Norfolk Birding News
Birding news for April 2022
Saturday 30 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Ring Ouzel
Hickling Broad - Purple Heron, Black-winged Stilt, 3 Garganey, White-fronted Goose
Stiffkey Fen - Dusky Warbler
Field Dalling - Montagu’s Harrier
Kelling - Wryneck
Welney - Cattle Egret, Corncrake, 2 Garganey
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Hockwold Washes - 3 Wood Sandpipers, 3 Garganey
Cantley BF - 4 Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Gulls
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Holme - Wood Sandpiper
Pensthorpe - Wood Sandpiper
Salthouse - Little Stint, 4 Ring Ouzels
Plus Ring Ouzels at Waxham (9+), Seething (6), Roydon Common (6), Rockland Broad (5), Burnham Overy Dunes (3), West Runton (3), Hardley Staithe (2), Weybourne (2), Cromer (2), Thornage, Walsey Hills, Stiffkey, Titchwell
Friday 29 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Ring Ouzel
Hemsby - Hoopoe
Hickling Broad - Purple Heron, 3 Ring Ouzels
Stiffkey Fen - Dusky Warbler
Welney - 3 Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, Corncrake, 6 Garganey
Potter Heigham - 2 Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Winterton - 3 Cattle Egrets, 6 Ring Ouzels
Weybourne - Black Tern, 2 Ring Ouzels
Thornham - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Wells - 3 Wood Sandpipers
Hockwold Washes - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Cantley BF - Spotted Redshank
Plus Ring Ouzels at Waxham (17), Roydon Common (8), Rockland Broad (6), Bodham (3), Salthouse (3), Hardley Staithe
Thursday 28 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Pale-bellied Brent
Hickling Broad - Purple Heron, 3 Ring Ouzels, Common Crane
Welney - Black-winged Stilt, Ring Ouzel, 2 Garganey
Stiffkey Fen - Dusky Warbler, Wood Sandpiper flew W
Winterton - 3 Cattle Egrets, Ring Ouzel
Weybourne - Black Redstart
Cley - Black Redstart
Breydon Water - 2 Curlew Sandpipers
Buxkenham - 2 Little Stints
Potter Heigham - Spotted Redshank
Plus Ring Ouzels at Waxham (21), Titchwell (6), Seething (5), Snettisham (3), Hardley Staithe (2)
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Ring Ouzel
Stiffkey Fen - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Horsey - 3 Cattle Egrets
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Hockwold - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Welney - Garganey
Plus Ring Ouzels at Waxham (24), Burnham Overy Dunes (10), Winterton (8), Roydon Common (7), Felbrigg (6), Seething (5), Rockland Broad (5), Salthouse (4), Snettisham (2), Stiffkey (2), Hardley Staithe (2)
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Potter Heigham - Glossy Ibis
Waxham - 2 Dotterel, 2 Ring Ouzels
Breydon Water - 2 Curlew Sandpipers, 4 Spotted Redshanks
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank
Titchwell - Garganey, Ring Ouzel, Cattle Egret flew E
Hockwold - 2 Garganey
Welney - 2 Garganey, Arctic Tern
Hickling - Garganey, released White Stork
Whitlingham - 6 Arctic Terns
Plus Ring Ouzels at Seething (5), West Caister (5), Rockland Broad (4), Felbrigg (4), Burnham Overy Dunes (3), Winterton (2), Weybourne Camp (2), Burnham Norton (2), Buxton Heath (2), Cawston Heath, Honing, Holme, Happisburgh, Salthouse, Holkham
Monday 25 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Hawfinch
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Ringstead - 3 Dotterel
Waxham - 2 Dotterel, 17 Ring Ouzels
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper
Holme - Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Ring Ouzel
