The Birds of Norfolk

Saturday 30 November 2013

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL + 12 Hawfinches.

Cley - juv Glaucous Gull, Sooty Shearwater, R-N Grebe, Slav Grebe, juv G-N Diver, Scaup, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent & 40 Snow Buntings.

Titchwell - Yellow-browed Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Slav Grebe, Bonxie, Arctic Skua, L-T Duck, Purple Sandpiper, proabble Glaucous Gull & 75 Snow Buntings.

Horsey - Sooty Shearwater flew north c9am + 2 Scaup on mere.

Gorleston - Balearic Shearwater ?? flew north 8.20am + 5 Velvet Scoter.

Yarmouth - 5 Shorelarks & 80 Snow Buntings.

Sheringham - Sooty Shearwater, B-T Diver, G-N Diver & 2 Pla ebellied Brents past.

Bunrham Overy - Black Brent on marsh, SEO in dunes & 2 L-T Ducks in harboue.

Winterton - 60 Snow Buntings.

Holme - Waxwing flew over NOA + 32 Snow Buntings.

Friday 29 November 2013

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park CP.

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL + 9 Hawfinches.

Cley - juv Glaucous Gull, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent & 40 Snow Buntings.

Titchwell - Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Little Stints + 30 Snow Buntings.

Horsey mere - 2 Common Cranes.

Chedgrave marshes - Hen Harrier.

Thursday 28 November 2013

Titchwell - PURPLE HERON flew west mid afternoon (also over Holme) + 30 Snow Buntings.

Horsey mere - 3 Smew (all redheads).

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road Car park.

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL.

King's Lynn - Hooded Crow.

Cley - Whitethroat, Black Brant & Pale Bellied brent.

Gorleston - 5 Velvet Scoter.

Yarmouth - 6 Shorelarks still north denes on beach.

Roydon - 4 Hen Harriers roosted at the common.

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Holkham - HUME'S WARBLER near meols house 3.30pm + PURPLE HERON (earlier flew past Cley) & 5 Velvet Scoter.

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road Car park.

Lynford - 4 Common Cranes + 9 Hawfinches.

Winterton - 105 Snow Buntings.

Titchwell - Water Pipit, B-T DIver, G-N Diver, R-N Grebe, 2 L-T Ducks, 60 Snow Buntings & 9 Little Gulls.

Cley - 2 Shorelarks, 35 Snow Buntings, Garganey & Scaup.

Bale - Black Brant.

Yarmouth - 6 Shorelarks still north of Britannia pier + 20 Snow Buntings.

Roydon - 3 Hen Harriers roosted at the common.

Salthosue - Swallow.

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Holkham - 19 Snow Buntings & 17 Velvet Scoter.

Winterton - 80 Snow Buntings + 2 Common Cranes.

Titchwell - 30 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Black Brant & Scaup.

Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still east of imperial hotel + 20 Snow Buntings.

Cantley - 28 Taiga Bean Geese, Water Pipit & 96 White-fronted Geese.

Welney - 2 Common Cranes.

Monday 25 November 2013

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL and 12 Hawfinches.

Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (roosted at Cley).

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Holkham - 15 Snow Buntings & 3 Velvet Scoter.

Clenchwarton - Ring Ouzel.

Burnham overy marsh - Black Brant.

Holme - 2 Pomarine Skuas, Slav Grebe & 2 Bonxies.

Cley - Black Brant.

Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks north of Britannia pier.

Cantley - 120 Taiga Bean Geese.

Snettisham - Long-tailed Duck.

Sunday 24 November 2013

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (presumably same at Cley & Cromer)

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL and 28 Hawfinches reported from the paddock.

Titchwell - Yellow-browed Warbler, 8 Snow Bunting & 7 Twite.

Claxton marshes - Great White Egret.

Holme - Slav Grebe, 2 R-N Grebes, 3 Bonxies, L-T Duck, Velvet Scoter & 10 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Black Brant, Scaup & 6 Snow Buntings.

Winterton - 12 Snow Buntings, 4 Bonxies & 2 Velvet Scoter.

Yarmouth - Firecrest in cemetery & 2 Shorelarks between north pier & imperial hotel.

