Norfolk bird news May 2026

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The Black-winged Kite remained throughout May at Hempstead Marshes, Sea Palling. A female Pallid Harrier was between Docking and Thornham 24th and Walsey Hills 30th. A Montagu's Harrier flew over Friary Hills 11th, Winterton 30th and Scolt Head Island 31st.  A female Red-footed Falcon Thorpe Marshes at Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe 28th.

 

Single European Honey Buzzards flew over Swanton Morley GP 12th, Sea Palling 14th, Salthouse 16th, Bodham 19th, Northrepps 23rd, Sea Palling 26th & 30th, Ormesby St Margaret 29th, Cley 31st, and up to two were at Swanton Novers from 21st.

 

Highlights at NWT Cley Marshes included a Gull-billed Tern 29th, a Red-rumped Swallow 4th, a Wryneck 1st-6th and up to four Temminck’s Stint 2nd-29th.

 

A Tawny Pipit flew south over Waxham 8th and another flew south-east over Kelling Heath 23rd. A Common Rosefinch was at Denver Sluice at Tallymore Farm NR 27th.

 

Thirteen European Bee-eaters were at Hempstead 6th-8th and at least seven European Bee-eaters flew south over Gunton 24th. Plus there were single European Bee-eaters over Sheringham 8th, Sidestrand 25th, NWT Hickling Broad 26th, Weybourne 29th and Titchwell 30th.

 

Single Golden Orioles were at Winterton 2nd & 26th, Tittleshall 5th, North Point Pools 20th, West Runton 22nd & 23rd, Ken Hill 24th, Sheringham 26th, Repps 30th, RSPB Breydon Water 30th and RSPB Titchwell 30th. Single Hoopoes were at Sheringham 3rd-4th and Weybourne 5th.

 

A male Red-backed Shrike was at Morston 13th & Wiveton 28th and a female was by Felbrigg Lake 26th. A Pied Flycatcher was at NWT Holme Dunes 7th and Sheringham Cemetery 7-8th. A Wood Warbler was at RSPB Titchwell 1st-2nd & 12th.

 

A Buff breasted Sandpiper was at WWT Welney 11th. Single Black-winged Stilts were at WWT Welney 4th& 24th and 11th, Ken Hill Marshes 11th and two were at RSPB Buckenham Marshes 2nd. A Purple Heron flew north at WWT Welney 1st and a first summer Purple Heron was on the Nunnery Lakes Thetford 13th.

 

Up to two Temminck's Stints were at Titchwell RSPB 4th-7th & 13th-21st and two were at Breydon Water RSPB 3rd. Up to four Temminck's Stint were at NWT Hickling Broad 8th-14th and a singles were at RSPB Buckenham Marshes 2nd and NWT Potter Heigham Marshes 21st

 

And left over from the winter were an Iceland Gull at Cromer 7th and a Tundra Bean Goose at RSPB Loughlin's Marsh 10th.