More biting easterlies today, but our dream of finding a Pallas’s Warbler didn’t work out. Despite the lack of brightly coloured eastern delights, there was still some good birding to be had. Bird highlights from today included 4 Red-breasted Merganser in Thornham channel, 22 Grey Plover, 30 Sanderling and 80 Dunlin on the beach and 3 Snipe, 2 Rock Pipit and 1 Cattle Egret along footpath to Thornham (which then flew west after deciding to not settle on the cows in the field). There was also 1 Cattle Egret sitting on the cows in the dunes.

At the Obs we saw 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker and 1 Redpoll, and on the eastern end of the beach were 14 Snow Bunting. Late on, a Short-eared Owl flew east over the sea along with (but not together with!) 2 Eider.

The weather finally looks good for getting some nets open tomorrow, so fingers crossed something good is hiding in the pines!

There were only 2 Large Wainscot in the moth traps today braving the chilly weather. So we have turned the moth traps off for the week but will be running them Tuesday night next week for the Wednesday moth group.

A beautiful Redpoll which was spotted feeding on Nettle seeds – photo by Richard Brooks

Shannon & Bee

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT
Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese Cley NWT at Bull Marsh 52.9608,1.0489. Viewed from 52.9606,1.0473
Norfolk 3.Sooty S’waters flew east past Holme Dunes at 2.12pm c52.9748,0.5542
Norfolk 6.Snow Buntings Holme Dunes still on beach at 1.16pm c52.9749,0.5649
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Rollesby Broad still 1.30pm from Trinity Broads carpark (+fem.Ring-necked Duck still) 52.6786,1.6399: Viewed from 52.6787,1.6431
Norfolk Water Pipit Cley NWT still in cut reeds left of Bishop’s Hide at 2.15pm 52.9558,1.0578. Viewed from c52.9562,1.0582. Park at c52.9544,1.0567
Norfolk Pallas’s Warbler Holkham Pines just east of Meals House at 2.02pm tho elusive c52.9712,0.8005
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still 1.58pm along Bluetail Trail. Park along Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9712,0.7879. Park at c52.9660,0.8144
Norfolk 3.Glossy Ibises Blakeney Harbour (1.between Blakeney +Morston +2.flew in from west) c52.9680,0.9719
Norfolk 1+Shorelarks Salthouse still 1.18pm on shingle ridge east of Iron Road (+3.Snow Buntings 17.Twites) c52.9549,1.0996 NR25 7XA
Norfolk Caspian Gull Sheringham from seawatching shelter this morning c52.9473,1.2073 Viewed from c52.9458,1.2069 Park at c52.9451,1.2067
Norfolk 13.Twite Morston Quay c52.9571,0.9831
Norfolk Waxwing flew north Winterton-on-Sea at 12.43pm 52.7188,1.6973
Norfolk Slav Grebe Titchwell RSPB on sea 52.9759,0.6063
Norfolk 3.Waxwings Norwich still 12.15pm near Jenny Lind Park at Union Street entrance 52.6241,1.2847: Viewed from 52.6241,1.285
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still 12.18pm at east end of Bluetail Trail in large oak. Park along Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9711,0.7900. Park at c52.9660,0.8144
Norfolk 5+Coues’s Redpolls East Ruston along Weavers Way by fishing lake late morning c52.7917,1.4752
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still 11.58am moving towards east end of Bluetail Trail. Park along Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9722,0.7855. Park at c52.9660,0.8144
Norfolk Great Grey Shrike Blakeney Point in The Lupins at 11.10am c52.9736,0.9733
Norfolk 12.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB on beach at 11.11am tho mobile 52.9736,0.6058
Norfolk 3.Waxwings Norwich still 11.04am near Jenny Lind Park at Union Street entrance 52.6241,1.2847: Viewed from 52.6241,1.285
Norfolk 5.Snow Buntings Winterton-on-Sea around fisherman’s huts at 11.10am 52.7188,1.6973
Norfolk reported Siberian Stonechat (probably Western Siberian Stonechat (nominate form maurus)) Burnham Overy Dunes at 8.30am is a leusistic European Stonechat c52.9762,0.7548
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK fem Filby Broad from boardwalk at 11.08am 52.6616,1.6395. Park at 52.6647,1.6381. Viewed from 52.6636,1.64 NR29 3AA
Norfolk no further sign of Little Bunting Stiffkey at east end of Campsite Wood by 11am c52.9570,0.9290
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still 10.25am west of west end of Bluetail Trail. Park along Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9722,0.7855. Park at c52.9660,0.8144
Norfolk 14.Snow Buntings Eccles-on-Sea on beach SE of North Gap at 10.15am c52.8018,1.5847
Norfolk Cory’s S’water y’day flew east Sheringham in morning c52.9458,1.2069 Park at c52.9451,1.2067
Norfolk SIBERIAN STONECHAT (probably Western Siberian Stonechat (nominate form maurus)) Burnham Overy Dunes at 8.30am but no further sign since c52.9762,0.7548
Norfolk c20.Twite Salthouse still on shingle ridge east of north end of Iron Road tho mobile c52.9551,1.0991 NR25 7XA
Norfolk 12.Shorelarks Salthouse still on shingle ridge east of Iron Road at 9.09am c52.9576,1.0853 NR25 7XA
Norfolk 3.Waxwings Norwich still at Jenny Lind Park by children’s playground at 8.56am 52.6241,1.2847: Viewed from 52.6241,1.285
Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Rollesby Broad still from Trinity Broads carpark (+fem.Ring-necked Duck still) 52.6786,1.6399: Viewed from 52.6787,1.6431
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Great Yarmouth flew north over North Denes (+2.Snow Buntings still at 8.45am) c52.6121,1.7401
Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still west of west end of Bluetail Trail at 8.25am. Park along Lady Anne’s Drive c52.9722,0.7855. Park at c52.9660,0.8144
Norfolk Little Bunting Stiffkey still at east end of Campsite Wood at 7.59am c52.9570,0.9290
Norfolk Lapland Bunting Holkham Freshmarsh at south end of Lady Anne’s Drive at 7.30am c52.9671,0.8142
Norfolk 9.Shorelarks Salthouse still on shingle ridge east of Iron Road at 7.40am c52.9583,1.0858 NR25 7XA