Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for January 2023
Tuesday 31 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 65+ Snow Buntings, White-fronted Goose flew W
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 30+ White-fronted Geese; Great Northern Diver on sea
Holme - 3 Shorelarks
Blakeney - 15 Twite
Snettisham - 25+ Snow Buntings
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits
Burnham Norton - Water Pipit
Great Yarmouth - Black Redstart
Weybourne - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Welney - 500+ Bewick’s Swans, Hen Harrier
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup
Lynford - Hawfinch
Monday 30 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 60 Snow Buntings
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Ring-necked Duck, 1+ Smew, Scaup
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Holkham - 12 Shorelarks, 16 White-fronted Geese
Holme - 3 Shorelarks
Weybourne - Lapland Bunting, 4 Tundra Bean Geese
Winterton - 14 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit; Long-tailed Duck on sea, Great Northern Diver flew past
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - Slavonian Grebe
Haddiscoe Island - 2 Hen Harriers
Halvergate - Hen Harrier
Dersingham - Hen Harrier
Lynford - Hawfinch
Sheringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers
Sunday 29 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 45+ Snow Buntings
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2+ FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 1+ Smew, 2 Scaup
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 83 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 3 Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Blakeney - 20 Twite
Weybourne - 2 Tundra Bean Geese, Hen Harrier
Cantley - Tundra Bean Goose, 296 White-fronted Geese
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits
Hockwold - 2 Water Pipits
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - 1+ Bewick’s Swans, 3 Short-eared Owls
Oxborough - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup, Bittern
Haddiscoe Island - Short-eared Owl
Hickling - 4 Hen Harriers
Warham Greens - 1+ Hen Harriers
Repps - Hen Harrier
Wells - Caspian Gull
Letheringsett - 2 White-fronted Geese
Holme - 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Saturday 28 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE; Black-necked Grebe on sea
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 4 Smew, 2 Scaup
Buckenham - 3 Taiga Bean Geese
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks; Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 2 Velvet Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Blakeney - 19 Twite
Weybourne - 2 Lapland Buntings, 2 Tundra Bean Geese, Hen Harrier
Cley - 60 Snow Buntings
Winterton - 50+ Snow Buntings
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits; Long-tailed Duck on sea, Velvet Scoter flew past
Wells Woods - Mealy Redpoll
Feltwell - 45 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - 7 Bewick’s Swans
Oxborough - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup
Haddiscoe Island - Short-eared Owl, 4 Hen Harriers
Halvergate - Short-eared Owl
Breydon Water - 4 Spotted Redshanks, Hen Harrier
Lynford - 3 Hawfinch
Letheringsett - Hawfinch
Friday 27 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 3 Smew, Scaup
King’s Lynn - Siberian Chiffchaff
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 22+ Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe, Velvet Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Salthouse - Shorelark
Cley - 35 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Wells Woods - Mealy Redpoll
Buckenham - Tundra Bean Goose, 60+ White-fronted Geese, Hen Harrier
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup
Welney - 2 Cattle Egrets, Short-eared Owl
Cromer - Caspian Gull
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Lynford - Hawfinch
Brancaster - Black-necked Grebe on sea
Holme - Long-tailed Duck, 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Thursday 26 January 2023
Brancaster - RICHARDSON’S CACKLING GOOSE
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Ring-necked Duck, 2 Smew, 2 Scaup
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 22+ Snow Buntings, 133+ White-fronted Geese
Cley - 60 Snow Buntings
Hunstanton - 12 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Haddiscoe - Bewick’s Swan, 4 White-fronted Geese, Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harriers, released White-tailed Eagle
Buckenham - Tundra Bean Goose, 60+ White-fronted Geese
Welney - Short-eared Owl
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver on sea
Wednesday 25 January 2023
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Ring-necked Duck, 4 Smew, 3 Scaup
Holkham - 12 Shorelarks, 20+ Snow Buntings, 30+ White-fronted Geese
Holme - 3 Shorelarks
Salthouse - Shorelark
Cley - 20+ Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Hen Harrier; Black-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Hanworth - White-fronted Goose, presumed escaped Lesser White-fronted Goose
