Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for September 2014
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Stiffkey - Caspian Gull, 7 Spoonbills on saltmarsh
Waxham - Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest
Matlaske - Montagu's Harrier
Cley - 2 Little Stints, 7 Whinchats
Holme - Red-necked Grebe
Monday 29 September 2014
Wells Woods - Dusky Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler
Cley - Serin reported, Jack Snipe
Warham Greens - 8 Spoonbills
Burnham Overy - 6 Spoonbills
Salthouse - 2 Jack Snipe
Titchwell - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint - 4 Spotted Redshanks
Sunday 28 September 2014
Strumpshaw - Wood Warbler
Kings Lynn - Great White Egret at Lynn Point
Cromer - Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
Titchwell - Black-throated Diver, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 6 Spotted Redshanks
Burgh Castle - reported possible dark-breasted Barn Owl
Waxham - Red-backed Shrike
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, 6 Spoonbills, 2 Whinchats
Stiffkey Fen - 14 Spoonbills, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Whinchats
Saturday 27 September 2014
Breydon Water - Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl, Common Crane, Curlew Sandpiper, Whinchat
King's Lynn - Great White Egret
Salthouse - Balearic Shearwater W
Snettisham - 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints
Cley - 2 Little Stints
Winterton - Firecrest, 2 Common Cranes
Friday 26 September 2014
Hickling Broad - Great White Egret
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls, Yellow-legged Gull
Norwich - Yellow-browed Warbler
Stiffkey Fen - 9 Spoonbills, 4 Whinchats
Breydon Water - Spoonbill, Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - 6 Spoonbills, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints
Thursday 25 September 2014
Titchwell - Great White Egret, 2 Little Stints, 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Spotted Redshanks; 2 Spoonbills at Thornham Point
Cley - Great White Egret flew W, then seen over Stiffkey Fen & Wells Woods
Cromer - Caspian Gull
Sculthorpe Moor - Purple Heron reported
Warham Greens - 11 Spoonbills
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Hickling Broad - Great White Egret
Cley - Cory's Shearwater flew E, 6 Spoonbills, 2 Little Stints, 2 Whinchats
Winterton - Caspian Gull offshore
Horsey - Red-backed Shrike
Hemsby - Yellow-browed Warbler, Short-eared Owl
Waxham - Yellow-browed Warbler
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Winterton - Greenish Warbler
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls
Blakeney Point - Honey Buzzard flew W
Horsey - Red-backed Shrike
Holme - Yellow-browed Warbler
Wells Woods - Yellow-browed Warbler
Monday 22 September 2014
Wells Woods - Olive-backed Pipit
Winterton - Greenish Warbler, Barred Warbler
Cley - 3 Long-tailed Skuas, 2 Pomarine Skuas past
Burnham Overy - Barred Warbler, 3+ Redstarts, 5 Whinchats; 2 Common Cranes & 2 Spoonbills over
Salthouse - Barred Warbler
Holme - Yellow-browed Warbler
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Titchwell - 4 Little Stints, 3 Curlew Sandpipers
Sunday 21 September 2014
Wells Woods - Olive-backed Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Redstarts
Winterton - Greenish Warbler, Ring Ouzel
Sculthorpe Moor - Black Kite reported
Cley - Cory's Shearwater, 7 Long-tailed Skuas, Pomarine Skua, Balearic Shearwater past
Holme - Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Skua past, Yellow-browed Warbler
Sheringham - Balearic Shearwater, 10 Sooty Shearwaters past
Salthouse - Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Redstarts
Holkham - Yellow-browed Warbler
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, Redstart
Saturday 20 September 2014
Wells Woods - Olive-backed Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler
Winterton - Greenish Warbler, Barred Warbler, Redstart
Holme - Corncrake, Yellow-browed Warbler, Pied Flycatcher
Welney - Great White Egret
Burnham Overy - 4+ Red-breasted Flycatchers, Barred Warbler, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 15+ Redstarts, Black-necked Grebe, 9 Spoonbills
Salthouse - Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler
Horsey - Yellow-browed Warbler, 8 Redstarts, 4+ Whinchats
Walsey Hills - Yellow-browed Warbler
Burgh Castle - Yellow-browed Warbler
Friday 19 September 2014
Blakeney Point - PALLID HARRIER, Yellow-browed Warbler, 25 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats
Wells Woods - Olive-backed Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Redstarts
Winterton - Greenish Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, 2 Whinchats
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls
Burnham Overy - 5+ Red-breasted Flycatchers, Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, 6+ Redstarts, Black-necked Grebe
Titchwell - Barred Warbler, 7 Spoonbills, 4 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Salthouse - Barred Warbler, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, Spoonbill
Stiffkey - Yellow-browed Warbler
Holme - Yellow-browed Warbler
Thursday 18 September 2014
Blakeney - PALLID HARRIER flew E over freshmarsh
Winterton - Greenish Warbler, Barred Warbler, Wryneck
Kelling WM - Long-tailed Skua flew S
