Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for December 2023
Sunday 31 December 2023
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Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, 2 Pale-bellied Brents; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Short-eared Owl
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 22 Waxwings at Havelock Road
Snettisham - 30 Snow Buntings, 2 Waxwings flew over
Blakeney - 22 Twite
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Hen Harrier; Black-throated Diver on sea
Kings Lynn - Black-throated Diver
Rollesby Broad - 2 Smew
Welney - Scaup
Ludham - 8 Bewicks Swans
Buckenham - 29 White-fronted Geese
Hickling - 3 Hen Harriers, 4 Common Cranes
Roydon Common - 2 Hen Harriers
Surlingham - Hen Harrier
Morston - Hen Harrier
Winterton - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 7 Hawfinches
Kelling - 4 Velvet Scoter on sea
Saturday 30 December 2023
Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE then moved to Holt; Black-throated Diver, Slavonian Grebe on sea, Great Northern Diver, Velvet Scoter flew past
Holt - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Swaffham - 5 Waxwings
Snettisham - 20+ Snow Buntings, 3 Waxwings flew over
Salthouse - 22 Twite
Blakeney - 6 Twite
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank, Hen Harrier; Black-throated Diver, 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Kings Lynn - Black-throated Diver
Welney - Scaup
Southery - 67 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 1+ Bewicks Swans
Hickling - 3 Hen Harriers, 27 Common Cranes
Hardingham - Hen Harrier
Lynford - 9 Hawfinches
Hunstanton - Red-necked Grebe on sea
Kelling - 2 Velvet Scoter on sea
Friday 29 December 2023
Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Caspian Gull; Black-throated Diver on sea
Wells North Point - PALLID HARRIER
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Methwold - Great Grey Shrike
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Old Catton - 8 Waxwings flew over
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Waxwing & Hawfinch flew over; 4 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holkham - 67+ White-fronted Geese
Snettisham - 30 Snow Buntings
Blakeney - 22 Twite
Hockwold - 8 Water Pipits
Hickling - Water Pipit, 2+ Bewicks Swans, 5 Hen Harriers
Potter Heigham - Water Pipit, Hen Harrier
Cantley - Water Pipit
Kings Lynn - Black-throated Diver
Rollesby Broad - 2 Smew
Welney - Scaup
Southery - 47 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 5 Bewicks Swans
Burnham Overy - 2 Ruddy Shelducks
Warham - 2 Hen Harriers
Ketteringham - 1+ Caspian Gulls
Lynford - 4 Hawfinches
Winterton - Great Northern Diver on sea
Weybourne - 5 Velvet Scoter on sea
Thursday 28 December 2023
Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier, 2 Waxwings flew over
Methwold - Great Grey Shrike
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Clenchwarton - 12 Waxwings
Harpley - 12 Waxwings flew S
Norwich - 1+ Waxwing still at TK Maxx
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 1+ Water Pipits, Hen Harrier; 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, Snow Bunting, 25+ White-fronted Geese
Snettisham - 30 Snow Buntings, Great Northern Diver
Kings Lynn - Black-throated Diver
Welney - Scaup, Spotted Redshank
Ludham - 5 Bewicks Swans
Cantley - 58 White-fronted Geese
Hickling - 3 Hen Harriers
Roydon Common - Hen Harrier
Ketteringham - 2 Caspian Gulls
Lynford - Hawfinch
Winterton - Great Northern Diver on sea
Sheringham - Velvet Scoter flew E
Wednesday 27 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Norwich - 2+ Waxwings
Holme - Waxwing
Snettisham - 70 Snow Buntings
Cringleford - Mealy Redpoll
Kings Lynn - Black-throated Diver
Winterton - Caspian Gull, 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holkham - 24+ White-fronted Geese
Cley - Black-throated Diver on sea
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Holt - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler, 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Hen Harriers
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 22 Waxwings at Dereham Road
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Water Pipits
Holkham - 6 Shorelarks; 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Snettisham - 60 Snow Buntings, Great Northern Diver
Heacham - 3 Snow Buntings
Welney - Scaup
Southery - 63 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 2+ Bewicks Swans, Hen Harrier
