Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for October 2026
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Cley - 4 Glossy Ibis, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 1+ Caspian Gull
Happisburgh - Richard’s Pipit
Welney - 1+ Glossy Ibis
Snettisham CP - Glossy Ibis flew N
Holme - 2 Lapland Buntings, Snow Bunting, 3 Jack Snipe
Salthouse - Lapland Bunting, Snow Bunting
Titchwell - 2 Lapland Buntings flew W; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Winterton - 4 Shorelarks
Holkham - 1+ Shorelarks
Hickling - Water Pipit
Buckenham - Garganey
Downham Market - Hawfinch flew over
Weybourne - 2 Grey Phalaropes flew W
Monday 12 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Cley - 4 Glossy Ibis, 2 Shorelarks, 16 Caspian Gulls
Welney - 1+ Glossy Ibis
Lynn Point - Lapland Bunting
Winterton - 4 Shorelarks, Snow Bunting
Holkham - 3 Shorelarks
Salthouse - Snow Bunting
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper
Cromer - 5 Caspian Gulls; 5 Sooty Shearwaters, Velvet Scoter flew past
Buckenham - Garganey
Lynford - Hawfinch
Hunstanton - 4 Hawfinches, 2 Woodlarks flew over
Bacton - Little Auk on sea
Burnham Overy Dunes - Black-throated Diver on sea
Waxham - Long-tailed Duck flew past
Sunday 11 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Kelling Heath - Yellow-browed Warbler
Muckleburgh Hill - Yellow-browed Warbler
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Happisburgh - Lapland Bunting, 2 Shorelarks
Titchwell - Lapland Bunting, 4 Snow Buntings, 3 Curlew Sandpipers
Winterton - 4 Shorelark
Burnham Overy Dunes - Shorelark
Holme - Shorelark, Lapland Bunting flew over, Snow Bunting; 2 Grey Phalaropes, 3 Pomarine Skuas flew past
Salthouse - Black Guillemot on sea
Cley - 2 Pomarine Skuas flew past
Waxham - Long-tailed Duck, 4 Scaup flew past
Saturday 10 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Blakeney - 4 Glossy Ibis
Welney - 2 Glossy Ibis
West Runton - Yellow-browed Warbler
Wells Woods - Yellow-browed Warbler
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Titchwell - Lapland Bunting
Holme - Shorelark flew W
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper
Snettisham - Little Stint, 2 Hawfinches flew over
East Runton - Caspian Gull
Bacton - Little Auk on sea
Burnham Overy Dunes - Black-throated Diver on sea
Waxham - 2 Pomarine Skuas flew past
Friday 9 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Warham Greens - Short-toed Lark
Welney - 2 Glossy Ibis, Garganey
Holkham - Yellow-browed Warbler
Wells Woods - Yellow-browed Warbler
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Holme - Richard’s Pipit flew W
Titchwell - 4 Curlew Sandpipers; Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe on sea
West Runton - Honey Buzzard
Weybourne - Hooded Crow
Rollesby Broad - Scaup
Filby Broad - 2 Ferruginous Ducks of uncertain origin
Waxham - 2 Long-tailed Skuas flew past
Cromer - Black Guillemot, 2 Long-tailed Ducks flew past
Thursday 8 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Welney - 2 Glossy Ibis
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Titchwell - Lapland Bunting
Brancaster - Lapland Bunting
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Great Yarmouth - Grey-headed Swamphen of uncertain origin
Cley - Leach’s Petrel, 2+ Long-tailed Skuas, 2 Grey Phalaropes flew past
Sheringham - 3 Long-tailed Skuas flew past
Holme - 2+ Long-tailed Skuas, 2+ Pomarine Skuas, 2 Grey Phalaropes flew past
Waxham - Sooty Shearwater flew past
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Blakeney Point - Dotterel; Cory’s Shearwater & Leach’s Petrel reported past
Welney - Glossy Ibis
Cley - Curlew Sandpiper, Little Gull; Sabine’s Gull, 2 Pomarine Skuas, 2 Sooty Shearwaters flew past
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper
Rollesby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin
Sheringham - Sabine’s Gull, 38 Little Gulls flew past
Cromer - Red-necked Grebe, 2 Sooty Shearwater flew past
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Blakeney - 3 Glossy Ibis
Welney - 2 Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 1+ Lapland Buntings
Cley - Curlew Sandpiper; Black Guillemot on sea
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper, Caspian Gull
Cantley BF - Wood Sandpiper
Strumpshaw - Water Pipit flew over
Buckenham - Garganey
Norwich - Hawfinch flew over
Monday 5 October 2026
Welney - Glossy Ibis
Holme - 2 Lapland Buntings; Pomarine Skua flew W
Salthouse - 2 Lapland Buntings, Curlew Sandpiper
Cley - Curlew Sandpipers
Titchwell - 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Buckenham - Garganey, Caspian Gull
Lynford - Hawfinch
Sunday 4 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Holme - 3 Lapland Buntings, Snow Bunting
Cley - 4 Glossy Ibis, Curlew Sandpiper; Black Guillemot on sea
Welney - 2 Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Snow Bunting
Buckenham - Garganey
Winterton - Sooty Shearwater flew S
Saturday 3 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE, Yellow-browed Warbler
Holme/Thornham - Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Lapland Buntings, Snow Bunting, Little Stint
Cley - Yellow-browed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail; Black Guillemot on sea
Wells North Point - Lapland Bunting
Snettisham CP - 5 Snow Buntings flew S
Pensthorpe - Curlew Sandpiper
Cantley BF - Wood Sandpiper
Buckenham - Garganey
Sheringham - Caspian Gull; 2 Long-tailed Ducks flew past
Plus Yellow-browed Warblers at Waxham, Morston, Hempstead Marshes
Friday 2 October 2026
Thornham - 3 Lapland Buntings, Snow Bunting flew W, 2 Little Stints
Stiffkey - Lapland Bunting flew W, Dartford Warbler
Cley - Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 2 Spotted Redshanks; Black Guillemot on sea
Titchwell - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint
Breydon Water - Curlew Sandpiper, Garganey
Cantley - Wood Sandpiper
Gunthorpe - Honey Buzzard flew over
Holt - Honey Buzzard flew over
Buckenham - Garganey
Plus Yellow-browed Warblers at Wells Woods, East Hills, Holme
Thursday 1 October 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Thornham - 3 Lapland Buntings
Salthouse - Lapland Bunting
Holme - Snow Bunting
Warham Greens - Red-backed Shrike
Cley - 4 Glossy Ibis, Garganey
Blakeney - Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper, Yellow-browed Warbler
Snettisham CP - 3 Hawfinches
Filby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin
Plus Yellow-browed Warblers at Stiffkey Fen (3), Walsey Hills, Holkham, Morton, Wells Woods, Thetford Nunnery Lakes, Weybourne Camp