Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for January 2018
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, 2 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, Slavonian Grebe
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 3 Hawfinches
Winterton - Velvet Scoter
Buckenham - 3 Water Pipits
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Santon Downham - 8 Parrot Crossbills
Blakeney Freshes - Black Brant
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl
Barton Broad - Black-necked Grebe
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 2 Slavonian Grebes
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Nar Valley Fisheries - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 16 Hawfinches
Winterton - Hooded Crow, Velvet Scoter
Potter Heigham - 4 Water Pipits
Monday 29 January 2018
Cley - Black Brant
Nar Valley Fisheries - 2 Smew, 2 Great White Egret
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, 2 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 3 Tundra Bean Geese
Sunday 28 January 2018
Kelling - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Cley - Black Brant, Caspian Gull flew W
West Winch - Smew
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl, 4 Water Pipits
Barton Broad - Black-necked Grebe
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, Hawfinch, Great White Egret
Blackborough End - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 2+ Hawfinches
Saturday 27 January 2018
Kelling - COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - Parrot Crossbills
West Winch - Smew
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard
Barton Broad - Black-necked Grebe
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Water Pipit
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Blackborough End - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 14 Hawfinches
Friday 26 January 2018
Kelling - 4 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Cley - Water Pipit
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl
Barton Broad - Black-necked Grebe
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 4+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Potter Heigham - Great White Egret flew ENE, 3 Water Pipits
Caister-on-Sea - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 3 Hawfinches
Thursday 25 January 2018
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Cley - Black Brant
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull, Iceland Gull, Black-throated Diver
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard, 2 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Velvet Scoter, 8+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Caister-on-Sea - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 12 Hawfinches
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Santon Downham - 2 Parrot Crossbills
Cley - Black Brant, Glaucous Gull
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull, 2 Great Northern Divers
Titchwell - 6+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver
Buckenham - Water Pipit
Tuesday 23 January 2018
Kelling - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Salthouse - Glaucous Gull flew W
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe - 8 Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 6+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Gorleston - 4 Waxwings
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Norwich - Great White Egret
Great Massingham - 10 Hawfinches
Monday 22 January 2018
Kelling - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 17 Parrot Crossbills
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 6+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Winterton - Velvet Scoter
Holme - Black-throated Diver
Holkham - 6+ Shorelarks
Welney - Great White Egret
Caister-on-Sea - Great White Egret
Sunday 21 January 2018
Kelling - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard
Titchwell - 9 Long-tailed Ducks
Holme - Waxwing
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Norwich - Great White Egret at Bowthorpe
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe - 3 Water Pipits
Saturday 20 January 2018
Kelling - 3+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Letheringsett - 2+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Bodham - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 20 Parrot Crossbills
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Cromer - Iceland Gull, 2 Great Northern Divers
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 6+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Holme - 2 Waxwings, 2 Great Northern Divers
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Pentney GPs - Great White Egret
Friday 19 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Kelling - 3+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 13 Parrot Crossbills
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Sidestrand - Glaucous Gull flew W
Mundesley - Glaucous Gull
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 10+ Long-tailed Ducks
Sheringham - 2 Waxwings, Black Redstart
Holme - Waxwing
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Norwich - Great White Egret at Colney GPs
Bawburgh - Great White Egret
Thursday 18 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 14 Parrot Crossbills
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Mundesley - Iceland Gull, Great Northern Diver, Black Guillemot flew NW
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 15+ Long-tailed Ducks, Water Pipit
Sheringham - 3 Waxwings, Black Redstart
Holme - Waxwing
Wednesday 17 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 13 Parrot Crossbills
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Ringstead - Caspian Gull
Titchwell - Velvet Scoter, 4+ Long-tailed Ducks
Sheringham - 3 Waxwings, Black Redstart
Holme - Waxwing, 3 Long-tailed Ducks
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 2 Great White Egrets
Tuesday 16 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 11+ Parrot Crossbills
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, 8 Long-tailed Ducks
Sheringham - 3 Waxwings, Black Redstart
Holme - Waxwing
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks
Monday 15 January 2018
Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, Velvet Scoter, 2 Great Northern Divers, Water Pipit
Cley - 2 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Water Pipits
Thornham - Waxwing
