Norfolk bird news October 2025

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A Saker Falcon flew west at Holkham Gap 22nd. A juvenile Red-footed Falcon was at Great Yarmouth 7th-12th. A juvenile Pallid Harrier was at Snettisham Coastal Park 21st and a female Pallid Harrier was reported at Warham Greens from 19th. A Honey Buzzard flew south-east over Cley Marshes NWT 18th and another over Warham Greens 18th. A Black-browed Albatross was offshore at NWT Cley Marshes then flew north 31st.

 

There was a run of good birds at Warham Greens: Radde’s Warbler 13th-14th, Hume's Leaf Warbler 15th-17th, Richard's Pipit 16th and Red-throated Pipit 15th. Other Hume's Leaf Warblers were at Happisburgh 19th and woodland east of Stiffkey Flood 20th.

 

Single Dusky Warblers were at Cley, Walsey Hills 14th-17th, East Hills 18th and Blakeney Point 19th. A Barred Warbler was at Friary Hills, Blakeney 13th-15th. Single Pallas's Warblers were at Waxham 16th, Holkham Pines 18th-20th, Sidestrand 19th-20th and East Hills 18th. A Red-flanked Bluetail was at Wells Woods 15th. The Red-backed Shrike was at Morston Greens until 5th and one was at Winterton until 5th. A Great Grey Shrike was at Winterton Dunes NNR 13th and another was at Cley 20th-22nd.

 

A Hoopoe was at Runcton Holme 14th. A Richard's Pipit was at Burnham Overy Marshes 18th and one flew south-west at Old Hunstanton 19th. A Greater Short-toed Lark was at Snettisham 2nd-12th. A Shorelark was at NWT Cley Marshes 18th-19th, Holkham Gap 21st. and up to two were at Weybourne from 27th. A couple of Waxwings turned up in north-west Norfolk from 27th.

 

A Red-necked Phalarope was offshore Snettisham CP 11th and a Semi-palmated Sandpiper was at RSPB Snettisham 9th. A Lesser Yellowlegs was on north side of Kings Lynn Wooton 1st-15th and a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Breydon Water 12th. A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Salthouse 5th and a Eurasian Dotterel was at Lynn Point 24th. A few Grey Phalaropes and Little Auks were seen from seawatches and a Grey Phalarope lingered at NWT Cley Marshes. A couple of Glaucous Gulls hung out in the North-east corner of Norfolk.

 

A Green-winged Teal was at WWT Welney from 15th and two Long-tailed Ducks were at RSPB Snettisham. A few Glossy Ibises were here and there. Best counts were nine north at King’s Lynn later seen at Hockwold Washes at RSPB Lakenheath 29th.