A really chilly day at the Observatory with a biting northerly that made staying still for any period of time unpleasant! There was a stunning drake Long-tailed Duck on the sea at Gore Point this morning. The sea was quiet otherwise with just a flock of Teal and 4 Red-breasted Merganser seen. Just beyond Gore Point there was a single Snow Bunting feeding with a flock of Sanderling and Turnstone on the wrack line on the beach.

A Firecrest was reported with some Long-tailed Tit off Broadwater Road near Redwell. Redwell has quite a bit of water on it now and had a flock of 60 Teal and a single Wigeon. A few Goldfinches were coming down to feed on the Teasel seedheads.

Shannon Clifford

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE 1.5mls south of Ludham still c12.05pm SW of St.Benet’s Abbey c52.6859,1.5255. Park at 52.6884,1.5221

Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Filby Broad still from boardwalk (+3.Eider (1.drk) still) c52.6625,1.6373. Park at 52.6647,1.6381. Viewed from 52.6637,1.6395

Norfolk 3+Tundra Bean Geese Cley still east of Old Woman’s Lane in harvested beet field north of Barn’s Drift track c52.9508,1.0540

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Stiffkey still on saltmarsh NW of campsite car park c52.9618,0.9221

Norfolk Glossy Ibis Ludham Bridge still c52.6992,1.5093

Norfolk 30.Snow Buntings Cley NWT east of beach car park on shingle east of pillbox c52.9648,1.0510

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still late morning at The Esplanade near arch c52.9457,1.2064. Park at 52.9450,1.2067

Norfolk 2+Velvet Scoters Weybourne still on sea off beach car park 52.9523,1.1414. Park at 52.9485,1.1401

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE 1.5mls south of Ludham still 10.20am at St.Benet’s Abbey from cross c52.6859,1.5255. Park at 52.6884,1.5221

Norfolk 7.Bewick’s Swans Southery north of Southery Road +14.Russian White-fronted Geese still c52.524,0.416

Norfolk 14.Russian White-fronted Geese y’day Southery SW of Southery Road (not Lesser White-fronted Geese) c52.524,0.416

Norfolk Caspian Gull 1w Sheringham c52.9449,1.2139

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE c1.5mls west of Ludham still 9am from path on north side of river NW of Ludham Bridge then flew south c52.7074,1.4985. Park at 52.6990,1.5078

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still at The Esplanade by arch c52.9457,1.2064. Park at 52.9450,1.2067

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE c1.5mls west of Ludham still from path on north side of river NW of Ludham Bridge c52.7074,1.4985. Park at 52.6990,1.5078

Norfolk 2.Glossy Ibises Cley NWT on North Scrape at 8.04am then flew west c52.9609,1.0574