Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for January 2011
Monday 31 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - American Wigeon, 16 Eurasian White-fronts, Tundra Bean Goose & Spoonbill. Lynford - 4 Hawfinches, Wells - 2 Smew, Norwich - 30 Waxwings, (Ella Road) - Edgefield - Yellow-legged Gull, Breydon - 102 Pale-bellied Brents.
Sunday 30 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Buckenham - Lesser White-fronted Goose reported? Burnham Norton - Ross's Goose. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose & Rough-leg Buzzard. Cley - American Wigeon, 6 Shore Larks & Spoonbill. Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard. Lynford - 6 Hawfinches. Cockshoot Broad - Smew. Titchwell - Short-eared Owl, Water Pipit, 4 Snow Bunts & 40 Twite. Weybourne - 6 Lapland Buntings. Salthouse - Lapland Bunting. Yarmouth - 27 Med Gulls. Waxwings - Norwich (60) and choseley.
Saturday 29 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose & Rough-leg Buzzard. Breydon - 102 Pale Bellied Brent Geese & 5 Lap Bunts. Cley - American Wigeon & Spoonbill. Holkham - 3 Rough-leg Buzzards. Cantley/Buckenham - 68 Taiga Bean Geese, c100 White-fronted Geese, 2 Water Pipits & RN Grebe. Cockshoot Broad - Smew. Titchwell - 2 RN Grebe, Slav Grebe, 4 Velvet Scote, Hooded Crow, 2 Smew, Water Pipit, 12 Snow Bunts, LT Duck & 50 Twite. Wolferton - Golden Pheasant. Weybourne - 9 Lapland Buntings. Gimmingham - Smew. Strumpshaw - 3 Mealy Redpolls, water Pipit & Long-eared Owl. Barnhamcross Common - 3 Hawfinches. Fakenham - Smew. Salthouse - 30 Snow Buntings. Holme - 100 Snow Buntings. Waxwings - Great Bircham, Norwich (40), Thetford (65), choseley, Ranworth (30) 7 Strumpshaw (20)
Friday 28 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose. Breydon - 100 Pale Bellied Brent Geese & RN Grebe. Cley - Spoonbill & 10 Shorelarks. Cantley/Buckenham - 58 Taiga Bean Geese, 68 White-fronted Geese & RN Grebe. Titchwell - 4 Water Pipit, 75 Snow Bunts & 20 Twite. Weybourne - Lapland Bunting. Holme - RN Grebe, 4 LT Ducks & 94 Snow Buntings. Waxwings - Gorleston, Wymondham, Holme & Stalham.
Thursday 27 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - American Wigeon, Spoonbill, 10 Shorelarks & 30 Snow Buntings. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose. Holkham - 175 White-fronted geese, 3 Rough-legged Buzzards, 25 Twite & 7 Shorelarks. Cantley/Buckenham - 65 Taiga Bean Geese, 150 White-fronted Geese & RN Grebe. Wells - 2 Smew. Titchwell - Water Pipit, 20 Snow Bunts & 32 Twite. Hunstanton - Purple Sandpiper. Waxwings - Taverham, Thetford (37), Norwich (50) & Choseley.
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - American Wigeon, Spoonbill & 4 Yellow-legged Gulls. Burnham Overy - Ross's Goose. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose. Buckenham - 50 Taiga Bean Geese & RN Grebe. Wells - Smew & Black Brant. Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, RN Grebe & 32 Twite. Sheringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers. Salthouse - 40 Snow Bunts. Weybourne - 5+ Lap Bunts. Breydon - 40 Lap Bunts. Burgh Castle - 40 Lapland Buntings. Waxwings - Norwich (7).
Tuesday 25 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER - seen at Thornham & Titchwell. Cockshoot Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Burnham Overy - Ross's Goose with 20,000 Pink Footed Geese & Rough-leg Buzzard. Haddiscoe - Ross's Goose & Rough-leg Buzzard. Buckenham - RN Grebe. Lynford - 6 Hawfinches. Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard. Wells - 2 Smew & Tundra Bean Goose. Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, RN Grebe, 25 Twite & 4 Velvet Socter. Sheringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers. Weybourne - 8 Lap Bunts. Burgh Castle - 74 Lapland Buntings. Waxwings - Holme, Titchwell & Norwich (63).
