Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for December 2016
Saturday 31 December 2016
Halvergate - 4 Cattle Egrets
Titchwell - 43 Long-tailed Duck, 21 Velvet Scoter, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe
Denver Sluice - 5 Waxwings
Holme - 6 Waxwings
Cromer - 2 Waxwings
Costessey - 3 Waxwings
Buckenham Marshes - 6+ Taiga Bean Geese
Lynford GPs - Great White Egret
Hickling Broad - 5 Scaup
Tottenhill GPs - 2 Scaup
Friday 30 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Titchwell - Little Stint, 12 Long-tailed Duck, 32 Velvet Scoter
Holkham - 20+ Shorelarks
Cromer - 2 Waxwings
Costessey - 3 Waxwings
Thursday 29 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Halvergate - 4 Cattle Egrets
Titchwell - 12 Long-tailed Duck, 42 Velvet Scoter, Scaup
Holkham - 30 Shorelarks
Costessey - 3 Waxwings
Lynford GPs - Great White Egret
Potter Heigham - 25 Water Pipits
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Halvergate - 4 Cattle Egrets
Buckenham - 17 Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, Great Northern Diver, 58 Long-tailed Duck, 27 Velvet Scoter, Scaup
Welney - 5 Waxwings
Kelling - Iceland Gull flew E
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Halvergate - 4 Cattle Egrets
Buckenham - 15+ Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 2 Great Northern Diver, 42 Long-tailed Duck, 17 Velvet Scoter, Scaup
Holkham - 24 Shorelarks, Great White Egret, 5 Long-tailed Duck, 45 Velvet Scoter
Costessey - 6 Waxwings
Norwich - 13 Waxwings at Jenny Lind Park
Potter Heigham Marshes - 15+ Water Pipits
Monday 26 December 2016
Docking - Todd's Canada Goose
Halvergate - 3 Cattle Egrets
Buckenham - 10+ Taiga Bean Geese
Holkham - 23 Shorelarks
Costessey - 6 Waxwings
Sunday 25 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Buckenham - 17 Taiga Bean Geese
Holkham - 23 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Costessey - 6 Waxwings
Norwich - Great White Egret flew over Colney GPs
Saturday 24 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Salthouse - Black Brant, Spoonbill
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Buckenham - Cattle Egret, 17 Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 10 Long-tailed Ducks, 12 Velvet Scoter, Great Northern Diver
Costessey - 6 Waxwings
Colkirk - Waxwing
Bawburgh - Great White Egret
Kings Lynn - Great White Egret at Admiralty Point
Norwich - Great White Egret at Bowthorpe Marsh
Friday 23 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Ferruginous Duck, 58 Long-tailed Ducks, 18 Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup, Great Northern Diver
Costessey - 5 Waxwings
Fakenham - Waxwing
Thursday 22 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Cley - Spoonbill
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 48 Long-tailed Ducks, 57 Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup
Holkham - 22 Shorelarks, 8 Long-tailed Ducks, 27 Velvet Scoter, 2 Jack Snipe
Holme - Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Kings Lynn - Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull
Heigham Holmes - Great White Egret
Buckenham - 3 Taiga Bean Geese
Costessey - 5 Waxwings
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Docking - Todd's Canada Goose
Salthouse - Black Brant
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 58 Long-tailed Ducks, 45 Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 13 Long-tailed Ducks, 18 Velvet Scoter, Great Northern Diver
Buckenham - 4 Taiga Bean Geese
Costessey - 4 Waxwings
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Docking - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Todd's Canada Goose
Cley - Black Brant, Water Pipit, Spoonbill
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Ferruginous Duck, Water Pipit, 71 Long-tailed Ducks, 45 Velvet Scoter, 10 Scaup, 2 Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 28 Shorelarks
Holme - 2 Black-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver, 2 Long-tailed Ducks
Blakeney - Water Pipit, Jack Snipe on Freshes, 7 Scaup in harbour
Buckenham - 19 Taiga Bean Geese
Monday 19 December 2016
