Norfolk bird news April 2025

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A pale morph Booted Eagle flew west over Beeston Bump 14th and flew west over Glandford 20th. A Crag Martin was briefly at Winterton 23rd and a Richards Pipit flew north over there 28th.

 

A drake American Wigeon was at Kelling Water Meadows 17th, then NWT Cley Marshes 18th and then Salthouse 21st-28th. Up to two Temminck’s Stints were at NWT Cley Marshes from 29th.

 

Rare inland was a Roseate Tern at WWT Welney Lady Fen 16th-17th. There were a handful of Black Kite sightings with birds over Croxton 2nd, Whitlingham CP 14th, Strumpshaw & Buckenham Woods 25th and Holt 27th.

 

A Great Reed Warbler was at NWT Hickling Broad 30th and a Purple Heron was there 14th. A Red-rumped Swallow was at Beeston Regis 14th and a Common Rosefinch was at Langham 24th.

 

There was an influx of Hoopoes with single birds at Holt Lowes 4th, Overstrand 10th, Blakeney Point 11th, Blofield Heath 15th, Burnham Overy Dunes 23rd-26th and up to two Hoopoes were at Winterton 15th-17th. Single Wrynecks were at Kelling Heath 11th, Horsey 14th and Cley 26th & 28th.

 

Up to six Shorelarks at Holkham Gap remained until 6th, one was at NWT Holme Dunes 4th and one was again by Breydon Water at Loughlin's Marsh until 5th.

 

There were several Glossy Ibises seen including single birds at Stiffkey 2nd, NWT Cley Marshes on & off 4th- 26th, east over Thornham 6th, WWT Welney 11th, RSPB Strumpshaw Fen 14th, Berney Marshes RSPB 21st, east over West Runton 27th and Breydon Water 28th. A Glaucous Gull was at Winterton 6th and Horsey 18th. A Hooded Crow flew east at Kelling Water Meadows 8th.