Norfolk bird news May 2025

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There were several sightings of the pale morph Booted Eagle: it dropped into Burgh St Peter viewed from SWT Carlton Marshes 7th, in the Martham area 9th-10th, over Kelling and Muckleborough Hill 25th, Bayfield 25th & 26th and Egmere 26th.

 

A Calandra or Bimaculated Lark was seen all too briefly at Winterton 11th and a presumed Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was on Blakeney Point 28th.

 

A male Woodchat Shrike was Holkham Freshmarsh and then Burnham Overy Dunes 8th-9th. A male Red-backed Shrike was at Kelling Heath 8th-9th and Kelling Water Meadow 11th and single female Red-backed Shrikes were at RSPB Titchwell RSPB 19th, Weybourne 19th. and Holme 31st. Following a Marsh Warbler at Kelling Water Meadows 23rd one was found nearby at Weybourne from 27th and another was at Happisburgh 31st. A Common Rosefinch was at Langham 24th and a first summer male singing Common Rosefinch was Weybourne 27th-28th.

 

Single European Bee-eaters were seen at Cley 10th, NWT Cley Marshes 17th & 18th and Burnham Norton 18th. A Hoopoe was at Upper Sheringham 3rd and a Wryneck was at Winterton Dunes NNR 3rd. A Bluethroat was at Weybourne 20th and an Iberian Chiffchaff was in the plantation on Blakeney Point 20th. A Golden Oriole flew west at Beeston Bump 3rd. and another west at West Runton 30th. A male Pied Flycatcher was at Kelling Heath 8th and a Wood Warbler was there 19th.

 

A second year male Pallid Harrier flew west over RSPB Strumpshaw Fen and Wheatfen 20th. Up to three Red Footed Falcons were seen during May at NWT Hickling Broad 3rd-11th & 23rd with singles (same?) nearby at Potter Heigham Marshes 4th & Horsey 9th. Single Red-footed Falcons were at Honing 3rd, Roundham 7th, Hockwold Washes 9th, Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe Marshes 12th-13th and Salthouse Heath 17th and two crossed into Norfolk from SWT Carlton Marshes at Burgh St Peter 3rd.

 

A Montagu's Harrier flew south over Scolt Head Island 30th. A European Honey Buzzard flew over RSPB Strumpshaw Fen 23rd followed by an adult female that flew north over Brundall 27th.

 

Up to thirteen Temminck’s Stints were at NWT Cley Marshes until 23rd. Single Temminck's Stints were at Weybourne 1st, NWT Hickling Broad 3rd, RSPB Buckenham Marshes 5th and up to two RSPB Titchwell 1st-11th & 25th-27th.

 

A Purple Heron flew west over Weybourne beach and Kelling Water Meadows and spent the afternoon at Cley Marshes NWT before continuing west 27th. Another Purple Heron was at NWT Hickling Broad 28th-29th. A Glossy Ibis remained at Breydon Water. A Roseate Tern flew east past Sheringham 11th.