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints, Caspian Gull
Titchwell - Spotted Redshank
Swanton Morley - 8+ Arctic Terns
Whitlingham - 7 Arctic Terns, Little Gull
Rockland Broad - Little Gull, 4 Ring Ouzels
Cantley BF - Little Gull
Plus Ring Ouzels at Winterton (7), Seething (5), Beeston Bump (2), Thetford, Holkham, Weybourne Camp, Felbrigg, Cawston Heath
Sunday 24 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler, Great Northern Diver in harbour
Weeting Heath - Hoopoe
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Ringstead - 3 Dotterel
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, Spotted Redshank
Breydon Water - Curlew Sandpiper
Thornham - Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ring Ouzels
Denver Sluice - Wood Sandpiper
Cantley BF - 5 Spotted Redshanks, Little Gull
Strumpshaw - 5 Garganey
Buckenham - 2 Garganey, 2 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank
Hockwold - Garganey
Ormesby - Osprey flew SE
Filby Broad - 4 Arctic Terns, Little Gull
Whitlingham - 3 Arctic Terns
Rockland Broad - 2 Arctic Terns
Plus Ring Ouzels at Roydon Common (8), Seething (5), Stiffkey (5), Winterton (3), Hunstanton (3), Hickling Broad (2), Holme (2), Beeston Bump, Kelling Heath
Saturday 23 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey Fen - Dusky Warbler, Great Northern Diver in harbour
Weeting Heath - Hoopoe
Denver Sluice - 2 Black-winged Stilts
Welney - 4 Glossy Ibis, Garganey
Potter Heigham - Glossy Ibis, Spotted Redshank
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Thornham - 3 Dotterel, 2 Ring Ouzels
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 7+ Spotted Redshanks
Nar Valley Fisheries - Wood Sandpiper
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank
Hockwold - 3 Garganey
Hickling Broad - Garganey, Ring Ouzel
Loddon - Garganey
Cantley BF - Spotted Redshank
Winterton - 2 Turtle Doves flew N
Plus Ring Ouzels at Seething (5), Roydon Common (3), Stoke Holy Cross
Friday 22 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Denver Sluice - 2 Black-winged Stilts
Potter Heigham - 4 Glossy Ibis
Thornham - 2 Dotterel
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 10 Spotted Redshanks, 3 Cattle Egrets flew E
Welney - Cattle Egret, Garganey
Filby Broad - 2 Little Gulls
Ranworth Broad - 3 Arctic Terns
Buckenham - 2 Garganey, 2 Little Stints, 4 Spotted Redshank
Snettisham - Garganey
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy (4+), Cawston Heath (3), Weybourne Camp (2), Hemblington, Overstrand, Holme
Thursday 21 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Welney - 4 Glossy Ibis, White Stork of uncertain origin then flew W
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Thornham - Dotterel
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, Pied Flycatcher; Velvet Scoter, Great Northern Diver on sea
Winterton - Ring Ouzel, Hen Harrier, 7 Common Cranes
Ormesby Little Broad - Osprey flew NW
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank
Berney Marshes - 2 Spotted Redshanks, White Stork of uncertain origin
Plus Ring Ouzels at Roydon Common (4), Weybourne Camp (3), Choseley
Wednesday 20 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Welney - 2 Black-winged Stilts then flew off, 4 Glossy Ibis, 3+ Cattle Egrets, 3 Garganey, White Stork of uncertain origin
Edgefield - Purple Heron flew N
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Kelling WM - Glossy Ibis, Ring Ouzel
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Velvet Scoters on sea
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints, Spotted Redshank
Berney Marshes - 2 Spotted Redshanks, White Stork of uncertain origin
