Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for April 2024
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Hen Harrier; 2 Velvet Scoters flew W
Welney - 3 Garganey
Arminghall - Ring Ouzel
Monday 15 April 2024
Burnham Overy - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Welney - Little Gull
Whitlingham CP - Arctic Tern
Titchwell - Hen Harrier
Kelling WM - Hooded Crow
Plus Ring Ouzels at Holme (2), Heacham, Weybourne, Arminghall
Sunday 14 April 2024
Burnham Overy - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Horsey - Alpine Swift flew N
Snettisham - Glossy Ibis, 8 Ring Ouzels
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Holme - Wryneck, Ring Ouzel
Thornham - 2 Garganey
Welney - 4 Garganey, Scaup, Little Gull
Hickling - 4 Garganey
Titchwell - 2 Turtle Doves
Ludham - 5 Short-eared Owls
Winterton - Short-eared Owl
Salthouse - Short-eared Owl
Plus Ring Ouzels at Waxham (2), Weybourne Camp (2), Cart Gap, Bawsey
Saturday 13 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Holme - 2 Wrynecks, 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Garganey
Thornham - 2 Garganey
Hickling - 4 Garganey
Bawsey - 2 Ruddy Shelducks
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham (18), N Creake, Arminghall
Friday 12 April 2024
Burnham Overy - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Ring Ouzel
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Whinchat
Thornham - 2 Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey, 2+ Little Gulls, Spotted Redshank
Hickling - 2 Garganey
Lynford - 2+ Hawfinches
Plus Ring Ouzels at Holme (2), N Creake, Strumpshaw
Thursday 11 April 2024
Burnham Overy - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Holme - 2 Garganey, 4 Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler, Ruddy Shelduck
Thornham - 2 Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey
Hickling - 3 Garganey
Titchwell - Hen Harrier
Kelling WM - Hooded Crow
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinches
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Bawsey - 2 Ruddy Shelduck
Plus Ring Ouzels at N Creake (3), Winterton (3), Burnham Overy Dunes (2), Kelling Heath, Bodham, Sidestrand
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Burnham Overy - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Welney - 3 Garganey
Holme - 2 Garganey, 3 Ring Ouzel, Hen Harrier
Hickling - Garganey
Titchwell - Redstart
Sidestrand - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 3+ Hawfinches
Plus Ring Ouzels at N Creake (7), Weybourne Camp (2), Ingoldisthorpe, Kelling WM, Beeston Bump, Hopton, Colney GPs, Salthouse
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Spotted Redshank
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Horsey - Pied Flycatcher
Snettisham CP - Hobby
Holme - 2 Garganey, Ring Ouzel
Berney Marshes - 2 Garganey, Whimbrel
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank, Hen Harrier, Common Crane; Velvet Scoter on sea
Plus Ring Ouzels at Roydon Common (3), Winterton (2), Weybourne Camp, Grimston Warren, Sheringham
Monday 8 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Spotted Redshanks, Common Crane flew W
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Waxham - Pied Flycatcher, 6 Ring Ouzels
Hockwold - 2 Garganey
Welney - 1+ Garganey
Overstrand - Common Crane flew W
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinch
Plus Ring Ouzels at Heacham (6), Grimston Warren (5), Snettisham (5), Burnham Overy (4), Winterton (4), Castle Rising, Tilney St Lawrence, Sheringham, Roydon Common (2), N Creake, Sidestrand, Holme
Sunday 7 April 2024
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - Ring Ouzel, 3 Common Cranes flew E
Welney - 6+ Garganey
Morston - Hen Harrier
Kelling - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinches
Plus Ring Ouzels at Winterton (4), Castle Rising (3), Dersingham (2), Waxham (2), Thornham, Grimston Warren
Saturday 6 April 2024
Kings Lynn - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Hooded Crow, Hen Harrier
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Thetford - Ring Ouzel, Cuckoo, Whitethroat at Nunnery Lakes
West Runton - Blue-headed Wagtail
Blakeney - 10 Twite
Welney - 4 Garganey, Little Gull, Hen Harrier
Morston - Hen Harrier
Acle - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 2+ Hawfinches
Sheringham - Osprey flew W
Kelling - 4 Common Cranes flew W (also seen along coast to Holkham)
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham CP (8), Winterton (4), Dersingham (3E), Cromer (2), Holme, Wymondham, Roydon Common
Friday 5 April 2024
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Cley - Night Heron
Welney - Green-winged Teal, 2 Garganey
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Beeston Common - 7 Waxwings
Holme - 2 Ring Ouzels
Titchwell - Ring Ouzel
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinch
Wells - 2 Caspian Gulls, Spotted Redshank
Thursday 4 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Night Heron
Welney - Green-winged Teal, Garganey
Holme - 2 Ring Ouzels
Hickling - Hen Harrier
Sculthorpe - Hen Harrier
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Night Heron
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Holme - 2 Ring Ouzels
Burnham Overy - Ring Ouzel, Hooded Crow flew E
Welney - Little Stint, Garganey, Little Gull, Spotted Redshank
Hickling - Garganey
Titchwell - Hen Harrier
Snettisham - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 5+ Hawfinches
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Helhoughton - COUES’S ARCTIC REDPOLL, 10+ Mealy Redpolls all reported still
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Night Heron, Water Pipit, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis, Short-eared Owl
Salthouse - 3+ Twite
Welney - 2+ Garganey
Titchwell - 2 Short-eared Owls
Ludham - 2 Short-eared Owls
Hopton - Short-eared Owl
Holkham - Hen Harrier
Roydon Common - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinches
Whitlingham CP - Little Gull
Monday 1 April 2024
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Ranworth Broad - 3 Waxwings flew S
Winterton - Ring Ouzel
Potter Heigham - Water Pipit
Sidestrand - Black Redstart
Hickling - Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey, 4 Scaup, 6 Little Gulls
Lynford - 8+ Hawfinches
Titchwell - Hen Harrier
Salthouse - 3 Velvet Scoters on sea