A bit of a miserable day at the Obs, with fairly constant rain showers since 8am! The highlight of the day so far has been a Greenshank, 4 Rock Pipits and 2 Stock Doves at Thornham Harbour. There are still good numbers of wildfowl on the Broad Water, with 12 Greylag Geese, 12 Wigeon, 27 Gadwall, 46 Teal, 78 Mallard, 14 Shoveler and 2 Tufted Ducks. Elsewhere around the reserve it has been quite quiet with a small number of waders on the beach including: 45 Oystercatchers, 18 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Sanderling and 22 Redshank.

Molly Brown – Seasonal Assistant

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still at Fen Trail c52.9640,0.6043. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Wells Woods still in NE corner of The Dell with Long-tailed Tits 52.9728,0.8429

Norfolk 5.Velvet Scoters (1.drk) Kelling still on sea off Kelling Hard 52.9543,1.1209. Viewed from 52.9519,1.1202

Norfolk American Golden Plover juv y’day Titchwell RSPB still on Freshmarsh c52.9672,0.6048. Park at c52.9629,0.6063