Monday 24 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER - seen at Thornham & Holme. Buckenham - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE & RN Grebe. Cockshoot Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Holkham - Ross's Goose. Cley - American Wigeon & 10 Shore Larks. Titchwell - 3 Slavonian Grebe, RN Grebe, 6 Water Pipits, 40 Twite & 7 Velvet Socter. Wolferton - Golden Pheasant. Ranworth - 2 Mealy Redpolls. Sheringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers. Weybourne - 8 Lap Bunts. Burnham Overy - Short-eared Owl, Rough-leg Buzzard & 2 Lap Bunts over. Wells - Black Brant. Salthouse - 33 Snow Bunts. Breydon - 17 Lap Bunts. Waxwings - Stalham, Holt, Norwich & Great Bircham.
Sunday 23 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER - seen at Thornham, Holme & Titchwell. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with 40 Taiga Bean Geese. Cockshoot Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Cley - American Wigeon & 11 Shore Larks. Titchwell - 2 Slavonian Grebe & 48 Twite. Burnham Overy - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Wells - Black Brant & 2 Smew. Salthouse - 30 Snow Bunts. Breydon - 5 Lap Bunts. Buckenham - RN Grebe. Waxwings - Reepham, Holme, Norwich (35), Stalham, Burnham Overy Staithe & Gt Bircham.
Saturday 22 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER (+Titchwell). Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 100 Taiga Bean Geese & 330 Eurasain White-fronts. Cockshoot Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK + 23 Waxwings. Holkham - Ross's Goose, Rough-leg Buzzard, Tundra Bean Goose & Iceland Gull briefly. Limpenhoe - Ross's Goose. Stiffkey - Little Auk. Gorleston - Caspian Gull. Cley - American Wigeon. Sheringham - 3 Purple Sands. Weybourne - 10 Lap Bunts. Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, 2 Water Pipits, 40 Twite & 5 Velvet Scoter. Burnham Overy - Rough-leg Buzzard. Wolferton - Golden Pheasant. Wells - Black Brant & 2 Smew. Hickling - 6 Cranes & Hooded Crow. Waxwings - Holme, Beetley & Gt Bircham.
Friday 21 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with Taiga Bean Geese. Holkham - 7 Shore Larks, Rough-leg Buzzard & Ross's Goose. Cley - American Wigeon. Wells - 2 Smew. Rockland Broad - Red-necked Grebe. Holme - 9 LT Ducks. Sheringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers. Pulham Market - Ring-necked Parakeet. Waxwings - Weybourne, Holme & central Norwich.
Thursday 20 January 2011
Titchwell - NORTHERN HARRIER (& Thornham), 9 Shore Larks, Water Pipits, 46 Twite, 10 Snow Bunts, Scaup & 5 Velvet Scoter. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 100 Taiga Bean Geese & 250 White-fronted Geese. Hunstanton - 8 Scaup & Slavonian Grebe. Burnham Overy - Rough-leg Buzzard. Cley - American Wigeon. Holkham - Ross's Goose. Rockland Broad - Red-necked Grebe. Breydon - c105 Pale Bellied Brent Geese. Warham Greens - Rough-leg Buzzard, Black Brant, 8 Hen Harriers & 8 Pale Bellied Brents. Waxwings - Langham, Great Bircham & central Norwich (33).
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Martham - late report of 3+ ARCTIC REDPOLLS. Titchwell - NORTHERN HARRIER, Northern Bullfinch, 9 Shore Larks, Mealy Redpoll, 2 Water Pipits, 40 Twite, 25 Snow Bunts, Scaup & 2 Velvet Scoter. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 80 Taiga Bean Geese, 3 Water Pipits & Hooded Crow. Hempnall - Ring Necked Parakeet. Burnham Overy - Rough-leg Buzzard. Cley - American Wigeon, Rough-leg Buzzard over, 3 Shore Larks, 4 Mealy Redpolls & 30 Snow Bunts. Holkham - Ross's Goose. Sheringham - 2 Purple Sands. Rockland Broad - Red-necked Grebe. Holme - 7 LT Ducks, GN Diver & 50 SNow Bunts. Catfield - 108 Bewick's & 45 Whooper Swans. Breydon - 119 Pale Bellied Brent Geese. Waxwings - Taverham (20), Holme & central Norwich (20).