Choseley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Docking - Todd's Canada Goose
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Ferruginous Duck, 2 Water Pipits, 58 Long-tailed Ducks, 28 Velvet Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, 3 Great Northern Divers
Salthouse - Iceland Gull
Holkham - 23 Shorelarks, 13 Long-tailed Ducks, 15 Velvet Scoter, 2 Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern Diver
Holme - 2 Black-throated Divers, 2 Long-tailed Ducks
Buckenham - 13 Taiga Bean Geese
Costessey - 5 Waxwings
Sunday 18 December 2016
Docking - Todd's Canada Goose
Cley - Black Brant, Spoonbill
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 70 Long-tailed Ducks, Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup, Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Brancaster - 6 Long-tailed Ducks, 8 Velvet Scoter, 2 Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Holkham - 25 Shorelarks, Great White Egret, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver, Velvet Scoter
Holme - 2 Black-throated Divers, 2 Great Northern Divers, 8 Velvet Scoter
Cantley - 10 Taiga Bean Geese
Horsey - Caspian Gull
Lynford GPs - Great White Egret
Costessey - 4 Waxwings
Saturday 17 December 2016
Cley - Black Brant, Spoonbill
Titchwell - 3 Water Pipits, 73 Long-tailed Ducks, 46 Velvet Scoter, 8 Scaup, 3 Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Brancaster - 24 Long-tailed Ducks
Holkham - 32 Shorelarks, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver
Salthouse - 2 Shorelarks
Friday 16 December 2016
Choseley - Todd's Canada Goose, 2+ Tundra Bean Geese
Cley - Black Brant, Spoonbill
Titchwell - c70 Long-tailed Ducks, 30+ Velvet Scoter, 8 Scaup, Great Northern Diver, Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Costessey - 5+ Waxwing
Thursday 15 December 2016
Choseley - Todd's Canada Goose, 15 Tundra Bean Geese
Cley - Black Brant, Iceland Gull, Spoonbill
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Holkham - 22 Shorelarks
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, 43 Long-tailed Ducks, 31 Velvet Scoter, Scaup, 2 Great Northern Divers
Hemsby - Slavonian Grebe
Costessey - 15+ Waxwing
Tasburgh - 2 Waxwing
Bowthorpe - Great White Egret
Wednesday 14 December 2016
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 54 Long-tailed Ducks, 30 Velvet Scoter, 7 Scaup
Holkham - Black-throated Diver, 12 Long-tailed Ducks, 12 Velvet Scoter, 2 Slavonian Grebes
Blakeney Harbour - Black-throated Diver, 7 Scaup
Mundesley - Black-throated Diver
Salthouse - Iceland Gull, 2 Shorelarks
Costessey - 5+ Waxwing
Tasburgh - 2 Waxwing
Tuesday 13 December 2016
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, 68 Long-tailed Ducks, 8 Velvet Scoter, 7 Scaup
Costessey - 20 Waxwing
Tasburgh - 2 Waxwing
Monday 12 December 2016
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, 50 Long-tailed Ducks, 11 Velvet Scoter, 5 Scaup, Great Northern Diver, Red-necked Grebe
Tottenhill GPs - 4 Scaup
Snettisham - Scaup
Norwich - Great White Egret flew over Colney GPs
Costessey - 20 Waxwing
Sunday 11 December 2016
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 40 Long-tailed Ducks, 13 Velvet Scoter, 3 Scaup, Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 27 Shorelarks
Tasburgh - 2 Waxwings
Costessey - 23 Waxwing
Norwich - Waxwing at Boundary Road
Saturday 10 December 2016
Scratby - HUME'S YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 65 Long-tailed Ducks, 11 Velvet Scoter, 5 Scaup
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Cley - Caspian Gull
Holkham - 45 Shorelarks
Tasburgh - 2 Waxwings
Costessey - 22 Waxwings
Blakeney Freshes - 6 Tundra Bean Geese
Salthouse - Glaucous Gull flew W
Welney - Great White Egret
Friday 9 December 2016
Scratby - HUME'S YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 35 Long-tailed Ducks, 8 Velvet Scoter, Scaup, Slavonian Grebe
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 24 Shorelarks
Wells - 7 Shorelarks
Lynford - Great White Egret flew over
Tasburgh - 5 Waxwings
Long Stratton - Waxwing
Thursday 8 December 2016
Scratby - HUME'S YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Guist Common - Little Bunting
