"For now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see" Neutral Milk Hotel.

Sunday, 22 November 2015

NWT Holme Dunes

    Sunday 22 November 2015


Counting period: 07:25 - 14:55
Count type: seawatch
Weather: wind North3
Observers: Robert Smith, Gary Hibberd, Andy Brown, Greg Beeton, Mark ??? and Fiona ???

SWNESWNESWNE
Red-throated Diver  10  -  Mallard  23  -  Dunlin  53  -  
Great Northern Diver  1  -  Pintail  11  -  Great Skua  6  -  
Great Crested Grebe  8  -  Tufted Duck  9  -  Black-headed Gull  265  -  
Fulmar  5  -  Eider  53  -  Glaucous Gull  1  -  
Gannet  10  -  Long-tailed Duck  1  -  Kittiwake  5  -  
Dark-bellied Brent Goose  92  -  Common Scoter  198  -  Guillemot  15  -  
Shelduck  740  -  Velvet Scoter  4  -  Razorbill  2  -  
Wigeon  651  -  Goldeneye  19  -  Razorbill/Guillemot  13  -  
Gadwall  12  -  Red-breasted Merganser  46  -  Black Guillemot  8  -  
Teal  171  -  Goosander  3  -  Starling  8400  -  

Totals: 10835 individuals, 30 species, 7:30 hours

Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
Comments: Probably the biggest passage of Shelduck in Norfolk for 40 years and just 30 short of Norfolks highest ever count.

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