Norfolk bird news December 2025

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A Black-winged Kite was in the St Benet’s Abbey and Ludham Bridge from 26th. A Rough-legged Buzzard was at Honing 8th.

 

A male Eastern Black Redstart was at Sheringham from 24th. Up to two Hume’s Leaf Warblers remained at Holkham. A Great Grey Shrike was at Dersingham Bog 14th & 27th and a Waxwing was at RSPB Titchwell 2nd.

 

A Black-bellied Dipper was at Bintree Mill by the River Wensum. A Great Shearwater that flew east along the Norfolk coast was first seen at Cley and last at Winterton 27th.

 

A Canada Goose sp (possibly Todd’s) was with Pink-footed Geese in fields north of Barrow Common 25th.

 

A drake Green-winged Teal was at RSPB Buckenham Marshes from 25th. A drake Ferruginous Duck was at Filby Broad on & off and a Ring-necked Duck was there 30th.

 

A Black-throated Diver was on River Thurne south of Ludham a 20th-21st and another was at Brancaster Staithe.  A Slavonian Grebe was at Barton Broad 22nd-23rd and a Red-necked Grebe was at South Wootton 10th-17th and Filby Broad 31st.

 

Summer visitors seen in Norfolk during December included a Whinchat at South Wootton, a Swallow at Kelling, a Northern Wheatear at Hunstanton and a Garganey at RSPB Buckenham Marshes.

 

There was an influx of White-fronted Geese and Tundra Bean Geese at the end of December. Best count of the latter species was at least twenty-five at Horsey. A Taiga Bean Goose was at North Point Pools 30th-31st. Up to three Glossy Ibises were at NWT Cley Marshes and Warham Greens and two were at Ludham Bridge.