Before the rain hit at midday, I got out and made the most of the dry weather to do census. It was pretty quiet bird wise today with the highlight being a Woodcock in the dunes, and then a second from Richardson hide later on!

Woodcock today from Richardson Hide – Photo by Seamus Griffin

I had a single Shelduck over the grazing marsh in the morning. A Barn Owl was hunting over the grazing marsh late morning. Yesterday there were 40 Snow Bunting west at Gore Point.

Shannon – Warden

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Black-throated Diver Hunstanton on sea +1+Scaup still c52.9498,0.4933

Norfolk Scaup fem/juv.drk Titchwell RSPB still on Tidal Marsh c52.9723,0.6075. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE Hickling Broad NWT still 2/3ml NNW of Stubb Mill early a’noon c52.7501,1.6062. Park at c52.7422,1.5949

Norfolk Siberian Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB still at Meadow Trail c52.9638,0.6038. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk 1+Glossy Ibis just east of Stiffkey still on flood south of A149 52.9539,0.9444. Park at 52.9546,0.9512 in A149 layby +walk west

Norfolk Lapland Bunting Weybourne still in fields (2.Velvet Scoters still offshore) c52.9481,1.1492

Norfolk Ring-necked Duck ad.fem Filby Broad still from boardwalk (+Scaup still but no sign of Smew). c52.6625,1.6373. Viewed from 52.6637,1.6395. Park at 52.6647,1.6381

Norfolk 150.Bewick’s Swans Welney WWT still c52.534,0.2823. Park at 52.5268,0.2786

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still at The Esplanade at St.Nicholas’s Place +showing well 52.9444,1.2051. Park at c52.9454,1.2082

Norfolk 2.Tundra Bean Geese Weybourne still in field between Spalla Gap +Dead Man’s Wood at 10am with Pink-footed Geese 52.9454,1.1691. Park at 52.9432,1.148. Viewed from 52.9476,1.1633

Norfolk Red-necked Grebe Burnham Overy Staithe still c52.9660,0.7468