Norfolk bird news August 2025

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An Aquatic Warbler was briefly at Burnham Norton 13th. A Barred Warbler was at Winterton 22nd-25th and a juvenile Red-backed Shrike was there 24th.

Another Red-backed Shrike was at Thornham from 28th. A Greenish Warbler was at Salthouse 24th-25th and at least two European Bee-eaters were heard flying west over at North Point 8th.

 

A Pacific Golden Plover was briefly at Waxham 16th. A White-rumped Sandpiper was at RSPB Snettisham 11th-16th and a Pectoral Sandpiper was there 1st-3rd & 11th. Up to four Eurasian Dotterel were near Ringstead from 26th.  Two Temminck's Stint were at North Point Pools, Wells 26th and another was at WWT Welney 29th-31st.

 

A juvenile Purple Heron was at Thetford at the Nunnery Lakes 11th-12th and a Glossy Ibis flew over RSPB Buckenham Marshes 16th.

 

There were a few single European Honey Buzzards seen in flight over Holt 3rd, Hickling Broad NWT 10th & 22nd and Swanton Novers 7th. A Black Kite was over Ormesby Little Broad 20th-21st. A Ferruginous Duck was on Filby Broad 28th with a pair there 31st.

 

A Great Shearwater was seen from Sheringham 2nd. There were a few Cory's Shearwaters sightings with single birds seen from Scolt Head Island 1st, Winterton 1st, Mundesley 1st and Sheringham 1st, 6th, 8th & 20th with two past there 2nd. A Roseate Tern was at RSPB Titchwell 12th and at RSPB Snettisham 16th & 17th.

 

A Wood Warbler was at Trimingham 11th and a Hooded Crow was at West Runton 18th.