Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for November 2013
Saturday 30 November 2013
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL + 12 Hawfinches.
Cley - juv Glaucous Gull, Sooty Shearwater, R-N Grebe, Slav Grebe, juv G-N Diver, Scaup, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent & 40 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - Yellow-browed Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Slav Grebe, Bonxie, Arctic Skua, L-T Duck, Purple Sandpiper, proabble Glaucous Gull & 75 Snow Buntings.
Horsey - Sooty Shearwater flew north c9am + 2 Scaup on mere.
Gorleston - Balearic Shearwater ?? flew north 8.20am + 5 Velvet Scoter.
Yarmouth - 5 Shorelarks & 80 Snow Buntings.
Sheringham - Sooty Shearwater, B-T Diver, G-N Diver & 2 Pla ebellied Brents past.
Bunrham Overy - Black Brent on marsh, SEO in dunes & 2 L-T Ducks in harboue.
Winterton - 60 Snow Buntings.
Holme - Waxwing flew over NOA + 32 Snow Buntings.
Friday 29 November 2013
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park CP.
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL + 9 Hawfinches.
Cley - juv Glaucous Gull, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent & 40 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Little Stints + 30 Snow Buntings.
Horsey mere - 2 Common Cranes.
Chedgrave marshes - Hen Harrier.
Thursday 28 November 2013
Titchwell - PURPLE HERON flew west mid afternoon (also over Holme) + 30 Snow Buntings.
Horsey mere - 3 Smew (all redheads).
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road Car park.
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL.
King's Lynn - Hooded Crow.
Cley - Whitethroat, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent.
Gorleston - 5 Velvet Scoter.
Yarmouth - 6 Shorelarks still north denes on beach.
Roydon - 4 Hen Harriers roosted at the common.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Holkham - HUME'S WARBLER near meols house 3.30pm + PURPLE HERON (earlier flew past Cley) & 5 Velvet Scoter.
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road Car park.
Lynford - 4 Common Cranes + 9 Hawfinches.
Winterton - 105 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - Water Pipit, B-T DIver, G-N Diver, R-N Grebe, 2 L-T Ducks, 60 Snow Buntings & 9 Little Gulls.
Cley - 2 Shorelarks, 35 Snow Buntings, Garganey & Scaup.
Bale - Black Brant.
Yarmouth - 6 Shorelarks still north of Britannia pier + 20 Snow Buntings.
Roydon - 3 Hen Harriers roosted at the common.
Salthosue - Swallow.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Holkham - 19 Snow Buntings & 17 Velvet Scoter.
Winterton - 80 Snow Buntings + 2 Common Cranes.
Titchwell - 30 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Black Brant & Scaup.
Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still east of imperial hotel + 20 Snow Buntings.
Cantley - 28 Taiga Bean Geese, Water Pipit & 96 White-fronted Geese.
Welney - 2 Common Cranes.
Monday 25 November 2013
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL and 12 Hawfinches.
Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (roosted at Cley).
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Holkham - 15 Snow Buntings & 3 Velvet Scoter.
Clenchwarton - Ring Ouzel.
Burnham overy marsh - Black Brant.
Holme - 2 Pomarine Skuas, Slav Grebe & 2 Bonxies.
Cley - Black Brant.
Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks north of Britannia pier.
Cantley - 120 Taiga Bean Geese.
Snettisham - Long-tailed Duck.
Sunday 24 November 2013
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (presumably same at Cley & Cromer)
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL and 28 Hawfinches reported from the paddock.
Titchwell - Yellow-browed Warbler, 8 Snow Bunting & 7 Twite.
Claxton marshes - Great White Egret.
Holme - Slav Grebe, 2 R-N Grebes, 3 Bonxies, L-T Duck, Velvet Scoter & 10 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Black Brant, Scaup & 6 Snow Buntings.
Winterton - 12 Snow Buntings, 4 Bonxies & 2 Velvet Scoter.
