But once more: it has been a humorous outdated yr! Some actual high-value scarce or uncommon birds, however a number of ‘bread & butter’ species didn’t oblige. Buff -breasted Sandpiper, White-tailed Eagle, White-winged Black Tern, Lesser Scaup and quite a few different goodies, however no Treecreeper, Crossbill or Tree Pipit! Nonetheless, a complete (at time of writing) of 227 is not too shabby, I suppose…
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| January: three Smew at Filby |
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| White-tailed Eagle, Holkham |
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| February: Black Redstart, Sheringham |
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| Tundra Bean Goose, Lakenheath |
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| March: Water Pipit, Cley |
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| Dotterel, Buckenham Marsh |
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| White Stork, Halvergate |
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| April: Osprey – almost bred at Ranworth! |
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| Might: Fourteen Shiny Ibises, Cley |
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| Caspian Tern, Hickling |
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| Nice Reed Warbler, Strumpshaw Fen |
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| Montague’s Harrier, Acle Straight |
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| Black-winged Stilts, Hickling |
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| Temminck’s Stints, Hickling |
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| June: American Golden Plover, Cley |
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| Bee-eater, Trimingham |
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| July: Lengthy-eared Owl: bred at Strumpshaw |
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| Lengthy-billed Dowitcher: summered at Cley |
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| August: Spoonbills: bred at Cley and Hickling |
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| September: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Minsmere |
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| October: White-tailed Eagle, Pulborough Brooks |
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| Cattle Egrets, Holme |
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| Hen Harrier, Cley |
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| November: Twite, Blakeney Recent Marsh |
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| Shorelarks, Holkham |
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| Gray Partridges, Hevingham Church |
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| Pallid Swift, Winterton |
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| Pink-breasted Goose, Warham Greens |
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| December: Shiny Ibis, Stiffkey |
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| Kingfisher, Cley |
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| Noticed Redshank, Titchwell |