Whitlingham CP - Scaup, Bittern
Halvergate - Short-eared Owl
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Little Thornage/Letheringsett - 2 Hawfinches
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Tuesday 24 January 2023
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Lapland Bunting, 45 Snow Buntings
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Ring-necked Duck, 3 Smew, 3 Scaup
Buckenham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese reported
Whitlingham CP - 2 Scaup
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 24 Snow Buntings, 30+ White-fronted Geese
Holme - 3+ Shorelarks
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Spoonbills; Black-necked Grebe on sea
Ludham - 2+ Bewick’s Swans
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Haddiscoe - Bewick’s Swan, released White-tailed Eagle
Halvergate - 1+ Short-eared Owls
Welney - Short-eared Owl
Terrington - 3 Jack Snipe
Blakeney Point - Hen Harrier
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Monday 23 January 2023
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - 2 Smew, 3 Scaup
Blakeney Point - Lapland Bunting, 2 Snow Buntings, Hen Harrier; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Cley - Lapland Bunting, 45 Snow Buntings
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 11 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe, 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holme - 3 Shorelarks; Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver on sea
Salthouse - Shorelark
Blakeney - 18 Twite, 6 White-fronted Geese, Pale-bellied Brent
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Spoonbill; Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver on sea
Welney - 600+ Bewick’s Swans, Water Pipit, Short-eared Owl
Ludham - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Cantley - Tundra Bean Goose, 359 White-fronted Geese
Sidestrand - Little Gull
Hunstanton - Great Northern Diver on sea
Sunday 22 January 2023
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 3 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Ring-necked Duck, 3 Smew, 3 Scaup, 7 White-fronted Geese flew over
Whitlingham CP - Iceland Gull
West Runton - Lapland Bunting, 3 Snow Buntings
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 25+ Snow Buntings, Water Pipit; Red-necked Grebe, 2 Scaup on sea
Holme - 3+ Shorelarks; Long-tailed Duck on sea
Salthouse - Shorelark, 60 Snow Buntings
Blakeney - 16+ Twite
Wells Woods - 2 Mealy Redpoll
Centley - 4 Water Pipits
Runham - Water Pipit
Ludham - 18+ Bewick’s Swans
Haddiscoe - Bewick’s Swan
West Somerton - 25 White-fronted Geese
Halvergate - 3 Short-eared Owls
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Terrington - 2 Hen Harriers
Sheringham - Hen Harrier
Hickling - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 2 Hawfinch
Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Saturday 21 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 3+ Smew, Scaup, Red-crested Pochard
Holme - Turkestan Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Shorelarks
Welney - 824 Bewick’s Swans
Ludham - 10+ Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harriers
Great Ryburgh - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Docking - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Weybourne - Tundra Bean Goose
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 30 Snow Buntings, 150 White-fronted Geese; 2 Red-necked Grebes, Slavonian Grebe, 12 Long-tailed Duck on sea
Cley - 20+ Snow Buntings
Blakeney - 20 Twite
Sculthorpe - Mealy Redpoll
Hockwold Washes - 2+ Water Pipits
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Upton - Hen Harrier
Roydon - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 6 Hawfinch
Whitlingham CP - Bittern
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank
Winterton - 14 Velvet Scoter on sea
Friday 20 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Stiffkey - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 5 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 3+ Smew, Scaup
Holme - Turkestan Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Shorelarks
Welney - 552 Bewick’s Swans, 5 Cattle Egrets, 5 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier, 5 Common Cranes
Holkham - 9 Shorelarks, 24 Snow Buntings
Salthouse - Shorelark
Cley - 100 Snow Buntings
Heacham - 12 Snow Buntings
Winterton - 8 Snow Buntings, Velvet Scoter on sea
Wells Woods - Mealy Redpoll
Whitlingham CP - Scaup
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - Hawfinch
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Thursday 19 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Holkham - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 10 Shorelarks, 20 Snow Buntings, 225 White-fronted Geese
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 3 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, 4 Smew, 2 Scaup, Red-crested Pochard
Breydon Water - Tundra Bean Goose, Spotted Redshank