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, 45 Long-tailed Ducks, 25 Velvet Scoter, Scaup, Black-throated Diver, 3 Slavonian Grebes
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Buckenham Marshes - 11 Taiga Bean Geese
Holkham - 15 Shorelarks
Thornham Point - 4 Scaup
Tottenhill GPs - 4 Scaup
Narborough - Great White Egret at Narford Lake, Scaup
Happisburgh - 2 Great White Egrets flew S
Blakeney Freshes - 2 Great White Egrets flew over
Wednesday 7 December 2016
Scratby - HUME'S YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER for 4th day
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, Jack Snipe, 61 Long-tailed Ducks, 25 Velvet Scoter, Scaup
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 25 Shorelarks, 4 Long-tailed Ducks, 31 Velvet Scoter
Cley - 2 Caspian Gulls
Winterton - Shorelark
Bowthorpe - 10 Waxwings, Great White Egret
Marlingford - Great White Egret
Breydon Water - Great White Egret
Tuesday 6 December 2016
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 35+ Long-tailed Ducks, 19 Velvet Scoter, 3 Scaup, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Holkham - 2 Shorelarks, Lapland Bunting, Great White Egret
Norwich - 3+ Waxwings off Barrack Street
Monday 5 December 2016
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Buckenham Marshes - 10+ Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipit, 2 Jack Snipe, 55 Long-tailed Ducks, 16 Velvet Scoter, 6 Scaup, 2 Black-throated Divers, 4 Great Northern Divers
Holme - 2 Black-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver, 7 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Slavonian Grebes
Holkham - 11 Long-tailed Ducks, c30 Velvet Scoter, Great Northern Diver
Sunday 4 December 2016
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Snettisham CP - Todd's Canada Goose
Norwich - Great White Egret on Bowthorpe Marsh, 30 Waxwings Bowthorpe
Salthouse - Iceland Gull flew E, 7 Shorelarks briefly
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Buckenham Marshes - 34+ Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipit, Jack Snipe, 58 Long-tailed Ducks, 23 Velvet Scoter, 4 Scaup, 5 Great Northern Divers, Slavonian Grebe
Choseley - Rough-legged Buzzard reported
Holme - 3 Black-throated Divers, Great Northern Diver, 7 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Slavonian Grebes
Holkham - Great White Egret
Saturday 3 December 2016
Burnham Overy - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, 6 Shorelarks
Surlingham - Cattle Egret
Norwich - Great White Egret on Bowthorpe Marsh
Buckenham Marshes - 34 Taiga Bean Geese
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipit, 36 Long-tailed Ducks, 12 Velvet Scoter, 4 Scaup, Black-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Divers, Red-necked Grebe
Holkham - 31 Shorelarks, Great White Egret, Great Northern Diver, Black-necked Grebe, 6 Slavonian Grebes, Red-necked Grebe, 19 Velvet Scoter
Blakeney Harbour - Black-throated Diver, Scaup, Long-tailed Duck
Martham Broad - Great Northern Diver
Cley - Iceland Gull flew E, Water Pipit, Jack Snipe
Hemsby - Iceland Gull flew S
Friday 2 December 2016
Norwich - Great White Egret on Bowthorpe Marsh, 15 Waxwings Bowthorpe
Wymondham - Great White Egret at Kimberley Park
Buckenham Marshes - 21 Taiga Bean Geese, 2 Waxwings
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 30 Long-tailed Ducks, 15 Velvet Scoter, 4 Scaup, Black-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Red-necked Grebe; Grey Phalarope then flew W
Holkham - 39+ Shorelarks, Great White Egret, 6 Slavonian Grebes, 7 Long-tailed Ducks, 3 Velvet Scoter
Ormesby Little Broad - Slavonian Grebe
Cley - Iceland Gull flew W
Stanhoe - Tundra Bean Goose, Greenland White-fronted Goose
Costessey - 20+ Waxwings
Thursday 1 December 2016
Burnham Overy Dunes - ISABELLINE WHEATEAR
Titchwell - 2 Water Pipits, 2 Jack Snipe, 10 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Velvet Scoter, Slavonian Grebe
Holkham - 30+ Shorelarks
Salthouse - 2 Shorelarks
Buckenham Marshes - 20 Taiga Bean Geese, 2 Waxwings
Costessey - 47+ Waxwings
Snettisham - Smew