It was a much more pleasant day at the Observatory which gave me a chance to do some spring cleaning in preparation for spring and it getting busier!

When I was walking to the hides, I had a Woodcock flush out of the scrub. The Marsh Harriers were causing chaos on the grazing marsh flushing all the Lapwing and putting the ducks on the Broadwater on edge. There have been two Shelduck hanging around and often seen from the car park hide.

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 30+Snow Buntings Winterton still on beach tho mobile 52.7192,1.6975

Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Sea Palling still 11.07am on beach south of lifeboat station c52.7916,1.6012. Park at 52.7896,1.6013

Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Burnham Overy Marshes still on reedbed pool east of sea wall c52.9690,0.7605. Viewed from 52.9692,0.7582

Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises just west of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 opposite The Red Lion pub 52.9513,0.9256. Park at 52.9524,0.9244 along Greenway; don’t park along A149

Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Sea Palling still on beach 1/2ml north of lifeboat station at 10.20am c52.7916,1.6012. Park at 52.7896,1.6013

Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks Titchwell RSPB still on sea +3.Velvet Scoters 52.9816,0.6201. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

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

Norfolk Caspian Gull y’day Cantley Marshes RSPB c52.5813,1.491

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still at The Esplanade at ornamental garden 52.9456,1.2057. Park at c52.9448,1.2068

Norfolk 3.Caspian Gulls (2.ads +3w) y’day Cley NWT from Gillmor Hide in a’noon c52.9628,1.0566. Park at c52.9546,1.0568

Norfolk Black Redstart y’day Sea Palling c52.7878,1.6083. Park at 52.7896,1.6013