Yarmouth - Firecrest in cemetery & 2 Shorelarks between north pier & imperial hotel.
Warham Greens - 4 Hen Harriers in to roost.
Cantley - 48 Taiga Bean Geese.
Saturday 23 November 2013
Weybourne - probable LITTLE BUNTING flew over coast path?
Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Holme - Siberian Chiffchaff trapped & ringed.
Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (presumably same at Cley & Cromer)
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Cley - Velvet Scoter & Scaup.
Winterton - Shorelark, Lapland Bunting & 60 Snow Buntings.
Lynford - 7 Hawfinches.
Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, G-N Diver & Spotshank.
Salthouse - Black Brant.
Buckenham - Hen Harrier.
Yarmouth - 3 Firecrests in cemetery & 12 Snow Buntings at north denes.
Gorleston - 7 Velvet Socter.
Waxham - Black-throated Diver flew past.
Hickling - 12 Cranes & 2 Hen Harriers in to roost.
Warham Greens - 4 Hen Harriers in to roost.
Friday 22 November 2013
Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still + 2 Hawfinches.
Gorleston - Long-tailed Duck & 2 Puffins.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Cley - Sooty Shearwater, Pom Skua & G N Diver.
Winterton - 19 Snow Buntings.
Happisburgh - 20 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - Hooded Crow, 30 Snow Bunts, 2 Water Pipits, Hen Harrier, Little Stint & 5 Spotshanks.
Holkham - 34 Snow Buntings & 22 Velvet Socter.
SHeringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers.
Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Edgefield - Glaucous Gull at tip.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Cromer - Sooty Shearwater, Slav Grebe & Bonxie.
Cley - Black Brant.
Cantley - 30 Taiga Bean Geese reported.
Titchwell - 30 Snow Bunts, Water Pipit & Y-L Gull.
Irstead - Hen Harrier.
Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Thetford - GREEN-WINGED TEAL at nunnery lakes.
Winterton - Richard's Pipit & 4 Snow Bunts.
Cley - Glaucous Gull & Black Brant.
Cantley - 6 Taiga Bean Geese.
Caister - 6 Velvet Scoter & 60 Snow Bunting.
Holme - Hen Harrier.
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Winterton - 4+ Richard's Pipits north of car park + 19 Snow Buntings.
Blakeney point - Siberian Chiffchaff, Lapland Bunting & 85 Snow Buntings.
Holt - c14 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park today.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Gt. Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier + 6 Snow Bunts.
Cley - Black Brant & Pale Bellied Brent with Dark bellied Brents.
Monday 18 November 2013
Blakeney point - **mega** YELLOW BREASTED BUNTING briefly at the lupins c3.30pm next to lifeboat station.
Holt - 10+ PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.
Cley - Glaucous Gull, 3 Caspian Gulls, 3 Y-L Gulls, Scaup, Black Brant & 30 Snow Buntings.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Roydon common - Great Grey Shrike.
Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier + SEO.
Lynford - 4 Hawfinches.
Holkham - 4 Red-necked Grebes & 42 Snow Buntings.
Holme - Red-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & 2 G-N Divers.
Titchwell - Scaup.
Waxham - Firecrest.
Thornham - LEO c1 mile south of village.
Sunday 17 November 2013
Holt - up to 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park (3 also visited Holt Lowes).
Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + 10 Hawfinches & Firecrest.
Cley - Caspian Gull, Scaup, Curlew Sandpiper, Hen Harrier & Black Brant.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore again tho distant.
Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier.
Snow Buntings - Winterton(110), Titchwell(70), Salthouse(40), Holkham(30) & Breydon(2).
Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & G-N Diver.
Holkham - Slav Grebe.
Winterton - Lapland Bunting.
Horsey - Lapland Bunting & 8 Common Cranes.
Gorlseton - 3 Velvet Scoter.
Northrepps - Waxwing.
Strumpshaw - Hen Harrier.