Morston - Short-eared Owl
Roydon Common - Hen Harrier
Lynford - Hawfinch
Cromer - Velvet Scoter flew W
Monday 25 December 2023
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Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler, Hen Harrier, 4 Waxwings flew over
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 30 Waxwings at Havelock Road
Snettisham - 9 Waxwings, 60 Snow Buntings, Great Northern Diver
Buckenham - 25 White-fronted Geese
Cley - Black-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck flew past
Sunday 24 December 2023
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Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler, Hen Harrier, Glaucous Gull flew W, 2 Waxwings flew over
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 8 Waxwings at George Fox Way, 2+ Waxwings at Coslany St
Snettisham - 8 Waxwings, 50 Snow Buntings
Bodham - 2 Waxwings
Holt - 3 Waxwings flew over
Holkham - 14 Shorelarks; 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Gorleston - 2 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - 3 Water Pipits; 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Limpenhoe - Water Pipit
Southery - 75 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 7+ Bewicks Swans
Winterton - Caspian Gull, 6 Waxwings flew over; 5 Velvet Scoters on sea
Bayfield - Caspian Gull, Waxwing flew over
Hethersett - Caspian Gull
Hickling Broad - Hen Harrier
Morston - Hen Harrier
Cley - Little Auk, Sooty Shearwater, 2 Long-tailed Ducks flew past
Saturday 23 December 2023
Bayfield - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 40 Waxwings flew over Bramfield Close
Snettisham - 9 Waxwings, 15 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit; 1+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Holkham - 14 Shorelarks
Breydon Water - 2 Water Pipits
Southrepps - Mealy Redpoll
Hickling Broad - Scaup, 4 Hen Harriers, 35 Common Cranes
Ormesby Little Broad - Scaup
Ketteringhan - Caspian Gull
Lynford - 2 Hawfinches
Roydon Common - 2 Hen Harriers
Holme - 3 Velvet Scoters, 2 Little Gulls flew past
Friday 22 December 2023
Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit, 7 Waxwings flew over; 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Welney - Water Pipit, Scaup
Southery - 69 Bewicks Swans
Winterton - Caspian Gull; 6 Velvet Scoters flew past
Ludham - Hen Harrier
Snettisham - 2 White-fronted Geese
Thursday 21 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 27 Waxwings at Edinburgh Road, 4 at Hall Road
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit; Velvet Scoter on sea
Blakeney - 4 Twite
Ormesby Little Broad - 2 Scaup
Ludham - 5+Bewicks Swans
Cley - Hen Harrier
Hopton-on-Sea - Velvet Scoter
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Warham - Pallas’s Warbler, 2 Waxwings flew over
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 42 Waxwings at Edinburgh Road
Upper Hellesdon - 5 Waxwings
Snettisham - 3 Waxwings
Tittleshall - 2 Waxwings
Wells - 2 Waxwings flew S
Holkham - 14 Shorelarks
Titchwell - 4 Water Pipits
Ormesby Little Broad - Scaup
Southery - 150 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 7 Bewicks Swans
Breydon Water - Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank
Cley - Hen Harrier
Potter Heigham - Hen Harrier
Lynford - Hawfinch
Cromer - 3 Velvet Scoters flew W
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 42 Waxwings at Reepham Road
Holkham - 11+ Shorelarks
Blakeney - Short-eared Owl
Cley - Hen Harrier
Monday 18 December 2023
Cley - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Pallas’s Warbler
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 57 Waxwings at Westwick Street, 54 Edinburgh Road, 51 Earlham
Snettisham - 3 Waxwings
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks
Titchwell - 1+ Water Pipits
Walcott - Hen Harrier
Weybourne - 24 Snow Buntings flew W, 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sunday 17 December 2023
Stiffkey - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 45+ Waxwings at Edinburgh Road, 30 Orchard St
Sprowston - 20 Waxwings
Thursford - 1+ Waxwings
Holkham - 17+ Shorelarks
Blakeney - 16 Twite, Hen Harrier
Snettisham - 24 Snow Buntings
Holme - 15 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Titchwell - 1+ Water Pipits; Long-tailed Duck, 4 Velvet Scoters on sea
Cley - Water Pipit
Lynford - 2 Hawfinches
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Roydon Common - 3 Hen Harriers
