Yesterday marked a historic day for Holkham Nature
Reserve Reserve as the rare Citril Finch was seen at Overy Dunes. First seen by
Marcus Nash early on Sunday, news soon spread and well over a thousand people
journeyed from every corner of the UK to see this European visitor. This is
only the UK’s second sighting of this bird.
The Citril Finch displayed well for the hundreds
of people who came to see it on Sunday.
Likely blown from northern
Spain, across Biscay, Brittany and The Channel straight to Norfolk by the strong south
easterly wind, this Alpine Finch is usually seen in the mountain pinewoods of
the Pyrenees rather than the coastal dunes of Norfolk.