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Thornage - Whooper Swan
Whitlingham CP - Scaup, Bittern
Cley - 30 Snow Buntings
West Runton - 10 Snow Buntings
Winterton - 7 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - 2 Spoonbills, Spotted Redshank; Velvet Scoter flew past
Wells Woods - Mealy Redpoll
Lynford - Hawfinch
Ludham - Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harriers, 5 Common Cranes
Welney - 2 Short-eared Owls
Horsey - Short-eared Owl
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Hickling - 3 Hen Harriers
Sheringham - Hen Harrier
Flitcham - Hen Harrier
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Holkham - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 10 Shorelarks, 27 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, 2 Smew, Scaup, Red-crested Pochard
Ludham - 7 Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl, Hen Harrier
Welney - 3 Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls
Holme - 4 Shorelarks, Eastern Lesser Whitethroat
Salthouse - Shorelark, Snow Buntings
Cley - 26 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Spoonbill
Lynford - 5 Hawfinch
Sheringham - Iceland Gull, Great Northern Diver, 4 Velvet Scoters, Long-tailed Duck flew past
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 4 Smew
Ludham - 41 Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harriers
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 20 Snow Buntings, 180 White-fronted Geese; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks
Salthouse - Shorelark
West Runton - Lapland Bunting
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Sharrington - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Blakeney - Tundra Bean Goose, Hen Harrier
Whitlingham CP - Scaup, Bittern
Welney - 2+ Short-eared Owls
Halvergate - 2 Short-eared Owls
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinch
Cley - Iceland Gull, Black-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Divers, Slavonian Grebe all flew past
Cromer/Sheringham - Iceland Gull flew W
Sidestrand - Great Northern Diver on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Monday 16 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - 3 FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 4 Smew, 2 Scaup, Red-crested Pochard
Ludham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese, 15+ Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 24 Snow Buntings
Holme - 4 Shorelarks, Eastern Lesser Whitethroat
Sea Palling - 30 Snow Buntings, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Welney - 5 Bewick’s Swans, 3 Cattle Egrets, 1+ Short-eared Owls
Sharrington - White-fronted Goose,Ruddy Shelduck
Hickling - 3 Hen Harriers
Winterton - 13 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sunday 15 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER; Red-necked Grebe flew W
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 1+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Ring-necked Duck, 4 Smew, 2 Scaup
Ludham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese, 32 Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 30 Snow Buntings, 164 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks, Eastern Lesser Whitethroat; Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, 2 Velvet Scoters flew W
Blakeney - 12+ Twite
Southery - 239 Bewick’s Swans
Ten Mile Bank - 53 Bewick’s Swans
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Haddiscoe - Bewick’s Swan
Ranworth Broad - Scaup
Welney - 1+ Short-eared Owls, Spotted Redshank
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Hickling - Hen Harrier
Roydon - 2 Hen Harriers
Tottenhill - Hen Harrier
Sheringham - Caspian Gull; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Lynford - 5 Hawfinch
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Winterton - 10 Velvet Scoters on sea
Titchwell - 2 Slavonian Grebes on sea
Saturday 14 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 3 Hen Harriers
Horning - 4 Taiga Bean Geese, 7+ Bewick’s Swans
Ludham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese, Short-eared Owl, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Smew
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 30 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks; 4 Velvet Scoters flew W
Hockwold - 22 Water Pipits
Southery - 309 Bewick’s Swans
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Thorpe St Andrew - 2 Scaup
Welney - 2 Short-eared Owls, Spotted Redshank
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Hickling - 4 Hen Harriers
Roydon - 2 Hen Harriers
Lynford - Hawfinch
Friday 13 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 40 Snow Buntings; Black Guillemot on sea, Velvet Scoter flew W
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 5 Hen Harriers
Ludham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese, 19 Bewick’s Swans
Rollesby Broad - 2 Smew
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 29 Snow Buntings, 94 White-fronted Geese; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Weybourne - 2 Snow Buntings