Filby Broad - Great White Egret flew NW
Burnham Overy - 3 Red-breasted Flycatchers, 2 Barred Warblers, Yellow-browed Warbler, 8+ Redstarts, 5+ Whinchats, Lapland Bunting, Black-necked Grebe
Sheringham - Red-breasted Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warbler at cemetery
Hemsby - Red-breasted Flycatcher
Salthouse - Barred Warbler, Redstart
Holkham - 2 Yellow-browed Warblers
Brancaster Staithe - Yellow-browed Warbler
Wells Woods - Yellow-browed Warbler
Horsey - Red-backed Shrike, 3 Redstarts, 11 Whinchats
Wednesday 17 September 2014
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls, Purple Sandpiper
Burnham Overy - 3 Red-breasted Flycatchers, Yellow-browed Warbler, Barred Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Redstarts, Black-necked Grebe
Hemsby - Red-breasted Flycatcher
Salthouse - Barred Warbler
Blakeney Point - Yellow-browed Warbler
Brancaster Staithe - Yellow-browed Warbler
Winterton - Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-backed Shrike
Titchwell - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 10 Little Stints
Tuesday 16 September 2014
Warham Greens - 2 Red-breasted Flycatchers, Redstart, 5 Pied Flycatchers
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, Barred Warbler, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 6+ Redstarts, 8+ Whinchats, 8+ Pied Flycatchers
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher
Salthouse - Yellow-browed Warbler, Redstart, Firecrest
Horsey - Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Redstart
Titchwell - Spoonbill, 8 Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Spotted Redshanks
Breydon Water - Lapland Bunting, 4 Whinchats
Monday 15 September 2014
Breydon Water - Red-throated Pipit flew over, Tree Pipit, Osprey
Blakeney Point - Hoopoe, 8 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats
Warham Greens - Honey Buzzard, Icterine Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher still
Welney - Great White Egret, Little Stint
East Runton - Red-breasted Flycatcher still
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe
Salthouse - Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Firecrest, Hen Harrier
Great Yarmouth - Yellow-browed Warbler in cemetery
Horsey - Red-backed Shrike
Titchwell - 3 Spoonbills, Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Little Stints
Sunday 14 September 2014
Blakeney Point - Hoopoe, Long-tailed Skua flew W
Cley - 2 Long-tailed Skuas, Balearic Shearwater past; Red-breasted Flycatcher reported
East Runton - Red-breasted Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warbler
Warham Greens - Red-breasted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstarts
Trimingham - Red-breasted Flycatcher
Scolt Head - Red-breasted Flycatcher, Great Grey Shrike
Salthouse - Yellow-browed Warbler
Northrepps - Yellow-browed Warbler
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, Barred Warbler, Wryneck, 2 Redstarts, 4+ Whinchats, 3 Spoonbills
Blakeney Freshmarsh - Red-backed Shrike still, Hen Harrier
Saturday 13 September 2014
Wells - Honey Buzzard flew over
Burnham Overy - Barred Warbler, Black-necked Grebe, 4 Spoonbills, Curlew Sandpiper, Pomarine Skua flew E
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike on Freshmarsh
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Redstart, Whinchat, Pied Flycatcher, Short-eared Owl
Cantley - Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper at Beet Factory
Stiffkey Fen - 10 Spoonbills, Spotted Redshank
Salthouse - 2 Balearic Shearwaters past
Friday 12 September 2014
Blakeney - Great White Egret flew E, Red-backed Shrike still on Freshmarsh
Titchwell - Great White Egret flew W, 16 Spoonbills
Breydon Water - Great White Egret, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Spotted Redshanks
King's Lynn - Great White Egret at Lynn Point
Cantley - Spotted Crake at Beet Factory
Glandford - Honey Buzzard flew over
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls still by Pier
Beeston Bump - Wryneck
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, 2 Redstarts, 15+ Whinchats
Cley - 2 Little Stints, Curlew Sandpiper, Bittern
Thursday 11 September 2014
Blakeney Point - Greenish Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls still by Pier
Winterton - Long-tailed Skua juv flew S
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, 3 Whinchats
Winterton - Barred Warbler still
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike still on Freshmarsh
Holkham - Red-backed Shrike still on Freshmarsh
Bale - Hawfinch
Wednesday 10 September 2014
Kelling - WESTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER again
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls by pier
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Pied Flycatcher
Weybourne Camp - Wryneck
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike still on freshmarsh
Holkham - Red-backed Shrike still on freshmarsh
Cley - 5 Little Stints, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Spotted Redshanks
Titchwell - 9 Spoonbills, 2 Little Stints, Curlew Sandpiper, Turtle Dove
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Welney - Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Great White Egret, 14 Spoonbills, 3 Little Stints, 3 Curlew Sandpipers
