Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for September 2025
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, 1+ Curlew Sandpipers, 8 Glossy Ibis flew W
Cley/Salthouse - Little Stint
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper
Sheringham - Honey Buzzard in off
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewick’s Swan
Mundesley - Caspian Gull
South Wootton - Scaup
Hunstanton - Balearic Shearwater flew S
Holme - Pomarine Skua, Black Tern flew past
Winterton - 4 Black Terns flew past
Waxham - 2 Black Terns flew past
Plus Glossy Ibis flew over Hopton (10), Brancaster Staithe (5), Welney (2)
Monday 15 September 2025
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, 8 Curlew Sandpipers; Black Tern offshore
Cley/Salthouse - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints, 2 Wood Sandpipers, Glossy Ibis; Black Tern offshore
Brancaster - 2 Curlew Sandpipers; 5 Black Terns flew past
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper
Sheringham - 2 Caspian Gulls; 3 Black Terns flew past
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewick’s Swan
Weybourne - Long-tailed Skua, 4 Black Terns flew past
Mundesley - 2 Black Terns flew past
Sunday 14 September 2025
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 11 Caspian Gulls; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Cley/Salthouse - 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Glossy Ibis
Breydon Water - 27 Curlew Sandpipers
Snettisham - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 7 Turtle Doves
Wells North Point - Little Stint, Caspian Gull
Weybourne - Lapland Bunting
Horsey - 6 Glossy Ibis
Hickling - Spotted Redshank
Saturday 13 September 2025
Titchwell - 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Little Stints
Cley/Salthouse - 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints, 4 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Glossy Ibis
Breydon Water - 17 Curlew Sandpipers
Snettisham - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Little Stints, 2 Black Terns
Cromer - 6 Caspian Gulls
Friday 12 September 2025
Titchwell - 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis, Caspian Gull; Black Tern flew W
Winterton - Hoopoe, Balearic Shearwater flew S
Holt - Red-rumped Swallow
Cley/Salthouse - 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints, 5 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Garganey
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper
Snettisham - Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints, 7 Spotted Redshanks, 3 Turtle Doves, Garganey
Hickling - Spotted Redshank
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewicks Swan
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Welney - Garganey
Blakeney Point - Black Tern
Plus Glossy Ibis at Potter Heigham, Feltwell, Earsham GPs, Warham Greens, Holkham
Thursday 11 September 2025
Hickling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Titchwell - 2 Red-necked Phalaropes, Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2+ Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Glossy Ibis; Red-necked Grebe on sea, 3 Black Terns flew past
Cley/Salthouse - 7+ Curlew Sandpipers, 5 Wood Sandpipers; Black Tern offshore
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper, Garganey
Snettisham - Little Stint, Glossy Ibis
Breydon Water - 6 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Hickling - BLACK-WINGED KITE, Honey Buzzard flew over
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Caspian Gulls
Cley/Salthouse - 11+ Curlew Sandpipers, 10 Wood Sandpipers
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper
Snettisham - Curlew Sandpiper
Filby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin
Gorleston - Caspian Gull
Sheringham - 5 Curlew Sandpipers flew E
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Hickling - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 7 Glossy Ibis flew N
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, 1+ Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis; 2 Red-necked Grebes on sea
Burnham Deepdale - Short-toed Lark
Waxham - Honey Buzzard flew over
Cley - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Wood Sandpipers
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Glossy Ibis early am only
Welney - Garganey
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewicks Swan
Sheringham - 2 Caspian Gulls; Black Tern flew E
Holme - Hen Harrier
Monday 8 September 2025
Hickling - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 5 Glossy Ibis
Waxham - PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER
West Runton - WESTERN BONELLI’S WARBLER
Titchwell - Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Little Stints, Glossy Ibis
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Downham Market - Ruddy Duck
Winterton - Barred Warbler, 3+ Pied Flycatchers
Cley - 4 Curlew Sandpipers, Wood Sandpiper
Breydon Water - 3 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Garganey
Buckenham - Curlew Sandpiper, 22 Glossy Ibis flew SSE
South Wootton - Scaup
Plus Glossy Ibis over Pentney (25), Horsey (7), Hemsby (5), Bolton (3), Salthouse
Plus Pied Flycatchers at Blakeney Point (2), Warham Greens (1+)
Sunday 7 September 2025
Hickling - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 5 Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Red-backed Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied Flycatcher; Black Tern flew E
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Eccles - 31 Glossy Ibis flew NW (then W from Weybourne, 29 Burnham Overy-Holme, 2 flew S Heacham)
Gorleston - Caspian Gull
Plus Pied Flycatchers at Holme (10), Burnham Overy Dunes (6), Warham Greens (5+), Winterton (3+), Weybourne Camp (3)
Saturday 6 September 2025
Titchwell - Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpipers, Caspian Gull
Holme - Wood Warbler, 4 Pied Flycatchers
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Breydon Water - 34 Glossy Ibis
Houghton Hall - Honey Buzzard flew E
Cley - 4 Wood Sandpipers
Blakeney Point - Black Tern offshore
Filby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin
Friday 5 September 2025
Titchwell - Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpipers, Glossy Ibis
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Cley/Salthouse - 5+ Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Wood Sandpipers, Caspian Tern; 2 Black Terns offshore
Buckenham - Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper
Sheringham - 1+ Caspian Gulls
Thursday 4 September 2025
Titchwell - Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Little Stints, 2 Wood Sandpipers
Ringstead - Dotterel
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Welney - Temminck’s Stint
Cley/Salthouse - 5 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 2+ Garganey
Strumpshaw - 3 Garganey
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewicks Swan
Downham Market - Black Tern flew S
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Ringstead - Dotterel
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Welney - Temminck’s Stint
Cley/Salthouse - 7 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 7 Wood Sandpipers, 1+ Garganey
Titchwell - 6+ Wood Sandpipers
Wiggenhall St Germans - Bewicks Swan
Cromer - 3 Caspian Gulls
Sheringham - Caspian Gull, Black Tern flew past
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Ringstead - Dotterel
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike, Caspian Gull
Welney - Temminck’s Stint
Cley/Salthouse - 7 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 6 Wood Sandpipers
Breydon Water - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint
Titchwell - 2 Little Stints
Buckenham - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Strumpshaw - 2 Garganey
Cromer - 3+ Caspian Gulls
Sheringham - 2 Caspian Gulls
Monday 1 September 2025
Ringstead - Dotterel
Thornham - Red-backed Shrike
Welney - Temminck’s Stint, White Stork of uncertain origin (ringed)
Cley/Salthouse - 6 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, Garganey
Breydon Water - 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Titchwell - 2 Little Stints, 3 Caspian Gulls
Buckenham - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Strumpshaw - 2 Garganey
Filby Broad - 2 Ferruginous Ducks
Cromer - Pomarine Skua flew E