Warham Greens - 4 Hen Harriers in to roost.

Cantley - 48 Taiga Bean Geese.

Saturday 23 November 2013

Weybourne - probable LITTLE BUNTING flew over coast path?

Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Holme - Siberian Chiffchaff trapped & ringed.

Edgefield - juv Glaucous Gull (presumably same at Cley & Cromer)

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Cley - Velvet Scoter & Scaup.

Winterton - Shorelark, Lapland Bunting & 60 Snow Buntings.

Lynford - 7 Hawfinches.

Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, G-N Diver & Spotshank.

Salthouse - Black Brant.

Buckenham - Hen Harrier.

Yarmouth - 3 Firecrests in cemetery & 12 Snow Buntings at north denes.

Gorleston - 7 Velvet Socter.

Waxham - Black-throated Diver flew past.

Hickling - 12 Cranes & 2 Hen Harriers in to roost.

Warham Greens - 4 Hen Harriers in to roost.

Friday 22 November 2013

Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still + 2 Hawfinches.

Gorleston - Long-tailed Duck & 2 Puffins.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Cley - Sooty Shearwater, Pom Skua & G N Diver.

Winterton - 19 Snow Buntings.

Happisburgh - 20 Snow Buntings.

Titchwell - Hooded Crow, 30 Snow Bunts, 2 Water Pipits, Hen Harrier, Little Stint & 5 Spotshanks.

Holkham - 34 Snow Buntings & 22 Velvet Socter.

SHeringham - 2 Purple Sandpipers.

Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.

Thursday 21 November 2013

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Edgefield - Glaucous Gull at tip.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Cromer - Sooty Shearwater, Slav Grebe & Bonxie.

Cley - Black Brant.

Cantley - 30 Taiga Bean Geese reported.

Titchwell - 30 Snow Bunts, Water Pipit & Y-L Gull.

Irstead - Hen Harrier.

Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Thetford - GREEN-WINGED TEAL at nunnery lakes.

Winterton - Richard's Pipit & 4 Snow Bunts.

Cley - Glaucous Gull & Black Brant.

Cantley - 6 Taiga Bean Geese.

Caister - 6 Velvet Scoter & 60 Snow Bunting.

Holme - Hen Harrier.

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Winterton - 4+ Richard's Pipits north of car park + 19 Snow Buntings.

Blakeney point - Siberian Chiffchaff, Lapland Bunting & 85 Snow Buntings.

Holt - c14 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park today.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Gt. Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier + 6 Snow Bunts.

Cley - Black Brant & Pale Bellied Brent with Dark bellied Brents.

Monday 18 November 2013

Blakeney point - **mega** YELLOW BREASTED BUNTING briefly at the lupins c3.30pm next to lifeboat station.

Holt - 10+ PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park.

Cley - Glaucous Gull, 3 Caspian Gulls, 3 Y-L Gulls, Scaup, Black Brant & 30 Snow Buntings.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Roydon common - Great Grey Shrike.

Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier + SEO.

Lynford - 4 Hawfinches.

Holkham - 4 Red-necked Grebes & 42 Snow Buntings.

Holme - Red-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & 2 G-N Divers.

Titchwell - Scaup.

Waxham - Firecrest.

Thornham - LEO c1 mile south of village.

Sunday 17 November 2013

Holt - up to 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around country park car park (3 also visited Holt Lowes).

Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + 10 Hawfinches & Firecrest.

Cley - Caspian Gull, Scaup, Curlew Sandpiper, Hen Harrier & Black Brant.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore again tho distant.

Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks still on beach north of pier.

Snow Buntings - Winterton(110), Titchwell(70), Salthouse(40), Holkham(30) & Breydon(2).

Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & G-N Diver.

Holkham - Slav Grebe.

Winterton - Lapland Bunting.

Horsey - Lapland Bunting & 8 Common Cranes.

Gorlseton - 3 Velvet Scoter.

Northrepps - Waxwing.

Strumpshaw - Hen Harrier.

Saturday 16 November 2013

Holt - up to 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS still around Holt Lowes.

Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + 6 Hawfinches & Firecrest.