Plus Ring Ouzels at Winterton (3), Holme, Breydon Water, Arminghall
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Pale-bellied Brent
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Silt Fen - 2 Black-winged Stilts then flew off
Welney - 3 Glossy Ibis, 3+ Cattle Egrets, Garganey
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Kelling WM - Glossy Ibis (earlier flew E from Cley)
Burnham Overy - 2+ Cattle Egrets, 4+ Ring Ouzels
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, Garganey, Short-eared Owl, 10 Great Northern Divers on sea
Sheringham - Black Redstart
Strumpshaw - Garganey
Whitlingham CP - Arctic Tern
Horsey - Turtle Dove, Short-eared Owl
Filby Broad - Little Gull
Stiffkey - Hen Harrier
Plus Ring Ouzels at Winterton (5), Snettisham CP (2), High Kelling (2), Sedgeford (2), Roydon Common (2), Happisburgh (2), Salthouse, Sidestrand
Monday 18 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Pale-bellied Brent, Ring Ouzel, Great Northern Diver
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Kelling WM - Glossy Ibis (earlier flew E over Cley)
Welney - 4+ Cattle Egrets, 2 Ring Ouzels, Garganey, Common Crane
Burnham Overy - 3 Cattle Egrets, 20 Ring Ouzels
Stiffkey - 2 Cattle Egrets
Cley - 2 Cattle Egrets
Titchwell - Temminck’s Stint, 2 Great Northern Diver
Buckenham - 2 Little Stints
Burnham Norton - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Garganey
Weybourne Camp - 5 Ring Ouzels, 2 Garganey
Winterton - 2 Ring Ouzels, Hen Harrier
Sheringham - 2 Black Redstarts
Hockwold - 5 Garganey
Strumpshaw - 2 Garganey
Hickling - Garganey
St Benet’s - 1+ Short-eared Owls
Holme - 6 Great Northern Divers
West Newton - White-tailed Eagle of uncertain origin
Cantley - White Stork of uncertain origin flew W
Plus Ring Ouzels at Horsey (5), Waxham (5), Bodham (4), Morston (2), Happisburgh (2), Seething, Eccles, Sedgeford
Sunday 17 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Pale-bellied Brent
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Welney - 6 Cattle Egrets, 9 Garganey, Common Crane
Titchwell - Cattle Egret, Great Northern Diver
Cley - Wood Sandpiper
Snettisham - Siberian Chiffchaff
Weybourne Camp - 2 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Ring Ouzels
Holme - Pied Flycatcher, Ring Ouzel, Wood Sandpiper flew W
Winterton - 6 Ring Ouzels, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl
Salthouse - Whinchat
Potter Heigham - 3 Water Pipits
Strumpshaw - 2 Garganey
St Benet’s - 3 Short-eared Owls
Sedgeford - White-tailed Eagle of uncertain origin
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy (7), Felbrigg (3), Bodham (2), Morston (2), Kelling WM, Happisburgh, California
Saturday 16 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler, 2 Ring Ouzels flew NE
Potter Heigham - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Cley - Glossy Ibis flew W, Spotted Redshank
Waxham - Blue-headed Wagtail
Buckenham - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Stints
Welney - 2 Garganey
Morston - Black Redstart, 4 Ring Ouzels, Hen Harrier flew E
Caister - Black Redstart
Mundesley - Black Redstart
Brancaster - Great Northern Diver
Rollesby Broad - Little Gull
Kelling WM - Turtle Dove flew S
Weybourne - Osprey flew W
Tottenhill - White Stork of uncertain origin flew over
Plus Ring Ouzels at Burnham Overy (10), Winterton (6+), Felbrigg (4), Roydon Common (3+), Holme (3), Dickleburgh Moor, Heacham, Happisburgh, Bodham
Friday 15 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler, Hen Harrier
Potter Heigham - Glossy Ibis
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh, Ring Ouzel
