Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for February 2013
Thursday 28 February 2013
Breydon Water - Green-winged Teal.
Wymondham - 50 Whooper Swans.
Titchwell - 2 White-fronted Geese, 4 Common Cranes, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Spotted Redshanks, Velvet Scoter, 7 Snow Buntings.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
North Walsham - 4 Common Cranes.
Cley-next-the-sea - Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper.
Sea Palling - 45 Bewick's Swans.
Flitcham/Great Bircham - WHITE-TAILED EAGLE.
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Great Bircham - WHITE-TAILED EAGLE
King's Lynn - Rough-legged Buzzard
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER
Breydon Water - 103 Bewick's Swans, 2 Spotted Redshanks, Hen Harrier
Titchwell - 12 Twite, Long-tailed Duck, 3 Velvet Scoter, Red-necked Grebe
Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park - Bittern
Haddiscoe Island - Rough-legged Buzzard
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Anmer - WHITE TAILED EAGLE late morning in flight just west of village.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzard, SEO & 12 Bewick's Swans.
Titchwell - 2 Spoonbills, Long-tailed Duck, 5 Spotshanks, Hen Harrier & 2 Twite.
Cley - Long-tailed Duck still on river Glaven.
Filby Broad - 2 Bitterns.
Monday 25 February 2013
Great Bircham area - WHITE TAILED EAGLE still though mobile.
Haddiscoe island - 3 Rough-legged Buzzards.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER still near three nuns bridges + Waxwing by Tescos.
Wolferton - Golden Pheasant.
Wymondham - Firecrest opposite abbey hall.
Swaffham - 10 Waxwings.
Sunday 24 February 2013
Anmer/Great Bircham area - WHITE TAILED EAGLE still + Rough-leg Buzzard and Hen Harrier.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER still.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Hassingham - male Hen Harrier.
Norwich - 3 Waxwings on St. Williams way, thorpe-st-andrew.
Holkham - 43 snow Buntings, Long-tailed Duck & 20 White-fronted Geese.
Roydon - 3 Hen Harriers in roost.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck still on freshmarsh.
Lynford - Hawfinch.
Cley - Purple Sandpiper.
Saturday 23 February 2013
Shernborne/Anmer area - WHITE TAILED EAGLE late afternoon.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 1+ Rough-leg Buzzard.
Burnham Overy marsh - Black Brant & 2 pale Bellied Brents with c600 dark bellied Brents.
Titchwell - L T Duck.
Norwich - 30 Waxwings on St. Williams way, thorpe-st-andrew.
Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard reported over Holkham hall? 2 Velvet Scoter, LT Duck & 35 snow Buntings.
Lynford - Hawfinch.
Cley - 2 Lapland Buntings.
Winterton - SEO in north dunes.
Friday 22 February 2013
Anmer area - WHITE TAILED EAGLE.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards & 2 SEO's.
Titchwell - 2 Spoonbills.
Roydon - Hen Harrier & SEO.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Sharrington - Hen Harrier.
Norwich - 50 Waxwings on St. Williams way, thorpe-st-andrew.
Yarmouth - 14 Waxwings near library.
Hickling - 2 Hen Harriers in roost including 1 male.
Claxton marshes - 4 SEO's still late morning + Hen Harrier.
Reedham marshes - 80+ Bewick's Swans
Ludham - 60+ Bewick & 10 Whooper Swans.
Thursday 21 February 2013
Houghton/Bircham - WHITE TAILED EAGLE mid morning & late afternoon.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - Rough-leg Buzzard.
Lynford Arboretum - Great White Egret at Lynford water.
Wells - Black Brant reported ?
Salthouse - 12 Snow Buntings.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Stiffkey - 3 Hen Harriers over salt marsh.
Norwich - 40 Waxwings on St. Williams way, thorpe-st-andrew.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck.
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Dersingham/Houghton - WHITE TAILED EAGLE again this morning.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards.
Attleborough - 10 Waxwings.
Salthouse - 25 Snow Buntings & Hen Harrier.
Tottenhill - Smew.