St Benet’s - Hen Harrier
Cromer - Velvet Scoter flew W
Saturday 16 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Sprowston - 12 Waxwings
Bowthorpe - 8 Waxwings
Methwold - 4 Waxwings
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Wells - Waxwing, Hen Harrier
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 1+ Snow Buntings; 15 Velvet Scoters on sea
Blakeney - 18 Twite
Snettisham - 30 Snow Buntings, 3 Scaup
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Spotted Redshank; 3 Scaup, Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck, 7 Velvet Scoters on sea
Holme - Water Pipit
Welney - Scaup
Ludham - Hen Harrier
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Cromer - 2 Red-necked Grebes flew W
Friday 15 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 30+ Westwick St, 47 Girton Road
Colney - 18 Waxwings
Bowthorpe - 14 Waxwings
Sheringham - 3 Waxwings
Thetford - c50 Waxwings flew over
Snettisham - Waxwing
Heacham - 4 Waxwings flew S
Holkham - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Blakeney - 32 Twite, 2 Hen Harriers
Welney - Scaup
Cantley - 100 White-fronted Geese
Roydon Common - 2 Hen Harriers, Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 3 Hawfinches
Cromer - Storm Petrel offshore
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck, 9+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Thursday 14 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 50 Waxwings at Vauxhall/Ampthill St, 30 at Westwick St, & nearby
Burnham Market - 8 Waxwings
Sheringham - 7 Waxwings; 4 Velvet Scoters flew past
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Blakeney - 2 Waxwings
Sprowston - 1+ Waxwings
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks; 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Blakeney - 17 Twite
Welney - Scaup
Thorpe Marshes - Hen Harrier
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck, 10 Velvet Scoters on sea
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - 60+ Waxwings at St Stephens Gate, 22+ College Road, 1+ Woodside Road
Fakenham - 8 Waxwings
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 35 White-fronted Geese
Titchwell - Water Pipit; Great Northern Diver, 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Buckenham - 10 White-fronted Geese
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Harpley - 25 Waxwings
Salthouse - 20+ Waxwings
Fakenham - 6 Waxwings
Sheringham - 6 Waxwings
Norwich - 8 Waxwings at Colman Road, 1+ Stafford St, Princes St
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, Snow Bunting; 10 Velvet Scoters on sea
Blakeney - 25 Twite, Hen Harrier
Cley - 7 Twite
Buckenham - Water Pipit, 54+ White-fronted Geese
Strumpshaw - Water Pipit
Welney - Scaup
Roydon Common - 2 Hen Harriers
Titchwell - Hen Harrier; 1+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Wymondham - Short-eared Owl
Lynford - 4 Hawfinches
Monday 11 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, 2 Hen Harriers, Waxwing
Filby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 21+ Waxwings
Sheringham - 2+ Waxwings
Snettisham - Waxwing
Norwich - 2+ Waxwings at Unthank Road
Methwold - 2 Waxwings
Holkham - 15 Shorelarks, 7 Snow Buntings
Blakeney - 14 Twite, Hen Harrier
Welney - Bewicks Swan, Scaup
Roydon Common - 3 Hen Harriers
Titchwell - Hen Harrier, 7+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Ludham - 6 Short-eared Owls
Lynford - 3 Hawfinches
Sunday 10 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Filby Broad - 2 FERRUGINOUS DUCKS
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - 6 Waxwings, Long-tailed Duck
Norwich - 4+ Waxwings at Heigham Park
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Wells - 2 Waxwings
Thetford - 2 Waxwings
Costessey - Waxwing at Longwater
Heacham - Waxwings flew S
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks; 8 Velvet Scoters on sea
Ludham - Bewicks Swan, Hen Harrier
Ormesby Little Broad - Scaup
Buckenham - 8+ White-fronted Geese
Whinburgh - Long-eared Owl
Waxham - Short-eared Owl
Roydon Common - Hen Harrier
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank; Long-tailed Duck, 10+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Salthouse - 3 Velvet Scoters on sea
Hunstanton - Velvet Scoter on sea
Cromer - Storm Petrel offshore
Sheringham - Great Northern Diver flew W
Saturday 9 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - c25 Waxwings
Fakenham - 3 Waxwings
Norwich - 31 Waxwings at Waddington St
Thetford - 2 Waxwings at Alexander Court