Cley - Red-breasted Flycatcher early afternoon by beach car park, G-N Diver, R-N Grebe, Velvet Scoter, Black Brant & Swallow.

Caister - juv ROSE-COLOURED STARLING still by beach road CP.

Edgefield - Glaucous Gull at the tip again.

Gt. Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks & 23 Snow Buntings on beach north of pier.

Titchwell - SEO, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Hen Harriers, G-N Diver, Slav Grebe & Velvet Scoter.

Holkham - 2 Slav Grebes.

Holme - R-N Grebe, Slav Grebe, B-T Diver & Velvet Scoter.

Winterton - Lapland & 80 Snow Buntings.

Horsey - Hen Harrier.

Salthouse - 3 pale bellied brents.

Hickling - 25 Cranes in roost.

Friday 15 November 2013

Holt - up to 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS still at country park + 9 Common Crossbills.

Lynford - male TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum.

Welney - possible NORTHERN HARRIER flew south past main obs hide at 12.20.

Cley - Leach's Petrel lingering offshore 7.45-9am, Grey Phalarope, 3 Arctic Skuas, Bonxie, Velvet Scoter, 2 pale bellied brents & 7 Snow Buntings.

Happisburgh - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore from cart gap.

Edgefiled - Glaucous Gull at the tip again.

Titchwell - SEO & Water Pipit.

Holkham - 17 Lapaland Buntings on east side of bay.

Wells - 2 Shag on quay late pm.

Holme - 2 Long-tailed Duck, Arctic Skua & 55 Little Gulls.

Winterton - 9 Snow Buntings.

Horsey - 9 Cranes & Hen Harrier.

Thursday 14 November 2013

Cley - juv THAYER'S GULL at dawn before flying off + GLOSSY IBIS (later at Salthouse), probable Rough-leg Buzzard, garganey, Black Brant & Glaucous Gull (also at Edgefiled tip).

Holt - 4 PARROT CROSSBILLS still at country park.

Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore tho distant.

Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.

Holkham - 4 Shorelarks & 22 Snow Buntings.

Holme - Long-tailed Duck, 4 Bonxies & 4 Little Gulls.

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Cley - juv THAYER'S GULL at dusk + Caspian Gull, also L-T Duck, 6 Snow Buntings, 2 Bonxies & Black Brant.

Holt - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS at country park around car park again on & off through day + Raven over at 11am.

Sea Palling - HUMPBACK WHALE offshore tho distant.

Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.

Norwich - Black-necked Grebe on UEA broad.

Edgefield - Glaucous Gull.

Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.

Titchwell - Hooded Crow, 2 Water Pipits, 50 Snow Buntings, 10 Twite, SEO & 4 Spotshanks.

Holkham - 2 Shorelarks, 19 Snow Buntings, 4 Velvet Scoter, Red-necked Grebe, 2 Slav Grebes & Bonxie.

Bilockby - 25 Common Cranes flew north + 6 Bewick's Swans.

Hopton - 2 Velvet Scoter with 500 Common Scoter.

Burnham mkt. - Greenland White-fronted Goose with c4000 pink-feet & Barnacle Goose.

Winterton - Pale Bellied brent past.

Horsey - 7 Whooper Swans.

Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.

Tuesday 12 November 2013

Holt - 10 PARROT CROSSBILLS at country park around car park again mid afternoon.

Richard's Pipits - flew over Holme & Felmingham today + one in the car park at Winterton this am.

Choseley - Hooded Crow.

Titchwell - 8 Twite.

Cley - Black Brant, pale bellied brent, Lapland Bunting & Caspian Gull.

Holkham - 75 Snow Buntings, 6 Velvet Scoter, Slav Greb & G N Diver.

Waxham - 12 Common Cranes.

Wells - Black Brant.

Brancaster/Burnham mkt. - Greenland White-fronted Goose.

Monday 11 November 2013

Holt Country park - 12 PARROT CROSSBILLS in car park briefly this morning.

Edgefiled tip - Glaucous Gull.

Salthouse - 15 Snow Buntings.

Titchwell - B T Diver, 2 Slav Grebes, Water Pipit & 8 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Black Brant + Goosander.

Gorleston - 3 Velvet Scoter, Bonxie & 6 Snow Buntings.