Wolferton - Golden Pheasant.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Houghton/Bircham - WHITE TAILED EAGLE again this afternoon.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - Rough-leg Buzzard & SEO.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river Yare just west of city & 9 Waxwings on Thorpe rd.
Yarmouth - 30 Waxwings in library car park & 12 in Asda car park.
Salthouse - 41 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Long-tailed Duck in glaven channel, Purple Sand & Spotshank on reserve.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Morston - Hen Harrier.
Roydon - 4 SEO's.
Holme - 6 Snow Buntings.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck.
Monday 18 February 2013
Anmer/Bircham heath - WHITE TAILED EAGLE + hen Harrier.
Hickling - Great White Egret from stubb mill 4.30pm.
Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard & 2 Spoonbills.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzard, SEO, Bittern & 35 Waxwings over waveney forest.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river Yare just west of city, 12 Waxwings corner of Earlham & Christchurch rd & 9 Waxwings corner of avenues & college rd.
Yarmouth - 31 Waxwings in library car park.
Salthouse - 30 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Long-tailed Duck in glaven channel, 20 Snow Buntings & Purple Sandpiper.
Titchwell - 7 Long-tailed Ducks.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Welney - 2 Cranes.
Roydon - 4 Hen Harriers in roost.
Sunday 17 February 2013
North Wooton - Rough-leg Buzzard.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzard & SEO.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river Yare just west of city.
Salthouse - c20 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Purple Sandpiper.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Holkham - 2 Spoonbills & 100+ White-fronted Geese.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck, 3 Spotshanks & RC Pochard.
Tottenhill - 3 Smew.
Winterton - SEO.
Warham Greens - male Hen Harrier.
Saturday 16 February 2013
Hunstanton - late news of WHITE TAILED EAGLE in off the sea late afternoon & headed south.
Cockshoot broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK adult female again.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - Rough-leg Buzzard, SEO, Hen Harrier & 37 Waxwings flew over waveney forest.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river Yare just west of city.
Salthouse - Shorelark & 29 Snow Buntings.
Cley - Purple Sandpiper.
Buckenham - 6+ Taiga Bean Geese & 3 SEO's on Claxton marshes.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Burnham Norton - Spoonbill flew south over late on.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Holme - 34 Snow Buntings.
South Walsham - 5 Waxwings.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck.
Lynford - 2 Hawfinches & Firecrest.
Barton broad - 2 Scaup.
Roydon - 3 Hen Harriers.
Friday 15 February 2013
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - Rough-leg Buzzard.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
East Dereham - Great White Egret in dyke at Neatherd moor.
Salthouse - 25 Snow Buntings & reported Shore lark ?
Buckenham - Hen Harrier & SEO.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Holkham - Black Brant, Spoonbill, Pale bellied Brent & 200+ White-fronted Geese.
Wells - pale bellied Brent & Hen Harrier.
Hockwold washes - 14 Bewick's Swans.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Holme - 40 Snow Buntings.
Morston - Spotshank.
Titchwell - Slavonain Grebe.
Thursday 14 February 2013
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER & 30 Waxwings.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards, Ruddy Shelduck, 20+ White-fronted Geese & c2000 Pink-feet.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city.
Catfield - c250 Bewick's Swan & c10 Whooper Swan.
Buckenham - 15+ Taiga Bean Geese & 2 SEO's.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Cley - Purple Sandpiper and 5 Pale bellied Brents with c1750 dark Bellied Brent Geese.
Hellesdon - 40 Waxwings.
Wednesday 13 February 2013
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER & 35 Waxwings.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards & SEO.
Burnham Overy marshes - 2 Rough-legged Buzzards?
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city & Shag on river in city centre early morning then found dead!
Sea Palling - 4 Purple Sandpipers.
Catfield - c200 Bewick's Swan & 4+ Whooper Swan.
Hickling - Hen Harrier & Merlin in to roost.
Buckenham - 28 Taiga Bean Geese & 2 SEO's.
Felthorpe - 6 Waxwings.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Breydon - Smew, SEO, Jack Snipe & Spotted Redshank.
Sculthorpe - Hen Harrier.