Thursford - 2 Waxwings
Holkham - 12+ Shorelarks
Welney - Scaup
Snettisham - 1+ Long-tailed Duck
Roydon Common - 3 Hen Harriers
Hickling Broad - 1+ Hen Harriers, 10 White-fronted Geese
Brancaster - Hen Harrier
Cley - Hen Harrier
Friday 8 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier, Waxwing
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 22+ Waxwings
Fakenham - 7 Waxwings
Norwich - 4+ Waxwings at Denbigh Road
Toft Monks - 4 Waxwings
West Runton - Waxwing
Holkham - 12+ Shorelarks, 20+ Snow Buntings
Welney - Scaup, Spotted Redshank
Snettisham - Long-tailed Duck
Titchwell - 15 Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Trimingham - 2 Velvet Scoters flew past
Roydon Common - 2 Hen Harriers
Hickling Broad - 2 Hen Harriers
Thursday 7 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Fakenham - 5 Waxwings
Norwich - 15 Waxwings at Denbigh Road
Holkham - 12+ Shorelarks, 1+ Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank, Hen Harrier; 20 Velvet Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Breydon Water - 2 Little Auks
Shetingham - Snow Bunting, Velvet Scoter flew past
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER, Hen Harrier
Filby Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK
Fakenham - 13 Waxwings
Norwich - 10 Waxwings at St Stephens Gate
Syderstone - 8 Waxwings
Winterton - 8 Waxwings
Thorpe St Andrew - 4 Waxwings
Hickling - Waxwing, 16 White-fronted Geese
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 22 Snow Buntings, 7+ Velvet Scoter
Cromer - 23 Snow Buntings
Salthouse - Glaucous Gull
Welney - Scaup
Cantley - 185 White-fronted Geese
Lynford - 3 Hawfinch
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank; Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Stiffkey Fen - Hooded Crow
Lynn Point - 3 Spoonbills
Weybourne - Little Auk, Little Gull flew past
Shetingham - Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, 7 Little Gulls, 2 Snow Buntings flew past
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Fakenham - 24 Waxwings
Norwich - 6+ Waxwings on Denbigh Road
Martham - Waxwing
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 7 Snow Buntings
Cley - 50 Snow Buntings
Wells - 20 Snow Buntings, Black Redstart
Hockwold - 3 Water Pipits
Great Snoring - Hen Harrier
New Costessey - 2 Common Cranes flew over (also over Wymondham)
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck, 8 Velvet Scoters
Snettisham - Long-tailed Duck
Sheringham 2 Velvet Scoters on sea; Pomarine Skua, Blue Fulmar flew past
Mundesley - 2 Little Auks flew past
Monday 4 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Titchwell - Surf Scoter, Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Red-necked Grebe
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Thursford - 27 Waxwings
Fakenham - 15 Waxwings at Wensum Way
Norwich - 12 Waxwings at Denbigh Road
Castle Rising - Waxwing
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 8+ Snow Buntings, 7+ Velvet Scoter
Barton Broad - Velvet Scoter
Welney - Scaup
Cantley - 50+ White-fronted Geese
Shetingham - Great Northern Diver flew past
Sunday 3 December 2023
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Holt - 25 Waxwings
New Costessey - 19+ Waxwings
Colney - 3 Waxwings
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 1+ Snow Buntings; 4+ Velvet Scoters, Great Northern Diver on sea
Holme - 3 Snow Buntings
Rollesby Broad - Smew
Titchwell - 8 Bewicks Swans + 13 flew SE; Red-necked Grebe, 4 Long-tailed Ducks, 9 Velvet Scoters
Setchey - 5 Bewicks Swans
Holkham - 77 White-fronted Geese
Snettisham - Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Waxham - Purple Sandpiper
Saturday 2 December 2023
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
New Costessey - 21 Waxwings
Holt - 24 Waxwings
Snettisham - Waxwing, 2 Snow Buntings, Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 11 Snow Buntings
Weybourne - 2 Lapland Buntings
Titchwell - 2 Smew
Rollesby Broad - Smew
Kings Lynn - 5 Bewicks Swans
Sheringham - Velvet Scoter flew past
Friday 1 December 2023
Warham - PALLID HARRIER
Buckenham - 2 Taiga Bean Geese, 30 White-fronted Geese, 30 Bewicks Swans flew W
New Costessey - 30 Waxwings
Holt - 22 Waxwings
Snettisham - 3 Waxwings, Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Holkham - 13 Shorelarks, 8+ Snow Buntings, 7+ Velvet Scoter
Blakeney - 17 Twite
Rollesby Broad - 3 Smew
Titchwell - Jack Snipe
Cley - Black-throated Diver, 2 Velvet Scoters flew past