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - Short-eared Owl
Rockland Broad - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 5 Hawfinches
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Winterton - 13 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holme - Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter on sea
Sheringham - Red-necked Grebe flew E, Velvet Scoter flew W
Thursday 12 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 12+ Snow Buntings, Water Pipit
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2+ Hen Harriers
Rollesby/Ormesby/Filby Broad - 1+ FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Smew, Scaup
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Blakeney - 15+ Twite
Holkham - 12 Shorelarks, 90 Snow Buntings; Slavonian Grebe, 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Great Yarmouth - Black Redstart
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Roydon/Grimston - 2 Hen Harriers
Honing - Hen Harrier
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Holme - Slavonian Grebe on sea, Velvet Scoter flew E
Wednesday 11 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - 1+ FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, 1+ Ring-necked Ducks, Smew, Scaup
Blakeney - 15+ Twite
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 28 Snow Buntings; 2 Red-necked Grebes, 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Cley - 50 Snow Buntings, Hen Harrier
Snettisham - 14 Snow Buntings
Buckenham - Water Pipit
Great Yarmouth - 3 Black Redstarts
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - 3 Cattle Egrets, 4 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - 2 Spoonbills; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Sheringham - 5 Great Northern Divers on sea
Holme - 3 Velvet Scoters, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Tuesday 10 January 2023
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER; Great Northern Diver on sea, 10 Velvet Scoters flew W
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - 4 Smew
Holme - 2 Twite; Long-tailed Duck, Great Northern Diver on sea
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks
Oxborough - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Buckenham - 6 White-fronted Geese
Halvergate - 2 White-fronted Geese
Roydon - 2 Hen Harriers
Lynford - Hawfinch
Cromer - 9 Velvet Scoters flew W
Monday 9 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Little Stint
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 4 Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - 3+ FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, 1+ Ring-necked Ducks, Smew, Scaup
Blakeney - 17+ Twite
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 30 Snow Buntings, 44 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Black Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe on sea
Cantley - Tundra Bean Goose, Hen Harrier
Ludham - 17 Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls
Salthouse - 6 Bewick’s Swans then flew W and seen all along coast past Titchwell
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Sheringham - 16 Snow Buntings flew W (also at Weybourne)
Welney - 5 Short-eared Owls
Hickling - 4+ Hen Harriers
Billockby - Hen Harrier
Horsey - 3 Common Cranes
Winterton - 13+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Sunday 8 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 3+ Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - 1+ FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, 2 Ring-necked Ducks
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Blakeney - 17+ Twite, Water Pipit
Holkham - 12 Shorelarks, 30 Snow Buntings, Tundra Bean Goose, 160 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Black Guillemot, 3 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Ludham - 36 Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Hickling - 32 White-fronted Geese, 3 Hen Harriers
Bayfield - White-fronted Goose, Goosander
Welney - 2 Short-eared Owls, Spotted Redshank
Caister - Short-eared Owl
Roydon - 2 Hen Harriers
Halvergate - Hen Harrier
Winterton - 13+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Saturday 7 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 3 Hen Harriers, 2 Bewick’s Swans flew W
Blakeney - PALLID HARRIER, 24 Twite
Filby/Rollesby/Ormesby Broad - 2+ FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Ring-necked Duck, 3+ Scaup
Holkham - 12 Shorelarks, 20+ Snow Buntings, 9 Bewick’s Swans flew W, Hen Harrier flew E; 2 Red-necked Grebes on sea
Welney - 69 Bewick’s Swans
Ludham - 34 Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier
Hockwold - 18 Bewick’s Swans, Water Pipit
Great Ryburgh - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Roydon - 2 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier
Cromer - Black-throated Diver on sea
Winterton - 17 Velvet Scoters on sea
Hunstanton - Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter flew past
Friday 6 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 25 Snow Buntings; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, 2 Ring-necked Ducks
