Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for March 2020
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Cley - Purple Heron, Great White Egret, 5 Snow Buntings
Salthouse - 2 Waxwings
Tasburgh - Osprey
Hingham - Osprey flew NW
Wiveton - 2 Ravens flew S
Monday 30 March 2020
Salthouse - Purple Heron
Attleborough - Cattle Egret
Methwold - Cuckoo
Fakenham - Black Redstart
Antingham - Black Redstart
Hockwold - Caspian Gull
Hingham - Great White Egret
Upton Marshes - 3 Common Cranes
Billockby - 3 Common Cranes
Salthouse - Spoonbill
Sunday 29 March 2020
Thorpe St Andrew - Cuckoo
Antingham - Black Redstart
Ingoldisthorpe - Black Redstart
Saturday 28 March 2020
Salthouse - Purple Heron
Methwold - Cuckoo
Blakeney Point - 4 Black Redstarts, Wheatear
Antingham - Black Redstart
Friday 27 March 2020
Felthorpe - Osprey flew N
Wymondham - Firecrest
Southrepps - Firecrest
Thetford - Tree Pipit flew NW
Cley - Black Redstart, 4 Spoonbills
Winterton - 2 Spoonbills flew S
Hingham - Great White Egret
Thursday 26 March 2020
King’s Lynn - Osprey flew N
Ditchingham - Black Redstart
Weybourne Camp - Black Redstart
Winterton - Black Redstart
Burgh Castle - Great White Egret
Cley - Great White Egret
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Cley - Black Redstart, Spoonbill
West Runton - Black Redstart
Cantley BF - Black Redstart
Breydon Water - Great White Egret
Snettisham CP - 2 Wheatears, Willow Warbler
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Horsey - Black Redstart, 6 Common Cranes
Breydon Water - Short-eared Owl
Monday 23 March 2020
Holkham - 5 Cattle Egrets, 5 Great White Egrets
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Osprey flew N over UEA
Hopton - Firecrest
Burnham Overy - 2 Spoonbills
Welney - 6 Great White Egrets, 3 Common Cranes
Hingham - Great White Egret
Brancaster - Common Crane flew S
Cley - Spoonbill, Caspian Gull
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Sunday 22 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard, Water Pipit
Salthouse - 4+ Waxwings
Norwich - Waxwing
Holme - Long-tailed Duck flew E
Burnham Overy - 7 Great White Egrets
Hingham - Great White Egret
Brundall - 2 Common Cranes flew over
Saturday 21 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holkham - 2 Velvet Scoter, 2 Short-eared Owls
Thornham - Short-eared Owl
Winterton - Hooded Crow, Raven
St Olaves - 2 Great White Egrets flew N
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Welney - Great White Egret
Billockby - 12 Common Cranes
Sheringham - 4 Little Gulls flew E
Friday 20 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holme - 2 Garganey
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, Velvet Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Ducks
Titchwell - Water Pipit
South Creake - 2 Black Redstarts
Thornham - 4 Twite
Welney - 2 Great White Egrets, Common Crane
Potter Heigham - 2 Great White Egrets
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Billockby - 6 Common Cranes
Roydon - 2 Common Cranes flew S
Cley - Spoonbill, 4 Little Gulls flew E
Mundesley - 2 Velvet Scoters flew NW
Thursday 19 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard, Spoonbill
Salthouse - 4 Waxwings
Holme - 2 Garganey
Carleton Forehoe - Garganey
Dersingham Bog - Ring Ouzel
West Runton - Black Redstart
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Roydon - Willow Warbler
Holkham - 4+ Snow Buntings, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Spoonbills
Caister - Snow Bunting
Winterton - Hooded Crow
Welney - Great White Egret
Hingham - Great White Egret
Halvergate - Short-eared Owl
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Heacham - Garganey, Great White Egret
Glandford - Lesser Whitethroat
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Thornham - Water Pipit
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Horsey - Hooded Crow, Raven