Saturday 16 November 2013
Holt - up to 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around Holt Lowes.
Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + 6 Hawfinches & Firecrest.
Cley - Red-breasted Flycatcher early afternoon by beach car park, G-N Diver, R-N Grebe, Velvet Scoter, Black Brant & Swallow.
Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.
Edgefield - Glaucous Gull at the tip again.
Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks & 23 Snow Buntings on beach north of pier.
Titchwell - SEO, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Hen Harriers, G-N Diver, Slav Grebe & Velvet Scoter.
Holkham - 2 Slav Grebes.
Holme - R-N Grebe, Slav Grebe, B-T Diver & Velvet Scoter.
Winterton - Lapland & 80 Snow Buntings.
Horsey - Hen Harrier.
Salthouse - 3 pale bellied brents.
Hickling - 25 Cranes in roost.
Friday 15 November 2013
Holt - up to 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still at country park + 9 Common Crossbills.
Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum.
Welney - possible NORTHERN HARRIER flew south past main obs hide at 12.20.
Cley - Leach's Petrel lingering offshore 7.45-9am, Grey Phalarope, 3 Arctic Skuas, Bonxie, Velvet Scoter, 2 pale bellied brents & 7 Snow Buntings.
Happisburgh - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore from cart gap.
Edgefiled - Glaucous Gull at the tip again.
Titchwell - SEO & Water Pipit.
Holkham - 17 Lapaland Buntings on east side of bay.
Wells - 2 Shag on quay late pm.
Holme - 2 Long-tailed Duck, Arctic Skua & 55 Little Gulls.
Winterton - 9 Snow Buntings.
Horsey - 9 Cranes & Hen Harrier.
Thursday 14 November 2013
Cley - juv THAYER'S GULL at dawn before flying off + GLOSSY IBIS (later at Salthouse), probable Rough-leg Buzzard, garganey, Black Brant & Glaucous Gull (also at Edgefiled tip).
Holt - 4 PARROT CROSSBILLS still at country park.
Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore tho distant.
Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.
Holkham - 4 Shorelarks & 22 Snow Buntings.
Holme - Long-tailed Duck, 4 Bonxies & 4 Little Gulls.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Cley - juv THAYER'S GULL at dusk + Caspian Gull, also L-T Duck, 6 Snow Buntings, 2 Bonxies & Black Brant.
Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS at country park around car park again on & off through day + Raven over at 11am.
Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore tho distant.
Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.
Norwich - Black-necked Grebe on UEA broad.
Edgefield - Glaucous Gull.
Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.
Titchwell - Hooded Crow, 2 Water Pipits, 50 Snow Buntings, 10 Twite, SEO & 4 Spotshanks.
Holkham - 2 Shorelarks, 19 Snow Buntings, 4 Velvet Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, 2 Slav Grebes & Bonxie.
Bilockby - 25 Common Cranes flew north + 6 Bewick's Swans.
Hopton - 2 Velvet Scoter with 500 Common Scoter.
Burnham mkt. - Greenland White-fronted Goose with c4000 pink-feet & Barnacle Goose.
Winterton - Pale Bellied brent past.
Horsey - 7 Whooper Swans.
Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS at country park around car park again mid afternoon.
Richard's Pipits - flew over Holme & Felmingham today + one in the car park at Winterton this am.
Choseley - Hooded Crow.
Titchwell - 8 Twite.
Cley - Black Brant, pale bellied brent, Lapland Bunting & Caspian Gull.
Holkham - 75 Snow Buntings, 6 Velvet Scoter, Slav Greb & G N Diver.
Waxham - 12 Common Cranes.
Wells - Black Brant.
Brancaster/Burnham mkt. - Greenland White-fronted Goose.
Monday 11 November 2013
Holt Country park - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS in car park briefly this morning.
Edgefiled tip - Glaucous Gull.
Salthouse - 15 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - B T Diver, 2 Slav Grebes, Water Pipit & 8 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Black Brant + Goosander.
