Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for April 2026
Monday 13 April 2026
Waxham - Iceland Gull, 2 Ring Ouzels
Welney - White-tailed Eagle flew N
Hickling - Garganey
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Thornham - Hawfinch
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy Dunes (6), Snettisham CP (4), Holme (2), Cawston Heath (2), Kelling WM (2), Heacham
Sunday 12 April 2026
Sea Palling - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Cley - Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Pied Flycatcher, Whinchat
Winterton - Pied Flycatcher
Horsey - Whinchat
Welney - 2 Garganey
Wretton Fen - 2 Garganey
Ranworth Broad - Arctic Tern
Plus Ring Ouzels at Holme (3), Old Hunstanton (3), Brograve Levels (2), Roydon Common (2), Cawston Heath, Waxham, Grimston Warren, East Wretham, Sidestrand, Happisburgh
Saturday 11 April 2026
Sea Palling - Glaucous Gull
Waxham - Iceland Gull, 2 Ring Ouzels
Welney - 2 Garganey
West Runton - Blue-headed Wagtail
Winterton - Nightingale, Ring Ouzel
Snettisham CP - Spotted Redshank
Lynford - Hawfinch
Cley - White-fronted Goose
Plus Ring Ouzels at Holme (3), Cawston Heath (2), Great Massingham
Friday 10 April 2026
Roydon Common - Hoopoe
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Welney - 2 Garganey, Caspian Gull
Bacton - Black Redstart
Rawhall - Common Crane
Cley - White-fronted Goose
Great Ryburgh - Turtle Dove of uncertain origin
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy Dunes (3), Holme (2)
Thursday 9 April 2026
Lynn Point - Hoopoe
Weybourne - Pallid Harrier flew E, then tracked round to Suffolk
Happisburgh - Blue-headed Wagtail
Cley - 2 Garganey
Welney - Garganey
Snettisham CP - Ruddy Shelduck
Horsey - White-tailed Eagle flew S
Winterton - 2 White-tailed Eagles flew over, Ring Ouzel
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Blakeney (3), Cawston Heath (2), West Runton (2), Holme
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Waxham - Iceland Gull
Cley - 2 Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Ring Ouzel
Welney - Garganey
Kelling Heath - White-tailed Eagle flew N
Blakeney - 3 Ring Ouzels, 2 Redstarts
Trimingham - Redstart
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Cawston Heath (2), Holme, Hingham & Northrepps
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still
Waxham - Glaucous Gull
Cantley BF - 2 Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 4+ Twite
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham (3), Old Hunstanton, Cawston Heath, Holme
Monday 6 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike, Ring Ouzel
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 9 Twite
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Welney - Garganey
Rawhall - Common Crane
Beeston Bump - Common Crane flew east
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham, Hardingham
Tree Pipits now in the Brecks in numbers
Sunday 5 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Ring Ouzel
Holme - Ring Ouzel
Sidestrand - Ring Ouzel
Salthouse - 10+ Twite
Cley - Water Pipit
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Saturday 4 April 2026
Happisburgh - 2 White Storks of unknown origin continued south as far as Caister-on-Sea
Old Hunstanton -
Great Grey Shrike still
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Ring Ouzel
Salthouse - 10+ Twite
Waxham - Black Redstart
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Warham Greens - 2 Cranes flew west
Friday 3 April 2026
Blakeney Point - 2 White Storks of unknown origin flew east along coast; last seen at Northrepps
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still at golf course
West Runton - Richard's Pipit flew west
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Weybourne - 10 Twite flew west
Salthouse - 7+ Twite
Rawhill - Crane
Thursday 2 April 2026
Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike
Waxham - Glaucous Gull
Salthouse - 12 Twite
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Cley - 3 Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Strumpshaw - 2 Water Pipit
Rawhall - Crane
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Holme/Sedgeford - 2 White-tailed Eagles (at least one from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme with satellite tracker) flew SSW
Horsey - Glaucous Gull
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 14 Twite
Weybourne - Black Redstart
Welney - 11 Cranes
Rawhall - Crane
Wells - Hen Harrier
Titchwell - Caspian Gull
Cley - Caspian Gull