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls east of Pier
Holkham - 5 Honey Buzzards, Red-backed Shrike on freshmarsh
Overstrand - 3+ Honey Buzzards
Burnham Overy - Goshawk
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike
Cley - 5 Little Stints, 6 Curlew Sandpipers
Choseley - 5 Whinchats
Monday 8 September 2014
Cley - Caspian Gull, 15 Spoonbills
Wells - 6 Honey Buzzards reported in off sea, flew S
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Firecrest
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike on Freshmarsh, Redstart
Holkham - Red-backed Shrike
Titchwell - 12 Spoonbills, 2 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Warham - Redstart, Tree Pipit
Sunday 7 September 2014
Kelling - WESTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER, Hawfinch
Welney - Cattle Egret
Cromer - Caspian Gull
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Wryneck, Pied Flycatcher, 4 Whinchats
Walsey Hills - Barred Warbler, 3 Pied Flycatchers
Waxham - 2 Wryneck, Pied Flycatcher, 8+ Whinchats
Holme - Wryneck, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart
Hickling Broad - Wryneck
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike on freshmarsh, 6 Whinchats
Beeston Bump - Red-backed Shrike
Titchwell - 13 Spoonbills, 3 Little Stints, 9 Curlew Sandpipers
Stiffkey Fen - 11 Spoonbills, Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Choseley - 4+ Whinchats, Short-eared Owl
Saturday 6 September 2014
Cley - Caspian Gull, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, 6+ Whinchats, 10 Spoonbills, Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Cromer - Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Winterton - Barred Warbler, 2 Wrynecks, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, 2 Whinchats
Beeston Bump - Barred Warbler
Warham Greens - Wryneck, 22 Whinchats, 3 Redstarts, Pied Flycatcher
Holme - Wryneck, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats, Short-eared Owl
Blakeney - Red-backed Shrike on freshmarsh, Whinchat
Horsey Gap - Red-backed Shrike
Happisburgh - Red-backed Shrike
Stiffkey Fen - 7 Spoonbills, Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank
Titchwell - Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Black Tern
Friday 5 September 2014
Cromer - Caspian Gull still by Pier
Burnham Overy - Black-necked Grebe, Wryneck, 4 Redstarts, 5 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Whinchats
Titchwell - Wryneck, 11 Spoonbills, 15 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Little Stints
Cley - Wryneck, Grey Phalarope briefly
Blakeney Point - 4 Redstarts, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 30+ Whinchats
Horsey - 2 Wrynecks
Waxham - Red-backed Shrike, Redstart, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Whinchats
Happisburgh - Red-backed Shrike
Blakeney Freshes - Red-backed Shrike
Sheringham - Balearic Shearwater flew E, 4 Whinchats, 2 Crossbills over
Thursday 4 September 2014
Lynford - late news - SHORT-TOED EAGLE 19th July-17th August at Grimes Graves
Cromer - 2 Caspian Gulls (ad+1w) by Pier, + Yellow-legged Gull
Blakeney Point - Barred Warbler, Wryneck, Redstart, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 15 Whinchats
Warham Greens - Wryneck, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, 4 Whinchats
Cley - Wryneck, Quail, Black Tern, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Whinchat
Hickling Broad - Wryneck
Winterton - Red-backed Shrike still, Redstart, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 30 Whinchats
Great Yarmouth - 3 Redstart, 3 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Whinchats in Cemetery
Titchwell - 10 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Little Stints, 2 Spotted Redshanks
Wednesday 3 September 2014
Blakeney Point - Ortolan Bunting, 2 Wrynecks, 7 Pied Flycatchers, 8 Redstarts, 16 Whinchats, probable Eastern Common Tern briefly
Weybourne - Rose-coloured Starling still
Cromer - Caspian Gull by Pier
Cley - 4 Little Stints, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Redstarts, Pied Flycatcher, probable Eastern Common Tern feeding offshore early am, + 3 Black Terns
Great Yarmouth - Wryneck at South Denes in garden, Redstart in cemetery
Stiffkey Fen - 23 Spoonbills, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Red-backed Shrike still in North Dunes, Lapland Bunting flew over
Horsey Gap - Red-backed Shrike still, Pied Flycatcher, 29 Whinchats
East Runton - Ring Ouzel
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Weybourne - Rose-coloured Starling still
Hickling Broad - Great White Egret on Rush Hill Scrape, Common Crane over
Winterton - Barred Warbler, Red-backed Shrike still in Dunes
Horsey - Red-backed Shrike
Buckenham Marshes - Pectoral Sandpiper in area with no general access
Cley - 4 Little Stints, 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Titchwell - 15 Curlew Sandpipers, 14 Spoonbills
Monday 1 September 2014
Weybourne - Rose-coloured Starling again
Sheringham - Common Rosefinch on feeder in garden briefly
Aylsham - Caspian Gull south of Erpingham
Stiffkey - Wryneck still on Greens
Cantley - Pectoral Sandpiper still at Beet Factory
Winterton - Red-backed Shrike still
Cley - 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Little Stints
Cromer - Yellow-legged Gull on beach