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Titchwell - NORTHERN HARRIER, Lap Bunt, 2 Water Pipits, 40 Twite, 35 SNow Bunts, 6 Velvet Scoter & LT Duck. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with Taiga Bean Geese + Hooded Crow. Burnham Overy - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Cley - American Wigeon & 10 Shore Larks. Holkham - Ross's Goose. Weybourne - 9 Lap Bunts. Rockland Broad - Red-necked Grebe. Warham Greens - 5 Hen Harriers (inc male). Waxwings - Taverham (26) & central Norwich (20).
Monday 17 January 2011
Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. Cley - American Wigeon & 11 Shore Larks. Catfield - 150 Bewick's & 30 Whooper Swans. Sheringham - Purple Sandpiper. Weybourne - 8 Lap Bunts. Salthouse - 50 Snow Buntings. Holme - 85 Snow Buntings. Burnham Overy - Rough-leg Buzzard. Wells - 2 Smew. Warham Greens - 10 Hen Harriers in roost.
Sunday 16 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER seen at Brancaster Staithe, Titchwell & Thornham. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with 30 Taiga Bean Geese. Cockshoot Broad - FERRUGINOUS DUCK. Holkham - Ross's Goose & Black Brant. Thornham - Hooded Crow. Salthouse - 30 Snow Buntings. Cley - American Wigeon & 11 Shore Larks. Holme - Tundra Bean Geese & 2 Smew. Scolt head - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Sheringham - Purple Sand. Weybourne - 15 Lap Bunts. Rockland Broad - Red-necked Grebe. Stoke Ferry - American Wigeon. Titchwell - 3 Shore Lark, Lap Bunt, 2 Water Pipits, 30 Twite, 2 RN Grebes, Pomarine Skua, Smew & LT Duck. Burnham Overy - Rough-leg Buzzard. Hunstanton - Purple Sand. Warham Greens - Rough-leg Buzzard. Waxwings - North Walsham, Norwich & Cley (11).
Saturday 15 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER (roosted Titchwell with 3 Hen harriers). Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 81 Taiga Bean Geese, 350 White-fronted Geese & Hooded Crow. Waxham - Ross's Goose & Purple Sandpiper. Thornham - Iceland Gull. Cley - American Wigeon & 11 Shore Larks. Sheringham - Purple Sand. Holme - RN Grebe. Weybourne - 9 Lap Bunts. Titchwell - 8 Shore Lark, 40 Twite, RN Grebe, Scaup & 2 Smew. Waxwings - Holme, Thornham & Norwich (20).
Friday 14 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Waxham - Roos's Goose. Cley - American Wigeon, 7 Tundra Bean Geese & 7 Shore Larks. West Newton - Smew. Wells - 2 Smew & Black Brant. Cantley 6 Taiga Bean Geese & c450 White-fronted Geese. Catfield - 72 Whooper Swans. Barton Broad - Smew. Sheringham - Purple Sandpiper. Whittlingham CP - Mealy Redpoll. Blakeney - Smew. Titchwell - 50 Twite, Scaup & GN Diver. Waxwings - East Dereham (16) & Norwich (25).
Thursday 13 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 30 Taiga Bean Geese & 30 White-fronted Geese. Buckenham - Red-necked Grebe. Cley - American Wigeon & 5 Shore larks. Salthouse - Rough-leg Buzzard & 30 SNow Bunts. Burnham Overy marsh - Rough-leg Buzzard. Swanton Morley - Bittern. Weybourne - 6 Lap Bunts. Weleny - Bittern. Norwich - 12 Waxwings.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Thornham marsh - NORTHERN HARRIER & Rough-leg Buzzard. Cley - American Wigeon. Burnham Overy marsh - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Salthouse - 16 White-fronted Geese. Titchwell - 8 Shorelarks, 50 Twite, 2 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Slav Grebes, Scaup, Water Pipit & 53 Snow Buntings. Waxwings in Norwich (30) & Aylsham (16).
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Thornham marsh - NORTHERN HARRIER. Brancaster - Ross's Goose. Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard. Cley - American Wigeon, Lap Bunt & Black Brant. Burnham Overy marsh - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Wolferton - Golden Pheasant. Holme - 3 LT Ducks. Salthouse - 50 SNow Buntings. Titchwell - Red-necked Grebes, Slav Grebes, Scaup, 10 LT Ducks, Water Pipits & Velvet Scoter. Norwich - up to 40 Waxwings.
