Bird Sightings – Sunday 26 February 2012

Halvergate marshes – 5 GLOSSY IBIS at dawn + ROSS’S GOOSE with pink-feet. Ludham – 3 GLOSSY IBIS over late on (presumably 3 of the same birds). Berney marshes – GREAT WHITE EGRET. Kelling – COUES’S ARCTIC REDPOLL & Mealy Redpoll. Titchwell – COUES’S ARCTIC REDPOLL, RN Grebe, 5 Tundra Bean Geese & 2 Velvet Scoter. East Wretham – Great Grey Shrike. Fakenham – Great Grey Shrike. Lynford – 8 Hawfinches. Salthouse – 50 Snow Buntings. Snettisham – 75 Snow Buntings. Ludham – 30 Whooper & 40 Bewick’s Swans. Barton broad – 2 Scaup. Thornham – 2 SHort-eared Owls. Holkham – Rough-leg Buzzard, 4 Shorelarks, 2 Snow Buntings, 3 Slavonian Grebes, Velvet Scoter & 9 Crossbills.