Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for January 2026
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Horsey - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Stiffkey - 2 Glossy Ibis
Morston - Glossy Ibis
Weybourne - 2 Lapland Buntings, 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Holme - 43 Snow Buntings
Cley - 30 Snow Buntings, Water Pipit
Snettisham - 3 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Snow Bunting, Scaup
Ludham - 11 Bewicks Swans
Ringstead - 3 Tundra Bean Geese
Cantley - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Ormesby Broad - 2 Smew
Filby Broad - Smew, 1+ Scaup
Burnham Overy Staithe - Red-necked Grebe
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinch
Heigham Waterworks - Caspian Gull
Waxham - 2 Little Gulls
Hunstanton - Scaup, Velvet Scoter on sea
Kelling - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Blakeney Harbour - Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Long-tailed Duck
Wells - Great Northern Diver
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Horsey - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 8+ Tundra Bean Geese
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Stiffkey - 2 Glossy Ibis
Weybourne - Lapland Bunting, 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Cley - 30 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, Water Pipit, Scaup; Slavonian Grebe on sea
Ludham - 9 Bewicks Swans
Winterton - 5 Bewicks Swans
Ringstead - 4 Tundra Bean Geese
Filby Broad - 1+ Scaup
Burnham Overy Staithe - Red-necked Grebe
Lynford - 4+ Hawfinch
Heigham Waterworks - Caspian Gull
Holme - Long-tailed Duck on sea
Kelling - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Monday 12 January 2026
Horsey - BLACK-WINGED KITE, Waxwing, 4 Bewicks Swans
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin, Smew, 1+ Scaup
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Weybourne - Lapland Bunting
Winterton - 32 Snow Buntings
Methwold - 21 Bewicks Swans
Ludham - 8 Bewicks Swans
Welney - 2 Bewicks Swans
Titchwell - Scaup; 2 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Great Northern Divers on sea
Blakeney Harbour - Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Caspian Gull
Burnham Overy Staithe - Red-necked Grebe
Cley - Caspian Gull
Lynford - 1+ Hawfinch
Hunstanton - 6 Scaup on sea
Kelling - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sunday 11 January 2026
Horsey - BLACK-WINGED KITE, Waxwing, 4 Bewicks Swans
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Smew, 3 Scaup, Caspian Gull
Bintree Mill - Black-bellied Dipper
Weybourne - 9 Snow Buntings
Winterton - 6 Snow Buntings, Iceland Gull flew N
Ludham - 8 Bewicks Swans
Choseley - 2 Bewicks Swans, 11 Tundra Bean Geese
Sea Palling - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Hickling Broad - Smew
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, Scaup
Wiggenhall St Germans - Scaup
Blakeney Harbour - Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, 4 Great Northern Divers
Hunstanton - 4 Scaup, Slavonian Grebe
Walcott - Slavonian Grebe on sea
Saturday 10 January 2026
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Smew, 2 Scaup
Bintree Mill - Black-bellied Dipper
Winterton - 6 Snow Buntings
Buckenham - Water Pipit
Lynford - 5+ Hawfinches
Welney - Glossy Ibis, 16 Bewicks Swans, 3 Tundra Bean Geese
Stiffkey - 2 Glossy Ibis
Ludham - 6 Bewicks Swans
Methwold - 3 Bewicks Swans
Repps - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Titchwell - Scaup
Wells - Red-necked Grebe
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Friday 9 January 2026
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, 3 Scaup
Bintree Mill - Black-bellied Dipper
Cley - 8 Snow Buntings
Titchwell - Scaup
Wells - Red-necked Grebe
Weybourne - 4 Velvet Scoters on sea
Thursday 8 January 2026
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Smew, 3 Scaup
Snettisham - Black Brant
Weybourne - Lapland Bunting, 12 Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe on sea
Kelling - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Cley - Snow Bunting flew W; Black-throated Diver on sea
Titchwell - Water Pipit; 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Potter Heigham - 7 Bewick’s Swans
Ludham - 4 Bewick’s Swans
Welney - 23 Bewicks Swans, 1+ Tundra Bean Geese
Breydon Water - 21 Tundra Bean Geese flew N, 4 Scaup
Brancaster - Black-necked Grebe
Wells - Red-necked Grebe, 2 Great Northern Divers
