A beautiful sunny winter day at the Observatory with a chilly strong wind. There were two Greenshank on the reserve, one of which was on the Broadwater. A Barn Owl was over the grazing marsh. There were four Eider and a single Red-breasted Merganser on the sea, but otherwise very quiet.

Shannon Clifford

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still at Fen Trail 52.9636,0.6058. Park at c52.9629,0.6063 Norfolk Swallow just west of Kelling flew north over A149 c52.9424,1.1147

Norfolk 5.Bewick’s Swans Ludham airfield still c52.7192,1.5509 Norfolk 5.Velvet Scoters (1.drk) Kelling still on sea off Kelling Hard 52.9543,1.1209. Viewed from 52.9519,1.1202

Norfolk no sign of Black-bellied Dipper Bintree Mill c52.7788,0.9621 Norfolk Greenland White-fronted Goose ad y’day Cley NWT east of Arnold’s Marsh with Pink-footed Geese c52.9606,1.0651