It’s been a quiet couple of days for sightings at the Observatory. It was pretty chilly today with a bitterly cold easterly wind. When I was driving in this morning, a Barn Owl was perched just off Broadwater Road on a post, it was seemingly unphased by me! When I drove out again this afternoon, it was in exactly the same spot! There were thousands of Pink-footed Geese on the grazing marsh.

Barn Owl

Shannon

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Iceland Gull juv Sea Palling still on beach north of lifeboat station at 12.07pm c52.7916,1.6012. Park at 52.7896,1.6013. Viewed from c52.7909,1.6011

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still 11.15am at The Esplanade by pool west of toilet block (+Black Redstart still) 52.9456,1.2057. Park at c52.9448,1.2068

Norfolk Eastern Black Redstart (form murinus /phoenicuroides /rufiventris) 1w.male Sheringham still at The Esplanade at ornamental garden at 10am 52.9456,1.2057. Park at c52.9448,1.2068

Norfolk BLACK-WINGED KITE ad Hickling Broad NWT still north of Stubb Mill viewpoint from Eastfield Pumping Station at 9am tho distant c52.7531,1.6127. Park at c52.7422,1.5948

Norfolk 2.Hawfinches Lynford Arboretum still in tunnel c52.5103,0.6805