Holkham - 4 Blue-headed Wagtails, 10+ Ring Ouzels
Waxham - 2 Blue-headed Wagtails, 4 Ring Ouzels
Attlebridge - 2 Wood Sandpipers
Welney - 5 Cattle Egrets, 2 Ring Ouzels
Roydon Common - 20 Ring Ouzels, 2 Turtle Doves flew over
Burnham Overy - 12+ Ring Ouzels, Whinchat
Winterton - 9 Ring Ouzel, Hen Harrier
Felbrigg - 4 Ring Ouzels, released White-tailed Eagle flew N (then seen Cromer, High Kelling)
Hickling - 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 2 Garganey
Plus Ring Ouzels at Beeston Common (6), Holme (3), Dickleburgh Moor (3), Heacham (2), Morston (2)
Thursday 14 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Potter Heigham - 2 Glossy Ibis, dark-breasted Barn Owl
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh, Wood Sandpiper flew over
Waxham - Blue-headed Wagtail, 4 Ring Ouzels
Burnham Overy - Redstart, 9 Ring Ouzel
Winterton - Redstart, 7 Ring Ouzel, Hen Harrier
Holme - 2 Ring Ouzels, Great Northern Diver on sea
Strumpshaw - 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 2 Garganey
Filby Broad - Garganey
Welney - Short-eared Owl, Common Crane
Horsey - Hen Harrier
Gresham - released White-tailed Eagle flew W
Plus Ring Ouzels at Bodham (9), Buxton Heath (6), Southrepps Common (4), Roydon Common, West Runton, Heacham, Weybourne Camp
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Winterton - BLACK KITE flew south, 4 Ring Ouzels
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh, Common Crane flew S
Welney - 5 Cattle Egret
Titchwell - Little Stint
Waxham - Blue-headed Wagtail
Holme - Redstart, 7 Ring Ouzels, Osprey flew W
Thetford - Black Redstart
Strumpshaw - 3 Garganey
Hockwold - 5 Garganey, Water Pipit
Barton Broad - Little Gull
Brancaster - Osprey flew W
Plus Ring Ouzels at Snettisham (6), Burnham Overy Dunes (6), Cromer GC (4), Horsey (2), Roydon Common (2), Weybourne (2), Hardley Staithe, Caister-on-Sea, Cart Gap, Heacham, Beeston Regis, Happisburgh
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Cley - KENTISH PLOVER, RED-BREASTED GOOSE, 2 Garganey, Hen Harrier
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh, Common Crane flew S
Hickling - Glossy Ibis
Holkham - Shorelark
Welney - 1+ Cattle Egret, 3 Garganey, 6 Common Cranes
Titchwell - Little Stint, Redstart, Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Ring Ouzels flew W
Burnham Overy - Redstart, 3 Ring Ouzels, Hen Harrier
Salthouse - Redstart
Winterton - Black Redstart, 4 Ring Ouzels
Beeston Regis - Black Redstart
Holme - 16 Ring Ouzels, Lesser Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, Short-eared Owl
Strumpshaw - 5 Garganey, 2 Grasshopper Warblers
Hockwold - Garganey, Little Gull
Woodbastwick - Osprey
Lynford - Hawfinch
Plus Ring Ouzels at Cromer GC (6), Thetford (6), Cawston Heath (4), Waxham (3), Snettisham (2), Aylmerton (2), Burgh Castle (2), Tharston, Dersingham Bog, South Wootton, Walsey Hills, Beeston Bump
Monday 11 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Kelling Heath - Little Bunting reported
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Holkham - Shorelark, Water Pipit
Happisburgh - 2 Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart
Strumpshaw - 5 Garganey
Cley - 2 Garganey, Hen Harrier
Salthouse - 2 Garganey
Welney - Garganey
Pensthorpe - Garganey, Common Crane flew NW
Hoveton Great Broad - Osprey
Colney GPs - 2 Little Gulls
Sheringham - 4 Velvet Scoter flew W
Plus Ring Ouzels at Hunstanton (5 flew S), Holme (2), Horsey
Sunday 10 April 2022
Snettisham - WHITE-TAILED LAPWING, Common Crane flew S
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh, Black Redstart at cathedral, Osprey flew N
