Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for April 2026
Friday 10 April 2026
Roydon Common - Hoopoe
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Welney - 2 Garganey, Caspian Gull
Bacton - Black Redstart
Rawhall - Common Crane
Cley - White-fronted Goose
Great Ryburgh - Turtle Dove of uncertain origin
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy Dunes (3), Holme (2)
Thursday 9 April 2026
Lynn Point - Hoopoe
Weybourne - Pallid Harrier flew E, then tracked round to Suffolk
Happisburgh - Blue-headed Wagtail
Cley - 2 Garganey
Welney - Garganey
Snettisham CP - Ruddy Shelduck
Horsey - White-tailed Eagle flew S
Winterton - 2 White-tailed Eagles flew over, Ring Ouzel
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Blakeney (3), Cawston Heath (2), West Runton (2), Holme
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Waxham - Iceland Gull
Cley - 2 Garganey, Grasshopper Warbler, Ring Ouzel
Welney - Garganey
Kelling Heath - White-tailed Eagle flew N
Blakeney - 3 Ring Ouzels, 2 Redstarts
Trimingham - Redstart
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Cawston Heath (2), Holme, Hingham & Northrepps
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still
Waxham - Glaucous Gull
Cantley BF - 2 Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 4+ Twite
Rawhall - Common Crane
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham (3), Old Hunstanton, Cawston Heath, Holme
Monday 6 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike, Ring Ouzel
Stiffkey - Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 9 Twite
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Welney - Garganey
Rawhall - Common Crane
Beeston Bump - Common Crane flew east
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham, Hardingham
Tree Pipits now in the Brecks in numbers
Sunday 5 April 2026
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Ring Ouzel
Holme - Ring Ouzel
Sidestrand - Ring Ouzel
Salthouse - 10+ Twite
Cley - Water Pipit
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Saturday 4 April 2026
Happisburgh - 2 White Storks of unknown origin continued south as far as Caister-on-Sea
Old Hunstanton -
Great Grey Shrike still
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Ring Ouzel
Salthouse - 10+ Twite
Waxham - Black Redstart
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Warham Greens - 2 Cranes flew west
Friday 3 April 2026
Blakeney Point - 2 White Storks of unknown origin flew east along coast; last seen at Northrepps
Old Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike still at golf course
West Runton - Richard's Pipit flew west
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Weybourne - 10 Twite flew west
Salthouse - 7+ Twite
Rawhill - Crane
Thursday 2 April 2026
Hunstanton - Great Grey Shrike
Waxham - Glaucous Gull
Salthouse - 12 Twite
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Cley - 3 Glossy Ibis
Titchwell - Snow Bunting
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Strumpshaw - 2 Water Pipit
Rawhall - Crane
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Holme/Sedgeford - 2 White-tailed Eagles (at least one from Isle of Wight reintroduction scheme with satellite tracker) flew SSW
Horsey - Glaucous Gull
Stiffkey - 3 Glossy Ibis
Salthouse - 14 Twite
Weybourne - Black Redstart
Welney - 11 Cranes
Rawhall - Crane
Wells - Hen Harrier
Titchwell - Caspian Gull
Cley - Caspian Gull