Norfolk bird news September 2024

 

An adult Lesser Grey Shrike spent the day at Winterton 21st before being re-found in Essex the next day. At least that’s what its feather moult indicated. Other highlights at Winterton were an Icterine Warbler 2nd, Red-backed Shrike 7th-8th and Wryneck 21st.

 

Nearby a Red-flanked Bluetail was seen frustratingly briefly at Waxham 18th. Also there were a Red-rumped Swallow 2nd, Red-breasted Flycatcher 6th-7th, a Great Grey Shrike 20th and a Wryneck 21st. Nearby a Wryneck was at Horsey Gap 2nd. A Greenish Warbler 1st and Icterine Warbler 2nd were somewhere at Sea Palling. A Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Happisburgh 21st and single Wrynecks were at California 7th, Eccles-on-Sea 7th, Great Yarmouth 26th and NWT Hickling Broad 28th.

 

A Thrush Nightingale was on Blakeney Point 1st. Other highlights there included a Barred Warbler 1st, an Icterine Warbler 6th, a Red-breasted Flycatcher 1st & 6th, up to three Wrynecks 2nd-8th, Blyth’s Reed Warbler 21st, and Richard’s Pipit 22nd.

 

Highlights at NWT Holme Dunes & Holme NOA were a Greenish Warbler 1st, Icterine Warbler 1st-2nd & 6th-7th, Red-breasted Flycatcher 1st, and up to two Wrynecks 1st -9th, Yellow-browed Warbler 7th-8th, Wood Warbler 10th and Barred Warbler 24th.

 

Highlights at Wells Woods were an Icterine Warbler 7th-10th, Wood Warbler 7th-11th, Wryneck 7th-13th and Yellow-browed Warbler 11th. Nearby at East Hills were two Barred Warblers 6th, Icterine Warbler, Wryneck and Red-backed Shrike 8th. Highlights at Burnham Overy Dunes were a Red-breasted Flycatcher 2nd, Wryneck 2nd & 7th, Wood Warbler 20th, Barred Warbler 21st-22nd, Little Bunting 22nd and Wryneck 22nd. A Blyth’s Reed Warbler was reported at Holkham 5th.

 

A Siberian Stonechat was at Kelling Water Meadow and Weybourne Camp from 21st-29th and nearby a Red-backed Shrike was at Weybourne Camp 1st-3rd. A Red-breasted Flycatcher was at Warham Greens 6th and another at NWT Cley Marshes 27th-29th. A Hoopoe was at North Walsham 24th & 30th

A Red-rumped Swallow was at Waxham 2nd and two were briefly at Holt CP 4th.

 

There were many additional Wrynecks including single birds at East Runton 1st, Salthouse 1st, Walsey Hills 2nd, SPB Snettisham 6th, Snettisham coastal park 7th-8th, Beeston Bump 8th and RSPB Titchwell 8th & 23rd.

 

A White-rumped Sandpiper was at RSPB Snettisham 5th and the White-rumped Sandpiper remained at RSPB Titchwell until 7th and another was at Brancaster Staithe 5th. A Pectoral Sandpiper was at NWT Hickling Broad 3rd & 10th-15th. An American Golden Plover was at RSPB Titchwell 4th &16th-23rd and a Red-necked Phalarope was there 13th.

 

A juvenile Purple Heron was at Bawburgh Fishery (aka Colney GPs) 14th & 20th. A Glossy Ibis was at RSPB Titchwell 12th and Breydon Water 17th.

 

The returning female Pallid Harrier was at Warham Greens from 22nd. Single fly-over European Honey-buzzards were seen at Thornham 6th, RSPB Titchwell 7th, Sheringham 8th Newton Flotman 12th and two Titchwell 13th, Norwich 19th, Salthouse 20th, Blakeney Point 20th, Cley 20th, Winterton 21st and Breydon Water 28th.

 

Sewatching highlights were a Cory’s Shearwater past Winterton 5th, NWT Cley Marshes 14th and RSPB Titchwell 28th and four Great Shearwater past Sheringham 9th. There also a small handful of Sabine’s Gulls, Leach's Petrels and Long-tailed Skuas past the north Norfolk coast.