Hickling - Glossy Ibis, Garganey
Welney - 4+ Cattle Egret
Holkham - Shorelark
Morston - Whinchat
Sedgeford - Ring Ouzel
Waxham - Ring Ouzel
Terrington St Clement - Ring Ouzel
Buckenham - Water Pipit
Strumpshaw - 3 Garganey
Cley - 2 Garganey
Pentney - Little Gull
Breydon Water - Short-eared Owl
Saturday 9 April 2022
Snettisham - WHITE-TAILED LAPWING, Spotted Redshank
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Welney - Cattle Egret, 4 Garganey
Strumpshaw - 5 Garganey
Hockwold - 4 Garganey
Cley - 2 Garganey
Salthouse - 2 Garganey
Happisburgh - Black Redstart
Weybourne - Black Redstart
Titchwell - White-tailed Eagle of uncertain origin
Friday 8 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE, Pale-bellied Brent
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
East Ruston - Glossy Ibis
Holkham - Shorelark
Titchwell - Water Pipit
Welney - 1+ Cattle Egret
Strumpshaw - 7 Garganey
Cley - 4 Garganey, Hen Harrier
Weybourne - 2 Garganey, Tree Pipit flew W
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Pentney GPs - Little Gull
Edgefield - Common Crane
Thursday 7 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
East Ruston - Glossy Ibis
Cley - Hooded Crow, 4 Garganey, Hen Harrier
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Pentney GPs - Little Gull
Barton Broad - Little Gull
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Ludham Bridge - Glossy Ibis
Rollesby Broad - Red-necked Grebe
West Runton - Hooded Crow
Strumpshaw - Ring Ouzel, 2 Garganey
Cley - 6 Garganey, Water Pipit
Welney - 2 Garganey
Pentney GPs - Little Gull
Cromer - Black Redstart
Titchwell - Reed Warbler
Holme - Great Northern Diver
Tuesday 5 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Holkham - Shorelark
Welney - 6 Cattle Egrets, 2 Garganey
Strumpshaw - 8 Garganey, 2 Water Pipit
Cley - 1+ Garganey
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Weybourne - Caspian Gull flew W
Salthouse - Caspian Gull
Pentney GPs - Little Gull
Monday 4 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Strumpshaw - 4+ Garganey
Cley - 4+ Garganey
Sheringham - Black Redstart
West Runton - Black Redstart
Weybourne - 2 Caspian Gulls, Cuckoo
Salthouse - Caspian Gull
Pentney GPs - Little Gull
Holme - Hen Harrier
Sunday 3 April 2022
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Holkham - 4 Shorelarks
Strumpshaw - 11 Garganey, Water Pipit
Cley - Water Pipit
Hickling - 2 Garganey
Hockwold - 6 Garganey, Water Pipit
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Winterton - Glaucous Gull
Sheringham - 2 Black Redstarts
West Runton - Black Redstart
Topcroft Street - Short-eared Owl
Saturday 2 April 2022
Stiffkey - Dusky Warbler
Sparham - Great Grey Shrike
Norwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
East Ruston - Glossy Ibis
Holkham - 4 Shorelarks, Water Pipit
Welney - 1+ Garganey, Cattle Egret, Common Crane
Strumpshaw - 7 Garganey, Water Pipit
Cley - 2 Garganey
Hickling - 2 Garganey, Water Pipit
Hockwold - 1+ Garganey, Water Pipit
Winterton - Glaucous Gull
Sheringham - 2 Black Redstarts
West Runton - 2 Black Redstarts
Titchwell - Water Pipit; Great Northern Diver on sea
St Benet’s - 4 Short-eared Owls
Stanhoe - White-tailed Eagle
Friday 1 April 2022
Blakeney - RED-BREASTED GOOSE
Stiffkey -
Dusky WarblerNorwich - Glossy Ibis at Earlham Marsh
Rollesby Broad - Red-necked Grebe
Holkham - 4 Shorelarks
Welney - 1+ Garganey, White-fronted Goose
Strumpshaw - 6 Garganey
Cley - 4 Garganey
Pensthorpe - Garganey
Winterton - Glaucous Gull
Weybourne - Glaucous Gull, Little Gull flew past
Wells - Hen Harrier