Rollesby Broad - Smew
Glandford - Long-eared Owl
Holkham - 9+ Shorelarks, 26 Snow Buntings, 22 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; 2 Slavonian Grebes, 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks
Ludham - 27 Bewick’s Swans, 2 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier
Great Ryburgh - 3 Bewick’s Swans
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Spoonbills
Hickling - 5 Hen Harriers, 3 White-fronted Geese
Horsey - 3 White-fronted Geese
Welney - 3 Short-eared Owls, Hen Harrier, Spotted Redshank
Holme - Black Guillemot landed on sea
Sheringham - Great Northern Diver on sea
Winterton - 14 Velvet Scoters on sea
Thursday 5 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER,
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER
Filby Broad - 3 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS, Ring-necked Duck, 1+ Scaup
Rollesby Broad - Smew
Holkham - 7 Shorelarks, 22 Snow Buntings, 33 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Black Guillemot, 5 Red-necked Grebes, 3 Slavonian Grebes on sea
Holme - 5 Shorelarks
Ludham - 20+ Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl, 3 Common Cranes
Titchwell - 2 Spoonbills
Hickling - 5 Hen Harriers, Short-eared Owl, 8 Common Cranes
Horsey - 2 Short-eared Owls, 4 Purple Sandpipers
Welney - 1+ Short-eared Owls
Pensthorpe - Mealy Redpoll
Lynford - 10 Hawfinches
Weybourne - Black-throated Diver on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Winterton - 12 Velvet Scoters on sea
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, Ring-necked Duck
Holkham - 10 Shorelarks, 22 Snow Buntings, 14 White-fronted Geese
Holme - 9 Shorelarks
Cley - Ruddy Shelduck, Pale-bellied Brent
Hickling - Bewick’s Swan, 3 Hen Harriers
Whitlingham CP - Scaup
Beeston Common - 1+ Mealy Redpoll
Ludham - Hen Harrier
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Blakeney Point - Puffin on sea
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 30 Snow Buntings, Water Pipit; Great Northern Diver, Puffin on sea
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 3 Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, 3+ Scaup
Hindringham - Waxwing
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 8 White-fronted Geese; Black Guillemot, Slavonian Grebe on sea
Holme - 5 Shorelarks
Salthouse - Shorelark, 2 Water Pipits; Grey Phalarope flew past
Welney - 4 Cattle Egrets, 1+ Short-eared Owls
Ludham - 1+ Bewick’s Swans
Buckenham - 28 White-fronted Geese
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Hickling - 5 Hen Harriers, 2 White-fronted Geese
Sidestrand - Great Northern Diver on sea
Sea Palling - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Monday 2 January 2023
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, Little Stint, Water Pipit
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2+ Hen Harriers
Filby/Rollesby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK, 2 Ring-necked Ducks, 5+ Scaup
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 50+ Snow Buntings, 50 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Black Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, 3+ Slavonian Grebes, 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Holme - 4 Shorelarks, Eastern Lesser Whitethroat
Salthouse - Shorelark
East Hills - 2 Lapland Buntings
Scolt Head - 70 Snow Buntings
Downham Market - 4 Tundra Bean Geese
Welney - Cattle Egret, Spotted Redshank, 4 Short-eared Owls
Ludham - 33+ Bewick’s Swans, Short-eared Owl, 3 Common Cranes
Oxborough - 5 Bewick’s Swans
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Hickling - 2 Hen Harriers, 9 Common Cranes
Kings Lynn - Hen Harrier
Haddiscoe Island - 6 Short-eared Owls
Halvergate - Short-eared Owl, 2 White-fronted Geese, Spoonbill
Lynford - Hawfinch
Walcott - Ruddy Shelduck
Kelling - Black-throated Diver on sea
Winterton - 16 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sunday 1 January 2023
***** WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR *****
Brancaster - HUME’S WARBLER, Snow Bunting
Cley - LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 42 Snow Buntings
Warham Greens - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - 2 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Scaup
Holkham - 11 Shorelarks, 40+ Snow Buntings, 3 Bewick’s Swans, 30 White-fronted Geese, released White-tailed Eagle; Black Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe on sea
Snettisham - 13 Snow Buntings
Downham Market - 4 Tundra Bean Geese
Welney - 2+ Bewick’s Swans, Spotted Redshank, 4 Short-eared Owls
Ludham - 20 Bewick’s Swans
Horning - 9 Bewick’s Swans
Hickling - 4 Bewick’s Swans, 4 Hen Harriers, Short-eared Owl, 26 Common Cranes, 2 White-fronted Geese
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 2 Spoonbills
Dersingham - Hen Harrier
Waveney Forest - 2 Short-eared Owls
Sidestrand - Little Gull
Bacton - 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Trimingham - 5 Great Northern Divers on sea
Cromer - Manx Shearwater flew E