Heacham - Red-necked Grebe, Velvet Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, 3 Scaup
Burnham Overy Dunes - Red-necked Grebe
Waxham - Slavonian Grebe on sea
Wiggenhall St Germans - Scaup
Lynford - 4 Hawfinch
Earlham Marsh - 50 Common Cranes flew S
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Horsey - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Filby Broad - Smew
Rollesby Broad - 2 Scaup
Wells - Red-necked Grebe
Weybourne - 12 Snow Buntings; 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Cley - 2 Snow Buntings
Winterton - Snow Bunting
Welney - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Lynford - Hawfinch
Cromer - Black Guillemot on sea; 2 Velvet Scoters flew past
Titchwell - 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Filby Broad - Smew, Scaup
Great Yarmouth - 8 Snow Buntings
Breydon Water - 4 Bewicks Swans, 2 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Scaup
Holkham - 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Monday 5 January 2026
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Bintree - Black-bellied Dipper
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Filby/Ormesby Little Broad - Smew, Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin, Scaup, Bewicks Swan flew over
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff
Cley - Snow Bunting, Caspian Gull
Holkham - 3 Tundra Bean Geese
Sunday 4 January 2026
Ludham/St Benet’s - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 6+ Bewicks Swans, Water Pipit
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Bintree - Black-bellied Dipper
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Filby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin (+hybrid)
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 1+ Snow Buntings, Water Pipit; 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Great Yarmouth - 1+ Shorelarks
Holkham - Water Pipit, 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Cley - Water Pipit, 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Sea Palling - 2 Bewicks Swans
Welney - 30 Bewicks Swans
Wells - Red-necked Grebe, 2 Great Northern Divers
Saturday 3 January 2026
Ludham/St Benet’s - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 2 Water Pipits
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Holkham - HUME’S WARBLER, 2 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Water Pipits
Bintree - Black-bellied Dipper
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Filby Broad - Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin (+hybrid)
Titchwell - 2 Snow Buntings, Water Pipit; 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Great Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks
Sea Palling - 4 Bewicks Swans, 4+ Tundra Bean Geese
Welney - 1+ Bewicks Swans, 2 Tundra Bean Geese
Cley - 1+ Tundra Bean Geese, Water Pipit
Stowbridge - Scaup
Lynford - Hawfinch
Sheringham - Caspian Gull
Wells - 4 Great Northern Divers
Friday 2 January 2026
Ludham/St Benet’s - BLACK-WINGED KITE
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Holkham - HUME’S WARBLER, SNOW GOOSE
Buckenham - Green-winged Teal
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Thwaite - Rough-legged Buzzard reported
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin, 3 Scaup
Titchwell - Shorelark, 2 Snow Buntings, Water Pipit; 2 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Great Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks
Holme - 25 Snow Buntings
Winterton - 6 Snow Buntings
Cley - 2 Snow Buntings, 3 Tundra Bean Geese, 3 Glossy Ibis
South Wootton - Whinchat
Sea Palling - 4 Bewicks Swans, 31 Tundra Bean Geese
Upton Marshes - 2+ Tundra Bean Geese
Wiggenhall St Germans - Scaup
Hunstanton - Scaup
Thursday 1 January 2026
*** WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR ***
Ludham/St Benet’s - BLACK-WINGED KITE, 2 Bewicks Swans
Sheringham - EASTERN BLACK REDSTART
Holkham - HUME’S WARBLER
Buckenham - Green-winged Teal
Wells North Point - Taiga Bean Goose
Gresham - Rough-legged Buzzard reported
Filby Broad - Ring-necked Duck, Ferruginous Duck of uncertain origin, 4 Scaup
Titchwell - Siberian Chiffchaff, 25+ Snow Buntings; Red-necked Grebe, 3 Long-tailed Ducks on sea
Winterton - 8+ Snow Buntings
Cley - Water Pipit, 2 Tundra Bean Geese, 3 Glossy Ibis, 1+ Caspian Gull
South Wootton - Whinchat
Southery - 60+ Bewicks Swans
Welney - 10 Bewicks Swans
Wiggenhall St Germans - Scaup
Brancaster Staithe - Black-throated Diver