Monday 10 January 2011
Stoke Ferry - American Wigeon. NORTHERN HARRIER seen over Thornham marsh & Burnham Norton. Rockland Broad - Slav Grebe. Scolt Head - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard. Ormesby Little Broad - 4 RC Pochards. Brancaster - Ross's Goose (then @ B. Norton ) . Titchwell - Iceland Gull, 40 Twite, 4 Red-necked Grebes, 2 Slav Grebes, Scaup, 6 LT Ducks, 4 Water Pipits, 3 Velvet Scoter & Lap Bunt. Cley - American Wigeon & Black Brant. Haddiscoe - Rough-leg Buzzard. Lynford - 2 Hawfinches. Thornham - 3 Lap Bunts. Holme - BT Diver, GN Diver, Slav Grebe, 3 LT Ducks & 85 Snow Buntings. Wells - 2 Smew. Waxwings - Norwich, Cley, Gorleston, Snettisham & Swaffham.
Sunday 9 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER seen at Holme, Thornham, Brancaster & Burnham Norton. Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. Wells - Black Brant. Holkham - Ross's Goose (then 2 @ B. Norton ) & 4 Tundra Bean Geese. Thornham - Iceland Gull (also at Titchwell & Brancaster), BT Diver, GN Diver, 2 LT Ducks, RN Grebe & 30 Twite. Cley - American Wigeon. Ormesby broad - Smew. Rough-leg Buzzards at Holkham, Cley, Warham Greens, Thorpe Marshes & Felbrigg. Sheringham - Purple Sand. Weybourne - 15 Lap Bunts. Holme - BT Diver, RN Grebe & 9 LT Ducks. Titchwell - 9 Shore Lark, 12 Twite, RN Grebe, 2 Slav Grebes, Scaup. Breydon - Lap Bunt. Waxwings - Norwich, Cley & Swaffham (13).
Saturday 8 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER (later Brancaster Staithe). Cley - American Wigeon & 2 Black Redstarts. Stiffkey - 2 Tundra Bean Geese. Buckenham - 100 Taiga Bean Geese. Lynford - Smew. Burnham Overy marshes - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Wells - Smew, Black Brant & Ross's Goose (also Holkham). Wighton - Rough-leg Buzzard. Kings Lynn - Red Kite. Stalham - 96 Bewick's & 23 Whooper Swans. Holkham - 3 Shore Larks. Titchwell - Iceland Gull, 9 Shore Larks, Mealy Redpoll, 3 Water Pipits, 53 Twite, 2 RN Grebe, 2 Slav Grebes, Scaup & 7 Velvet Scoter. Norwich - Caspian Gull. Wiggenhall st Germans - 4 Smew. Roydon - Red Kite. Sea Palling - Rough-leg Buzzard. Waxwings - Norwich (24), Titchwell & Swaffham (17).
Friday 7 January 2011
Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - American Wigeon & Black Brant. Lenwade - 25 Waxwings. Norwich - 37 Waxwings. Wells - 2 Smew. Titchwell - 2 Red-necked & 3 Slavonian Grebes, 10 Long-tailed Ducks, Great Northern Diver, 17 Twite, Scaup & 3 Water Pipits.
Thursday 6 January 2011
Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 40 Taiga Bean Geese & Hooded Crow. Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - Black Guillemot, American Wigeon, BT Diver, Ross's Goose, Waxwing & Black Brant. Salthouse - 27 Snow Bunts. Holkham - Ross's Goose (also @ Wighton), Bean Goose, 8 Shore Larks, 3 Velvet Scoter, 7 LT Ducks, 2 RN Grebes & 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Wells - 4 Smew (1drk), Black Brant & 2-3 Rough-leg Buzzards. Norwich - 23 Waxwings. Loddon - SEO. Barton Broad - drk Smew. Blakeney - 3 Lap Bunts & Scaup. Titchwell - Northern Harrier, RN Grebe, 3 Slav Grebes, 4 LT Ducks, Scaup & Water Pipit.
