Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for May 2025
Sunday 18 May 2025
Cley - Bee-eater flew over (heard only), 5 Temminck’s Stints, 5 Wood Sandpipers
Burnham Norton - Bee-eater flew over
Welney - 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Garganey, Caspian Gull
Buckenham - Wood Sandpiper, Garganey
Hickling - Wood Sandpiper
Snettisham - Wood Sandpiper
Potter Heigham - Wood Sandpiper
Hockwold - 1+ Garganey
Saturday 17 May 2025
Salthouse Heath - Red-footed Falcon flew SW
Cley - Bee-eater flew over (heard only), 5 Temminck’s Stints, 5 Wood Sandpipers
Salthouse - Bee-eater flew over (heard only)
Burgh Castle - Glossy Ibis
Snettisham - Little Stint
Welney - Wood Sandpiper
Hickling - Garganey
Hockwold - 4 Garganey
Friday 16 May 2025
Cley - 4+ Temminck’s Stints, 3+ Wood Sandpipers
Welney - Wood Sandpiper
Hockwold - 1+ Garganey
Trimingham - Hooded Crow flew W
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sheringham - Velvet Scoter flew past
Thursday 15 May 2025
Cley - 10 Temminck’s Stints, 4 Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Redshanks
Titchwell - Black Terns briefly then flew off
Hockwold - 3 Garganey
Buckenham - Garganey
Thetford - Caspian Gull
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Cley - 10+ Temminck’s Stints, Curlew Sandpiper, 4+ Wood Sandpipers, Garganey
Snettisham - Little Stint, 4 Black Terns flew N
Salthouse - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Buckenham - 2+ Wood Sandpipers, Garganey
Hockwold - 3 Garganey
Welney - Garganey
Hickling - Garganey
Wreningham - 2 Turtle Doves
Norwich - Hawfinch flew over
Weybourne - 1+ Velvet Scoters on sea
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe - Red-footed Falcon
Cley - Grey-headed Wagtail, 5 Temminck’s Stints, 6 Wood Sandpipers
Hockwold - 8 Black Terns, Little Gull, 3 Garganey
Salthouse - Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper
Thornham - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Mundesley - Hooded Crow
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Monday 12 May 2025
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon, 2 Garganey
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe - Red-footed Falcon
West Runton - Grey-headed Wagtail
Cley - 5 Temminck’s Stints, 6 Wood Sandpipers
Breydon Water - Glossy Ibis
Hockwold - 4 Black Terns, Garganey
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Weybourne - 4 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sunday 11 May 2025
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon, Garganey
Titchwell - 2 Temminck’s Stints
Buckenham - 8 Wood Sandpipers
Cley - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Hockwold - Wood Sandpiper, Garganey
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Horsford - Common Crane flew W
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Saturday 10 May 2025
Horsey/Somerton - BOOTED EAGLE flew over, Hen Harrier
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon, Garganey, White Stork of captive origin flew over
Cley - Bee-eater then flew W
Hockwold - Wood Sandpiper, 4 Garganey
Buckenham - 1+ Wood Sandpipers
Holkham - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Walsey Hills - Wood Sandpiper
Titchwell - 2 Turtle Doves
Friday 9 May 2025
Martham - BOOTED EAGLE reported flew over
Burnham Overy Dunes - Woodchat Shrike, 1+ Ring Ouzels
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon, 2 Garganey
Hockwold - Red-footed Falcon, Wood Sandpiper
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Garganey
Buckenham - 18 Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank
Holkham - 7 Wood Sandpipers
Strumpshaw - 1+ Wood Sandpipers flew over
Plus Ring Ouzels at Holme, Winterton, Felbrigg
Thursday 8 May 2025
Holkham - Woodchat Shrike, 4 Wood Sandpipers
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon, Garganey, Little Gull
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint
Kelling Heath - Red-backed Shrike
Buckenham - 12 Wood Sandpipers, Garganey
Snettisham - 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2+ Spotted Redshanks
Denver Sluice - Caspian Gull
Sheringham - Ring Ouzel flew E
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Burgh St Peter - BOOTED EAGLE
Hickling - 2 Red-footed Falcons
Roudham - Red-footed Falcon
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 1+ Garganey
Snettisham - 3+ Wood Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshanks
Holkham - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Cley - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Welney - Bewicks Swan
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Hickling - Red-footed Falcon
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 1+ Garganey
Holkham - Little Stint, 8 Wood Sandpipers
Buckenham - 4 Wood Sandpipers
Snettisham - 4 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshanks
Welney - Garganey
Kelling Heath - Turtle Dove
Weybourne - Velvet Scoter on sea
Monday 5 May 2025
Hickling - 1+ Red-footed Falcon
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Garganey
Buckenham - Temminck’s Stint, 4 Wood Sandpipers
Cley - Little Stint, 2 Wood Sandpipers
Hockwold - Garganey
Wells North Point - Spotted Redshank
Norwich - 3 Common Cranes flew S
Weybourne - Velvet Scoter on sea
Sunday 4 May 2025
Potter Heigham - Red-footed Falcon
Hickling - Temminck’s Stint
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Garganey
Snettisham - Curlew Sandpiper, 19 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshanks
Cley - Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Little Gull, Spotted Redshank
Buckenham - 8 Wood Sandpipers
Winterton 7 Black Terns
Hockwold - Garganey, 10 Arctic Terns
Welney - Corncrake from release programme, Bewicks Swan
Saturday 3 May 2025
Honing - Red-footed Falcon flew NW
Upper Sheringham - Hoopoe
Beeston Bump - Golden Oriole flew W
Winterton - Wryneck
Cley - Temminck’s Stint, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper; 3 Velvet Scoters, Long-tailed Duck on sea
Hickling - Temminck’s Stint, 8 Wood Sandpipers, 1+ Garganey
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, Wood Sandpiper
Snettisham - 9 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshanks
Buckenham - 5 Wood Sandpipers
Holkham - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Holme - Wood Sandpiper
Sidestrand - Ring Ouzel
Wells North Point - Spotted Redshank
Sheringham - 3 Velvet Scoters flew past
Friday 2 May 2025
Cley - Temminck’s Stint, Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper
Wells North Point - Smew reported, Spotted Redshanks
Buckenham - 10 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Garganey
Holkham - 5 Wood Sandpipers
Welney - Wood Sandpiper, Bewicks Swan
Hickling - 2+ Garganey, White Stork of unknown origin flew E
Holme - 4 Garganey
Titchwell - 2 Garganey
Hockwold - Garganey
Snettisham - Spotted Redshank
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Thursday 1 May 2025
Buckenham - SQUACCO HERON
Cley - Temminck’s Stint, 4 Little Stints, Wood Sandpiper, Garganey, 2 Short-eared Owls
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 2 Little Stints
Hickling - 2 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Garganey, Little Gull
Ranworth - 10+ Black Terns
Sidestrand - 2 Ring Ouzels flew S
Weybourne - 2 Velvet Scoters on sea (also flew past Sheringham)