Holkham - 2 Long-tailed Ducks, Great White Egret, 5 Spoonbills
Hickling Broad - 2 Great White Egrets, 10+ Common Cranes
Breydon Water - Great White Egret
Buckenham - Spoonbill
Cley - Spoonbill
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Salthouse - 5 Waxwings
Berney Arms - Tundra Bean Goose, Short-eared Owl
Holme - 2 Garganey
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Swallow, Velvet Scoter
South Creake - 2 Black Redstarts
Holkham - 10 Velvet Scoters, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 6 Great White Egrets, 5 Spoonbills, Short-eared Owl
Welney - Great White Egret
Monday 16 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Salthouse - 5 Waxwings
Cley - 2 Wheatears, White Wagtail
Holme - 2 Garganey, Short-eared Owl
Norwich - Mealy Redpoll at Whitlingham CP
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 3 Spoonbills flew over
Holkham - 2 Long-tailed Ducks, Great White Egret
Winterton - 2 Great White Egrets
Hickling Broad - Great White Egret
Welney - Great White Egret
Potter Heigham - Great White Egret
Sea Palling - 5 Purple Sandpipers
Sheringham - Purple Sandpiper
Thetford - Caspian Gull at Nunnery Lakes
Sunday 15 March 2020
Potter Heigham - 2 Cattle Egrets
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Salthouse - 5 Waxwings, Spoonbill flew W
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Cley - 4 Snow Buntings, Wheatear, Spoonbill flew W
Happisburgh - Wheatear
Holme - 2 Garganey, Woodlark
Burnham Overy - 4 Great White Egrets, 2 Spoonbills
Holkham - Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbills
Burnham Norton - Great White Egret
Welney - Great White Egret
Saturday 14 March 2020
Potter Heigham - 2 Cattle Egrets
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Salthouse - 5 Waxwings
Norwich - Waxwing flew over Earlham Road
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, Great White Egret
Holme - 2 Garganey, Spoonbill
Haddiscoe - 2 Great White Egrets
Welney - Great White Egret, Spoonbill
Breydon Water - Great White Egret, 2 Short-eared Owls
Stiffkey - Great White Egret
Sheringham - Caspian Gull, 2 Purple Sandpipers
Thetford - Caspian Gull at Burrell Way, Caspian Gull at Snare Hill
Friday 13 March 2020
Holkham - 5 Cattle Egrets, 6 Great White Egrets, 5 Spoonbills
Stiffkey - Black Brant, Short-eared Owl
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Salthouse - 5 Waxwings
Burnham Overy - 5 Shorelarks, 4 Ravens
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Cley - 15 Snow Buntings
Billockby - 3 Common Cranes
Welney - 2 Great White Egrets
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Thursday 12 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 4 Great White Egrets, 6 Spoonbills
Cley - 25 Snow Buntings, Caspian Gull
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Billockby - 5 Common Cranes
Holme - 2 Common Cranes
Welney - Great White Egret
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Belton - Swallow
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 1+ Spoonbills, 3 Velvet Scoters
Cley - 22 Snow Buntings, Caspian Gull
Thornham - 6+ Twite, Spotted Redshank
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Billockby - 7 Common Cranes
Holme - 3 Common Cranes
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 20 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Welney - 2 Great White Egrets
Felbrigg - 4 Common Cranes flew W, then over Weybourne, Cley, Blakeney, Holme
Monday 9 March 2020
Holkham - 4 Cattle Egrets, 5 Shorelarks, 6+ Snow Buntings, 5+ Great White Egrets, 7 Spoonbills
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Thornham - 7+ Twite
Cley - 24 Snow Buntings, Great White Egret, Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Great White Egret
Cromer - Caspian Gull
Billockby - 3 Common Cranes
Heigham Holmes - 3 Great White Egrets
Hickling Broad - Great White Egret
Dersingham - Short-eared Owl
Sunday 8 March 2020