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Cantley - LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, c250 White-fronted Geese & c100 Taiga Bean Geese. Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cley - American Wigeon & Ross's Goose. Wells - Black Brant. Norwich - 31 Waxwings. Catfield - c50 Whooper & c250 Bewick's Swans. Stiffkey - Red Kite. Titchwell - Hen Harrier, Mealy Redpoll, 3 Waxwings & 25 Twite. Hickling - 2 Hen Harriers (1 male).
Tuesday 4 January 2011
Welney - American Wigeon. Cley - American Wigeon, Spoonbill, Smew & Black Brant. Burnham Overy dunes - Rough-leg Buzzard. Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Cantley - Lesser White-fronted Goose with Taiga Bean Geese. Strumpshaw - 7 Bitterns, 3 Water Pipits & Mealy Redpoll. Holkham - Ross's Goose, 6 Shore Larks & 2 Rough-leg Buzzards. Wells - 2 Smew. Old Hunstanton - 50 Snow Buntings. Barton Broad - drake Smew. Titchwell - Lap Bunt & 9 Shore Larks. Wroxham - Scaup, Smew & 2 Mealy Redpolls. Catfield - 290 Bewicks & 40 Whooper Swans. Breydon - 118 Pale Bellied Brents. Thursford - Great Grey Shrike. Thorpe Marshes - Rough-leg Buzzard. Wighton - Ross's Goose & Tundra Bean Goose with 20,000 Pink feet. Weybourne - 3 Lap Bunts. Waxwings - Norwich (36) & Ellingham.
Monday 3 January 2011
Cley - AMERICAN WIGEON, Smew, Black Brant & 2 Tundra Bean Geese. Titchwell/Thornham - NORTHERN HARRIER. Horning - Great Grey Shrike. Buckenham/Cantley - Lesser White-fronted Goose with Taiga Bean Geese. Holkham - 2 Rough-leg Buzzards & 9 Shore Larks. Wells - 2 Smew. Yarmouth beach - 52 Med Gulls. Barton Broad - 2 Smew. Brancaster Staithe - Iceland Gull (also Thornham & Holme). Wroxham - Scaup. Holme - BT Diver, 15 LT Ducks, RN Grebe, Slav Grebe & 45 Snow Bunts. Trimingham - Red-necked Grebe flew past. Catfield - 240 Bewicks & 55 Whooper Swans. King's Lynn - 2 Smew. Lynford - Smew. Breydon - 130 Pale Bellied Brents & 3 Lap Bunts. Waxwings - Norwich (29) & Kelling (17).
Sunday 2 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER Brancaster staithe early and over Thornham marsh late afternoon. Cantley - Lesser White-fronted Goose, 140 Taiga Bean Geese, 216 Eurasian White-fronts & Hooded Crow. Burnham Overy Marsh - Rough-leg Buzzard. Wells - 2 Smew. Titchwell - 9 Shore Larks & 4 Water Pipits. Holkham - 9 Shore Larks. Rollesby - 2 Smew. Breydon - 120 Pale Bellied Brents. Holme - 8 LT Ducks, GN Diver & 150 Snow Buntings. Norwich - 30 Mealy Redpolls. Hickling - 9 Cranes. Burnham Norton - Iceland Gull. Barton Broad - 2 Smew. Cley - Tundra Bean Goose & Black Brant. Ranworth - 3 Mealy Redpolls. Wroxham - Scaup. Welney - 4 Bean Geese. Waxwings - Norwich, Cley & Cantley.
Saturday 1 January 2011
NORTHERN HARRIER over Thornham + Hooded Crow & then roosted south of Brancaster Golf course. Cantley - Lesser White-fronted Goose, 140 Taiga Bean Geese, 216 Eurasian White-fronts & Hooded Crow. Wells - 7 Shorelarks & 2 Smew. Winterton & Waxham - Black Gulliemot flew past, + 10 Purple Sandpipers at waxham. Lynford - Smew & Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Rollesby - 2 Smew. Breydon - 155 Pale Bellied Brents & Lap Bunt. Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard & Black Guillemot. Holme - 20 LT Ducks & 80 Snow Buntings. Norwich - Hawfinch. Stiffkey - SEO. Ranworth - Smew. CLey - Black Brant & Bonxie. Barton Broad - Great Grey Shrike. Waxwings - Norwich, Holme & Necton.