Seasonal Assistant
NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT
Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still along Fen Trail 52.9636,0.6058. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk 11+Snow Buntings Snettisham Coastal Park still on beach north of sailing club 52.8746,0.4461. Park at 52.8739,0.4467
Norfolk Rough-legged Buzzard between Honing +East Ruston 1.05-1.10pm then flew NE 52.7965,1.4648
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still by Joe Jordan Hide c52.9701,0.7912
Norfolk Black-throated Diver Titchwell RSPB still on sea +Red-necked Grebe Slav Grebe Long-tailed Duck c52.9738,0.6055. Park at c52.9629,0.6063
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Filby Broad again in NW corner at 10.45am c52.6636,1.6283
Norfolk unconfirmed report of Night Heron recently south of Terrington St.John near St.John’s Fen End c52.6800,0.2738
Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Cley flew east past Hilltop c52.9551,1.0496
Norfolk 2.Water Pipits y’day Strumpshaw Fen RSPB still 52.6049,1.4501. Park at 52.6071,1.4566
Norfolk Black-necked Grebe y’day Titchwell RSPB c52.9738,0.6055. Park at c52.9629,0.6063