Holme - 20 Snow BUntings & L T Duck.

Horsey - 2 Scaup, 7 Snow Buntings & SEO.

Hunstanton - Woodlark & Lapland Bunting over cliffs this morning.

Sunday 10 November 2013

sea palling - HUMPBACK WHALE again + Pom skua, 2 Snow Buntings & Hen harrier.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.

Cley - Glaucous Gull.

Holkham Bay - 10 Shorelarks, Pom Skua, 2 Bonxies, 50 Snow Buntings, Long-tailed Duck & 2 Velvet Socter.

Titchwell - Hooded Crow, Grey Phalarope, Little Auk, male Hen harrier & 4 Spotted Redshanks.

Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.

Hopton - Black Brant (also past Horsey & Waxham) + 3 Velvet Scoter.

Winterton - Pom Skua, 3 Bonxies, Lapland & 60 Snow Bunting.

Gorleston - 8 Pale bellied Brent Geese & 13 little Gulls.

Holme - 6 Pom SKuas, 2 L-T Ducks & Velvet Scoter.

Waxham - 2 Sooty Sheaarwaters, 6 Bonxies, 6 Scaup & Velvet Socter.

Lynford - 4 Hawfinches.

Saturday 9 November 2013

Waxham/sea palling - HUMPBACK WHALE again + Pom skua.

Holkham Bay - Grey Phalarope (west end), 7 Shorelarks, 15 Snow Buntings, 2-3 Red-necked & 2 Slav Grebes, 2+ Great Northern Diver, 5 Long-tailed Ducks & 6 Velvet Socter.

Titchwell - Hooded Crow (also choseley), Black-throated & Great Northern Divers, 4 L-T Duck,  50 Snow buntings & SEO.

Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.

Salthouse - Black Brant (also cley) & 6 Barnacle Geese with brents.

Hopton - Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup & Bonxie.

Winterton - Lapland & 60 Snow Bunting.

Sidestrand - 12 Snow Buntings.

Burnham Overy marsh - Lapland Bunting flew over.

Warham Greens - 2 Hen harriers.

Friday 8 November 2013

Lynford - male TWO BARRED CROSSBILL + 10 Hawfinches.

Titchwell - Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver, 4 L-T Duck, Pomarine Skua & SEO.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.

Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still & Black Brant.

Choseley/Thornham marsh - Hooded Crow.

Waxham - Richard's Pipit.

Hopton - 3 Velvet Scoter.

Winterton - Hooded Crow, 40 Snow Buntings & 2 Lapland Bunting.

Cley - 2 Shorelark & Black Brant.

Roydon - Great Grey Shrike.

Burnham Overy staithe - Red-necked & Slav Grebe.

Horsey - Hooded Crow & 17 Snow Buntings.

Holkham - 2 Black-necked Grebe, Slav Grebe & 6 Velvet Socter in bay.

Kelling - Lapland & 25 Snow Buntings.

Thursday 7 November 2013

Titchwell - Black-necked Grebe, Red-necked & Slavonian Grebes, Great Northern & Black throated Divers, Lapland & 20 Snow Buntings, L-T Duck, Hen Harrier & SEO.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.

Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still, 2 Long-tailed Ducks + 2 Snow Buntings.

Choseley - Hooded Crow.

Yarmouth - 15 Snow Buntings on beach.

Winterton - Lapland Bunting, 3 Bonxies & 3 Velvet Scoter.

Cley - Shorelark.

Sheringham - Waxwing at Beeston bump.

Martham Broad - 4 Mealy redpolls.

Burnham Overy marsh - SEO + Hen Harrier over east end of Scolt head.

Horsey - 2 Lapland & Snow Buntings.

Stiffkey - 2 Hen Harriers + Jack Snipe.

Wells - 19 Snow Buntings.

Holkham - 7 Velvet Socter in bay.

West runton - Shorelark & 4 Snow Buntings.

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Lynford - TWO BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum.

Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.

Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still on pool west of little eye.

Great Ryburgh - Rough-leg Buzzard near old watchpoint.

Choseley Barns - Hooded Crow still.

Buckenham marshes - Lapland Bunting.