Gorleston - 3 Velvet Scoter, Bonxie & 6 Snow Buntings.
Holme - 20 Snow BUntings & L T Duck.
Horsey - 2 Scaup, 7 Snow Buntings & SEO.
Hunstanton - Woodlark & Lapland Bunting over cliffs this morning.
Sunday 10 November 2013
sea palling - HUMPBACK WHALE again + Pom skua, 2 Snow Buntings & Hen harrier.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.
Cley - Glaucous Gull.
Holkham Bay - 10 Shorelarks, Pom Skua, 2 Bonxies, 50 Snow Buntings, Long-tailed Duck & 2 Velvet Socter.
Titchwell - Hooded Crow, Grey Phalarope, Little Auk, male Hen harrier & 4 Spotted Redshanks.
Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.
Hopton - Black Brant (also past Horsey & Waxham) + 3 Velvet Scoter.
Winterton - Pom Skua, 3 Bonxies, Lapland & 60 Snow Bunting.
Gorleston - 8 Pale bellied Brent Geese & 13 little Gulls.
Holme - 6 Pom SKuas, 2 L-T Ducks & Velvet Scoter.
Waxham - 2 Sooty Sheaarwaters, 6 Bonxies, 6 Scaup & Velvet Socter.
Lynford - 4 Hawfinches.
Saturday 9 November 2013
Waxham/sea palling - HUMPBACK WHALE again + Pom skua.
Holkham Bay - Grey Phalarope (west end), 7 Shorelarks, 15 Snow Buntings, 2-3 Red-necked & 2 Slav Grebes, 2+ Great Northern Diver, 5 Long-tailed Ducks & 6 Velvet Socter.
Titchwell - Hooded Crow (also choseley), Black-throated & Great Northern Divers, 4 L-T Duck, 50 Snow buntings & SEO.
Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.
Salthouse - Black Brant (also cley) & 6 Barnacle Geese with brents.
Hopton - Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup & Bonxie.
Winterton - Lapland & 60 Snow Bunting.
Sidestrand - 12 Snow Buntings.
Burnham Overy marsh - Lapland Bunting flew over.
Warham Greens - 2 Hen harriers.
Friday 8 November 2013
Lynford - male TWO BARRED CROSSBILL + 10 Hawfinches.
Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 4 L-T Duck, Pomarine Skua & SEO.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.
Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still & Black Brant.
Choseley/Thornham marsh - Hooded Crow.
Waxham - Richard's Pipit.
Hopton - 3 Velvet Scoter.
Winterton - Hooded Crow, 40 Snow Buntings & 2 Lapland Bunting.
Cley - 2 Shorelark & Black Brant.
Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.
Burnham Overy staithe - Red-necked & Slav Grebe.
Horsey - Hooded Crow & 17 Snow Buntings.
Holkham - 2 Black-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & 6 Velvet Socter in bay.
Kelling - Lapland & 25 Snow Buntings.
Thursday 7 November 2013
Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked & Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern & Black throated Divers, Lapland & 20 Snow Buntings, L-T Duck, Hen Harrier & SEO.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.
Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still, 2 Long-tailed Ducks + 2 Snow Buntings.
Choseley - Hooded Crow.
Yarmouth - 15 Snow Buntings on beach.
Winterton - Lapland Bunting, 3 Bonxies & 3 Velvet Scoter.
Cley - Shorelark.
Sheringham - Waxwing at Beeston bump.
Martham Broad - 4 Mealy redpolls.
Burnham Overy marsh - SEO + Hen Harrier over east end of Scolt head.
Horsey - 2 Lapland & Snow Buntings.
Stiffkey - 2 Hen Harriers + Jack Snipe.
Wells - 19 Snow Buntings.
Holkham - 7 Velvet Socter in bay.
West runton - Shorelark & 4 Snow Buntings.
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum.
Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.
Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still on pool west of little eye.
Great Ryburgh - Rough-leg Buzzard near old watchpoint.
Choseley Barns - Hooded Crow still.
Buckenham marshes - Lapland Bunting.
Holkham - Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver & 2 Velvet Scoter.
Yarmouth - 16 Snow Bunting on beach.
Cley - Slav Grebe offshore + probable Richard's Pipit.
Titchwell - Pomarine Skua, Red-necked Grebe, 8 Twite, SEO, 12 Snow Buntings & 2 Slav Grebes.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still on pool west of littel eye.
Choseley - Hooded Crow by drying barns late morning.
Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard east of lady anne's + Red-necked Greb, Slav Grebe, 2 Great Northern DIvers, 59 Snow Buntings & 5 Velvet Scoter.
Cromer - Little Auk & Velvet Scoter.
Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks & 30 Snow Bunting on beach.
Winterton - Great Northern Diver.
Cley - Garganey.
Gorleston - Arctic Tern.
Titchwell - Hen Harrier.
Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.
Monday 4 November 2013
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.
Stiffkey - Great White Egret flew east at 4.15pm + 3 Hen Harriers.
Winterton - Glaucous Gull, 2 Velvet Socter, 4 Bonxies, 3 Twite & 70 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Grey Phalarope (then Salthouse), B-T Diver, 9 Bonixes, GN Diver, L-T Duck, 3 Velvet Scoter, Arctic Tern, Shorelark & 30 Snow Buntings.
Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard at west end + 2 Bonxies in off the sea.
Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks & 20 Snow Bunting on beach + 2 Firecrests in cemy.
Great Snoring - 3 Common Cranes over.
Hopton - Great Northern Diver, 2 Bonxies & Scaup.
Titchwell - Water Pipit & SEO.
Sunday 3 November 2013
Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park + Sand Martin.
Old Hunstanton - Yellow-browed Warbler still + Firecrest.
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.
Dereham - Rough-leg Buzzard flew along A47 ?
Yarmouth - 5 Shorelarks on beach + Snow Bunting.
Buckenham - Water Pipit.
Winterton - Hooded Crow, Bonxie & 3 Purple Sands.
Cley - Puffin, Shorelark, 15-20 Snow Buntings & Caspian Gull.
Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard at west end.
Pentney - Long-tailed Duck.
Burgh Castle - Firecrest.
Thetford - Ring Ouzel.
Holme - Black-throated Diver.
Saturday 2 November 2013
Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.
Old Hunstanton - Yellow-browed Warbler still + Firecrest.
Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.
Yarmouth - 8 Shorelarks on beach, 3 Twite over & Firecrest in Cemy.
Titchwell - Jack Snipe, Little Stint & Hen Harrier.
Buckenham - Water Pipit & 80 White-fronted Geese.
Winterton - 2 Lapland Buntings, 4 Velvet Scoter & 43 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Shorelark, Red-necked Grebe, 10 Snow Buntings & 2 Caspian Gulls in to roost.
Holkham - 2 Shorelarks, 2 Slav Grebes, 8 Snow Buntings & 5 Velvet Socter.
Happisburgh - 9 Twite.
Warham Greens - 5 Hen Harriers.
Thetford - Ring Ouzel.
Friday 1 November 2013
Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.
Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.
Old Hunstanton - 2 Yellow-browed Warblers still.
Hardley flood - Great White Egret.
Sidestrand - Richard's Pipit.
Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, Snow Bunting & Hen Harrier.
Cromer - B-T Diver.
Horsey - 2 Lapland Buntings.
Winterton - Lapland Bunting & 39 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Puffin, Shorelark, Lapland Bunting, 12 Snow Buntings, SEO & 3 Caspian Gulls in to roost.
Holkham - 3 Slav Grebes & 5 Velvet Socter.
Blakeney - Hen Harrier.
Holme - Snow Bunting.
Lynford - Hawfinch & 10 Crossbills.