Sheringham - 3 Waxwings
Sunday 14 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 1+ COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 36 Parrot Crossbills
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Titchwell - Black-throated Diver, Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Great Northern Divers, Water Pipit
Hickling Broad - Black-necked Grebe
Blakeney Harbour - Red-necked Grebe, Scaup, Great Northern Diver
Hunstanton - Red-necked Grebe
Thornham - Waxwing
Burgh Castle - Waxwing
Holme - Waxwing, Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Cley - 3 Water Pipits
Saturday 13 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 28+ Parrot Crossbills
Blakeney Freshes - Black Brant
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 2 Great White Egrets
Happisburgh - 7 Shorelarks
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Thornham - 2 Waxwings
Holme - Waxwing, Short-eared Owl
Docking - 2 Caspian Gulls
Blakeney Harbour - Red-necked Grebe, Scaup
Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, 11 Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Water Pipit, Lapland Bunting flew E
Norwich - Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh, 2 Waxwings
Welney - Great White Egret
Friday 12 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 15 Parrot Crossbills
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 2 Great White Egrets
Happisburgh - 7 Shorelarks
Overstrand - Iceland Gull
Thornham - 3 Waxwings
Holme - 2 Waxwings
Sheringham - Waxwing
Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, 8 Long-tailed Ducks
Thursday 11 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Letheringsett - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - 19 Parrot Crossbills
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Waxwing, Great White Egret
Happisburgh - 9 Shorelarks
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Thornham - 2 Waxwings
Tottenhill GPs - 3 Smew
Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe
Welney - Great White Egret
Wednesday 10 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Cromer - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull
Letheringsett - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Happisburgh - 11 Shorelarks
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Tuesday 9 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Cromer - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull
Santon Downham - 2 Parrot Crossbills
Cley - Black Brant
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, 2 Great White Egret
Happisburgh - 11 Shorelarks
Snettisham - Shorelark
Sidestrand - Iceland Gull
Thetford - 3 Caspian Gulls
Titchwell - 16+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver
Norwich - Waxwings at New Costessey & UEA, Great White Egret
Monday 8 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Cromer - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull
Letheringsett - 3 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Bodham - COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL
Santon Downham - Parrot Crossbill
Cley - Black Brant
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Great White Egret, Waxwing flew W
Snettisham - Shorelark
Thetford - 3 Caspian Gulls
Langham - 2 Waxwings
Norwich - Glaucous Gull, Great White Egret
Titchwell - 12+ Long-tailed Ducks
North Creake - Waxwing flew S
Sunday 7 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Cromer - 2 COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull, Waxwing
Holt - COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL in area with no general access
Santon Downham - 14 Parrot Crossbills
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks
Tottenhill GPs - Smew
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Cley - Black-throated Diver, Glaucous Gull flew past
Titchwell - 10+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Water Pipit
Sheringham - Waxwing flew over
Ranworth - Waxwing flew over
Saturday 6 January 2018
Waxham - HUME'S WARBLER
Cromer - COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull
Santon Downham - 15 Parrot Crossbills, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at St Helens
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Thetford - 3 Caspian Gulls
Cley - Little Stint
Titchwell - 12+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank
Friday 5 January 2018
Cromer - COUES'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, Iceland Gull
Stiffkey - 2 Cattle Egrets
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Waxham - Yellow-browed Warbler
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Titchwell - Black-throated Diver, 12+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe, Water Pipit, 3 Spotted Redshanks
Thursday 4 January 2018
Santon Downham - 15+ Parrot Crossbills
Stiffkey - 2 Cattle Egrets
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Strumpshaw Fen - Waxwing
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Cantley - 1+ Taiga Bean Geese
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Titchwell - 10+ Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, Water Pipit, 2 Spotted Redshanks
Cley - Water Pipit
Wormegay - Great White Egret
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Santon Downham - 15+ Parrot Crossbills
Cley - Black Brant
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Cantley - 15 Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 10+ Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Great Northern Divers, Water Pipit
Wormegay - Great White Egret
Tuesday 2 January 2018
Santon Downham - 15+ Parrot Crossbills
Cromer - Iceland Gull, 2 Mealy Redpolls
Thetford - 2 Caspian Gulls
Happisburgh - 10 Shorelarks
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Titchwell - Long-tailed Ducks, Slavonian Grebe, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit
Wormegay - Great White Egret
Thorpe Marshes - Jack Snipe
Monday 1 January 2018
Santon Downham - 16 Parrot Crossbills
Stiffkey - 2 Cattle Egrets
Cromer - Iceland Gull
Hunstanton - Waxwing
Holkham - 8 Shorelarks, Hawfinch, Great White Egret
Titchwell - 30+ Long-tailed Ducks, Slavonian Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, 3 Great Northern Divers, 3 Water Pipits
Holme - Slavonian Grebe
Wells - 2 Water Pipits
Potter Heigham - 2 Water Pipits
Hockwold Washes - 2 Great White Egrets
Welney - 3 Great White Egrets, Jack Snipe
.... with Best Wishes for a bird-filled New Year