A visit to Swineham Gavel produced c150 Coot, 37 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher and 6 Reed Bunting. Nearby, the flood fields opposite Redclyffe Yacht Club held 1 White-fronted Goose with 2 domestic geese, 37 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cetti’s Warbler and 1 Chiffchaff.
A quiet Sunnyside scrape featured 14 Teal, Little Egret and 2 Meadow Pipit. The second November Scaup was recorded today. A female/1st winter was seen brieflyin Holes Bay NE, before flying south of railway line. The Bay also harboured 427 Dunlin and 2 Knot amongst the more common assemblages.
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