With a strong north westerly wind blowing onshore it was all about the sea today, with a productive seawatch from 07:41-11:13. Highlights included 8 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Pom Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 349 Kittiwake (passing in small flocks, many nice and close in!), 33 Little Gull and 1 Grey Heron.

Around the Obs it was pretty quiet for bird sightings with the highlight being 2 Greenshank on Broadwater.

Shannon & Bee

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk 38.Snow Buntings Winterton on beach below carpark c52.7176,1.6974 NR29 4AJ

Norfolk Scaup fem/juv.drk Rollesby Broad from carpark at 12.35pm c52.6786,1.6399

Norfolk 7.Snow Buntings Titchwell RSPB 52.9739,0.6042

Norfolk Leach’s Petrel Sheringham flew east past seawatching shelter at 11.18am +Little Auk flew past c52.9473,1.2073 Viewed from c52.9458,1.2069 Park at c52.9451,1.2067

Norfolk FERRUGINOUS DUCK ad.drk Rollesby Broad still from carpark at 12.26pm c52.6786,1.6399

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull juv flew past Titchwell RSPB (+7.Sooty S’waters flew past) c52.9738,0.6055. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull juv flew north past Hunstanton at 11.52am c52.9415,0.4835

Norfolk Black-throated Diver flew north past Hunstanton c52.9415,0.4835

Norfolk 2.Waxwings West Runton again at east end of golf course viewed from footpath at base of Incleborough Hill at 9.20am c52.9347,1.2564

Norfolk Little Bunting Stiffkey still at east end of Campsite Wood in hedge at 9.43am tho elusive c52.9563,0.9362 NR23 1QE

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still 10.15am at Stiffkey Fen in willows between A149 +1st gate c52.9548,0.9609

Norfolk Sabine’s Gull juv flew north past Hunstanton at 10.02am c52.9415,0.4835

Norfolk 1+HUME’S WARBLER 1ml ENE of Stiffkey at Stiffkey Fen at 8.55am: 1.between A149 +1st gate; 1.beyond 2nd gate c52.9548,0.9609

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER 1ml ENE of Stiffkey still at Stiffkey Fen between A149 +1st gate at 8.30am c52.9548,0.9609

Norfolk Pom Skua juv flew west past Holme Dunes by 8.21am (+7.Sooty S’waters) c52.9748,0.5542