Holkham - Red-necked Grebe, Great Northern Diver & 2 Velvet Scoter.

Yarmouth - 16 Snow Bunting on beach.

Cley - Slav Grebe offshore + probable Richard's Pipit.

Titchwell - Pomarine Skua, Red-necked Grebe, 8 Twite, SEO, 12 Snow Buntings & 2 Slav Grebes.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Salthouse - Grey Phalarope still on pool west of littel eye.

Choseley - Hooded Crow by drying barns late morning.

Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard east of lady anne's + Red-necked Greb, Slav Grebe, 2 Great Northern DIvers, 59 Snow Buntings & 5 Velvet Scoter.

Cromer - Little Auk & Velvet Scoter.

Yarmouth - 2 Shorelarks & 30 Snow Bunting on beach.

Winterton - Great Northern Diver.

Cley - Garganey.

Gorleston - Arctic Tern.

Titchwell - Hen Harrier.

Stiffkey - Hen Harrier.

Monday 4 November 2013

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.

Stiffkey - Great White Egret flew east at 4.15pm + 3 Hen Harriers.

Winterton - Glaucous Gull, 2 Velvet Socter, 4 Bonxies, 3 Twite & 70 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Grey Phalarope (then Salthouse), B-T Diver, 9 Bonixes, GN Diver, L-T Duck, 3 Velvet Scoter, Arctic Tern, Shorelark & 30 Snow Buntings.

Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard at west end + 2 Bonxies in off the sea.

Yarmouth - 4 Shorelarks & 20 Snow Bunting on beach + 2 Firecrests in cemy.

Great Snoring - 3 Common Cranes over.

Hopton - Great Northern Diver, 2 Bonxies & Scaup.

Titchwell - Water Pipit & SEO.

Sunday 3 November 2013

Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park + Sand Martin.

Old Hunstanton - Yellow-browed Warbler still + Firecrest.

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.

Dereham - Rough-leg Buzzard flew along A47 ?

Yarmouth - 5 Shorelarks on beach + Snow Bunting.

Buckenham - Water Pipit.

Winterton - Hooded Crow, Bonxie & 3 Purple Sands.

Cley - Puffin, Shorelark, 15-20 Snow Buntings & Caspian Gull.

Holkham - Rough-leg Buzzard at west end.

Pentney - Long-tailed Duck.

Burgh Castle - Firecrest.

Thetford - Ring Ouzel.

Holme - Black-throated Diver.

Saturday 2 November 2013

Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.

Old Hunstanton - Yellow-browed Warbler still + Firecrest.

Lynford - TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL still at arboretum + Hawfinch & Firecrest.

Yarmouth - 8 Shorelarks on beach, 3 Twite over & Firecrest in Cemy.

Titchwell - Jack Snipe, Little Stint & Hen Harrier.

Buckenham - Water Pipit & 80 White-fronted Geese.

Winterton - 2 Lapland Buntings, 4 Velvet Scoter & 43 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Shorelark, Red-necked Grebe, 10 Snow Buntings & 2 Caspian Gulls in to roost.

Holkham - 2 Shorelarks, 2 Slav Grebes, 8 Snow Buntings & 5 Velvet Socter.

Happisburgh - 9 Twite.

Warham Greens - 5 Hen Harriers.

Thetford - Ring Ouzel.

Friday 1 November 2013

Welney - GLOSSY IBIS.

Caister - juv ROSE COLOURED STARLING still by beach road car park.

Old Hunstanton - 2 Yellow-browed Warblers still.

Hardley flood - Great White Egret.

Sidestrand - Richard's Pipit.

Titchwell - Slavonian Grebe, Snow Bunting & Hen Harrier.

Cromer - B-T Diver.

Horsey - 2 Lapland Buntings.

Winterton - Lapland Bunting & 39 Snow Buntings.

Cley - Puffin, Shorelark, Lapland Bunting, 12 Snow Buntings, SEO & 3 Caspian Gulls in to roost.

Holkham - 3 Slav Grebes & 5 Velvet Socter.

Blakeney - Hen Harrier.

Holme - Snow Bunting.

Lynford - Hawfinch & 10 Crossbills.