Stiffkey - 2 Hen Harriers over saltmarsh (1 male).
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck & 12 Twite.
Downham mkt. - 6 Waxwings.
Salthouse - 21 Snow Buntings.
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Breydon - GREEN WINGED TEAL again.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards, 2 SEO's, Water Pipit, 4 Bewick's Swans & Ruddy Shelduck.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city, 21 Waxwings on Gloucester street & Shag on river in city centre.
Holkham - Black Brant.
Salhouse broad - Scaup.
Catfield - 272 Whooper & 5 Bewick's Swans.
Hickling - 4 Cranes (earlier at Horsey) & SEO.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Buckenham - 30 Taiga Bean Geese.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Attleborough - 30 Waxwings.
Yarmouth - 7 Waxwings in library car park.
Monday 11 February 2013
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city & Shag on river in city centre.
Cley - Black Brant & 3 pale Bellied Brents with c1000 Dark Bellied brent Geese + Purple Sandpiper,
Wiggenhall st. mary magdalen - Slavonian Grebe, 5 Goosander & Merg.
Downham mkt. - 12 Waxwings.
Horsey - 4 Cranes.
Tottenhill GP's - 4 Smew.
Salthouse - 25 Snow buntings.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Buckenham - Great Skua flew NE late afternoon.
Sunday 10 February 2013
Breydon - GREEN-WINGED TEAL morning only.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER & 20 Waxwings.
Cockshoot broad - fem FERRUGINOUS DUCK still.
Haddiscoe island - 1+ Rough-leg Buzzard.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city, Hawfinch flew over swanton road & 2 Waxwings at end of Trinity st.
Wymondham - Waxwing.
Holkham -10+ White-fronted Geese.
Sea palling/Hickling - 4 Cranes & 5 Pale Bellied Brent Geese.
Ludham - 225 Bewick's Swan.
Salhouse broad - Scaup.
Tottenhill GP's - 4 Smew.
Blakeney - Hen Harrier.
Titchwell - 3 Spotshanks, RC Pochard, Long-tailed Duck & Hen Harrier.
Stiffkey marshes - 3 Hen Harriers in roost.
Salthouse - 2 Snow buntings.
Saturday 9 February 2013
North Wootton - RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE with 300 Pink-footed Geese.
Breydon - GREEN-WINGED TEAL with c3000 Eurasian Teal, ad Caspian Gull and 88 White-fronted Geese flew NW over mid afternoon.
Ludham - 200+ Bewick's Swan & c20 Whooper swan.
Burnham Overy marshes - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Cantley - 30 Taiga Bean Geese & 30+ Eurasian White-fronted Geese.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Norwich - Great White Egret along river yare just west of city, 30 Waxwings on churchill road & Mealy Repdoll at Whittlingham CP.
Salthouse - 13 Snow Buntings.
Caister - 40 Snow Buntings.
Wolferton - Golden Pheasant.
Lynford - 2 Hawfinches & Firecrest.
Friday 8 February 2013
Cockshoot Broad - female FERRUGINOUS DUCK.
Holme - 2 Shorelarks, 20 Twite, 54 Snow Buntings & Slavonian Grebe on broadwater.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER
Salthouse - 4 Snow Buntings.
Wolferton - 2 Golden Pheasants.
Cley - Pomarine Skua off coastguards.
Cantley - 31 Taiga Bean Geese.
Long stratton - Shag.
Tottenhill - 2 Smew.
Thursday 7 February 2013
Titchwell - 3 Spotted Redshanks, 4 Twite, Long-tailed Duck.
Burnham Overy Staithe - Rough-legged Buzzard, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
Cantley - 30 Taiga Bean Geese, 60 Eurasian White-fronted Geese, Water Pipit.
North Wootton - RICHARDSON'S CANADA GOOSE with 300 Pink-footed Geese.
Hickling - GREEN-WINGED TEAL with c.800 Eurasian Teal, Bittern, Willow Tit, Short-eared Owl.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Norwich - Great White Egret, 15 Waxwings.
Sculthorpe Moor - 100 Bramblings, Bittern.