Holkham - 4 Cattle Egrets, 5 Shorelarks, 6+ Snow Buntings, 3+ Great White Egrets, 4 Spoonbills, 1+ Velvet Scoters
Stiffkey - Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Filby Broad - 2 Smew
Hickling Broad- 2 Scaup, 2 Great White Egrets
Thornham - Spotted Redshank
Cley - 18 Snow Buntings, Great White Egret, Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Billockby - 22 Common Cranes
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Norwich - Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh
Bylaugh Park - Great White Egret flew SE
Saturday 7 March 2020
Burnham Overy - Cattle Egret
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard, 2 Common Cranes flew W
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, Great White Egret, 2 Spoonbills
Thornham - 8+ Twite
Cley - 2 Snow Buntings, 2 Common Cranes flew W
Weybourne - 2 Common Cranes flew W, then over Salthouse, Burnham Overy, Titchwell, Holme
Billockby - 2 Common Cranes
Welney - Common Crane
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Stiffkey - Great White Egret
Friday 6 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 10 Snow Buntings, 2 Great White Egrets, 3 Spoonbills, 7 Velvet Scoter
Titchwell - Water Pipit, 3 Snow Buntings, 4 Common Cranes flew W
Thornham - 8+ Twite
Snettisham - 3 Snow Buntings
Kelling WM - Osprey reported flew E
Thetford - Caspian Gull at Nunnery Lakes
Cromer - Caspian Gull
Blakeney - 4 Common Cranes flew W
Billockby - 2 Common Cranes
Thursday 5 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Wells - Rough-legged Buzzard
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 16 Snow Buntings, 4 Great White Egrets, 7 Spoonbills
Brancaster - Slavonian Grebe
Thornham Point - 4 Snow Buntings
Thetford - Caspian Gull at Nunnery Lakes
Blakeney - 4 Common Cranes
Welney - Short-eared Owl
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Potter Heigham - 2 Cattle Egrets
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Holkham - 30 Snow Buntings, 2 Great White Egrets, Spoonbill, Velvet Scoter
Filby Broad - 2 Smew
Ormesby Broad - Long-tailed Duck
Cley - Water Pipit, 20 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit, Snow Bunting, Scaup
California - 8 Snow Buntings flew S
Blakeney - Great White Egret
Haddiscoe Island - Great White Egret
Acle - 2 Short-eared Owls
Sidestrand - 2 Woodlark flew E
Holme - Scaup, Woodlark flew E
Tuesday 3 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks
Winterton - 2 Lapland Buntings
Filby Broad - Smew, Long-tailed Duck
Cley - 4 Scaup on sea
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Hickling Broad - 4 Common Cranes
Norwich - Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh
Watlington - Great White Egret
Thurlton Marsh - Short-eared Owl
Sidestrand - Woodlark flew E
Monday 2 March 2020
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Holkham - 4+ Shorelarks, 60 Snow Buntings, 11 Spoonbills, 7 Great White Egrets, 34 Velvet Scoters, Long-tailed Duck
Cley - Water Pipit, 35 Snow Buntings, Great White Egret, 4 Scaup on sea
Thornham - 9 Twite, 2 Spotted Redshanks
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Holme - Long-tailed Duck
Titchwell - 2 Common Cranes flew W
Norwich - Great White Egret at Earlham Marsh
Blakeney - Great White Egret, Spoonbill
Welney - Great White Egret
Claxton Marshes - Short-eared Owl
Sunday 1 March 2020
Sedgeford - EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL
Breydon Water - Green-winged Teal
Fincham - Great Grey Shrike
Holkham - 5 Shorelarks, 60 Snow Buntings, 7 Spoonbills
Holme - 3 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Thornham - 8 Twite
Sheringham - Caspian Gull, Purple Sandpiper
Welney - 2 Common Cranes, Great White Egret
Heigham Holmes - 2 Great White Egrets
Norwich - Great White Egret at Colney GPs
Filby Broad - Great White Egret
Horsey - Great White Egret
Haddiscoe Island - 2 Short-eared Owls