Salthouse - 4 Snow Buntings.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Titchwell - 15 Twite, Spotted Redshank, Long-tailed Duck.
Norwich - Great White Egret.
Lynford Arboretum - 2 Hawfinches.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Tottenhill G. P.'s - 4 Smew.
Cley-next-the-Sea - Purple Sandpiper.
Salthouse - 2 Snow Buntings.
Waxwings - Norwich (6), Thorpe St. Andrew (22), Thetford (33), Gorleston (7),
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Waveney Forest - 2 Rough-legged Buzzards, Short-eared Owl.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER
Caister-on-Sea - 46 Snow Buntings.
Holkham - Rough-legged Buzzard, Red Kite, Hen Harrier.
Hopton-on-Sea - Snow Bunting
Costessey - Bittern
Tottenhill G. P's. - Smew
Cley-next-the-Sea - Purple Sandpiper, 2 Shorelarks.
Waxwings - Norwich (27), Gorleston (21), Thorpe St. Andrew (1+)
Monday 4 February 2013
Titchwell - Snow Bunting, Red-crested Pochard, Water Pipit, 7 Spotted Redshanks, Scaup (male), Long-tailed Duck, 23 Twite.
Salthouse - 4 Snow Buntings.
Waveney Forest - 2 Rough-legged Buzzards.
Thetford - BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER.
Great Yarmouth - 55 Mediterranean Gulls.
Waxwings - Thorpe St. Andrew (10) Gorleston - (3)
Sunday 3 February 2013
Hempstead - Rough-leg Buzzard over (also over Hickling) & 26 Bewick's Swans.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards & 2 SEO's.
Burnham overy marshes - Rough-leg Buzzard, 6 Bewick's swans & 36 Snow Buntings on beach.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER.
Barton broad - 2 Scaup & Smew.
Caister - 46 Snow Buntings.
Catfield - c400 Bewcick's & 20 Whooper swans.
Salthouse - 4 Snow Buntings.
Cley - 2 Purple Sandpipers.
Buckenham - 28 Taiga Bean Geese.
Holkham - c50 White-fronted Geese.
Lynford - Hawfinch.
Roydon - 6 Hen Harriers (1 male).
Warham Greens - 4 Hen Harriers (1 male).
Wiggenhall St. mary magdalen - Slav Grebe on relief channel.
Wiggenhall St. German -2 Shag.
Waxwings - Brundall(3), Gorleston(4), Thopre St. Andrew(16) & Norwich(25).
Saturday 2 February 2013
Cromer - Sooty Shearwater past in morning.
Haddiscoe island - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards & 2 SEO's.
Burnham overy marshes - Rough-leg Buzzard.
Marlingford - Great White Egret.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER.
Norwich - Caspian Gull at UEA, 6 Cranes flew over Costessey, 6 Waxwings over UEA & 4 Waxwings at St. Johns Close.
Catfield - 400 Bewcick's & 20 Whooper swans.
Salthouse - 4 Snow Buntings & Black Brant.
Hardley flood - Hen Harrier (male).
Cley - 2 Purple Sandpipers.
Waxham - 5 Pale Bellied Brents & Waxwing
Buckenham - 28 Taiga Bean Geese, 40 White-fronted Geese, 5 SEO's & Water Pipit.
Holkham - c50 White-fronted Geese & Bittern.
Lynford - 3 Hawfinches & 6 Cranes over.
Stoke Ferry - 2 Smew.
Tottenhill - Smew.
Friday 1 February 2013
Haddiscoe island - 1-2 Rough-leg Buzzards, 2 SEO's, Ruddy Shelduck + 3 Bewick's Swans.
Burnham overy marshes - Rough-leg Buzzard early morning + Lapland Bunting flew over.
Marlingford - Great White Egret.
Thetford - BLACK BELLIED DIPPER.
Gorleston - 67 Waxwings + 5 Bewick's swans over.
Buckenham - 25 Taiga Bean Geese.
Holkham - c100 White-fronted Geese.
Titchwell - Long-tailed Duck, 4 Twite & 3 Spotshanks.