October and November Norfolk bird tour sightings

By Chris Mills | January 10, 2025

October and November was a busy period as usual, tours ran on as follows on the following days, I have listed the species recorded below. The main sites visited included Holkham NNR, Holme dunes, Titchwell RSPB , Snettisham RSPB, Lakenheath RSPB , Welney WWT reserve, Hickling NWT, Cley NWT, Lynford arboretum, Swanton Novers NNR and The Brecks.

October 12th-14th – 3 day & 3 night tour
October 17th Day Tour
October 28-30th 3 day & 3 night tour
November 8-10th 3 day & 3 night tour
November 15th Day tour
November 19-21st 3 day & 3 night tour
November 25-27th 3 day & 3 night tour

A total of 166 species were recorded during tours throughout the above, the more interesting species are bolded in the systematic list below. Below are a few images taken during the tours – click on them to enlarge.

1	Greylag Goose	84	Red-throated Diver
2	Greater White-fronted Goose	85	Black-throated Diver
3	Tundra Bean Goose	86	Great Northern Diver
4	Pink-footed Goose	87	Northern Fulmar
5	Brent Goose	88	Northern Gannet
6	Barnacle Goose	89	Great Cormorant
7	Canada Goose	90	Eurasian Spoonbill
8	Mute Swan	91	Eurasian Bittern
9	Bewick’s Swan	92	Little Egret
10	Whooper Swan	93	Western Cattle-Egret
11	Egyptian Goose	94	Great White Egret
12	Common Shelduck	95	Grey Heron
13	Northern Shoveler	96	Eurasian Sparrowhawk
14	Gadwall	97	Eurasian Goshawk
15	Eurasian Wigeon	98	Western Marsh Harrier
16	Mallard	99	Hen Harrier
17	Northern Pintail	100	Pallid Harrier
18	Eurasian Teal	101	Red Kite
19	Common Pochard	102	Common Buzzard
20	Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)	103	Western Barn Owl
21	Tufted Duck	104	Tawny Owl
22	Greater Scaup	105	Short-eared Owl
23	Common Eider	106	Common Kingfisher
24	Velvet Scoter	107	Great Spotted Woodpecker
25	Common Scoter	108	Eurasian Green Woodpecker
26	Long-tailed Duck	109	Common Kestrel
27	Common Goldeneye	110	Merlin
28	Red-breasted Merganser	111	Peregrine Falcon
29	Grey Partridge	112	Eurasian Jay
30	Common Pheasant	113	Common Magpie
31	Red-legged Partridge	114	Eurasian Jackdaw
32	Rock Dove	115	Rook
33	Stock Dove	116	Carrion Crow
34	Common Woodpigeon	117	Coal Tit
35	Collared Dove	118	Marsh Tit
36	Water Rail	119	Eurasian Blue Tit
37	Common Moorhen	120	Great Tit
38	Eurasian Coot	121	Woodlark
39	Common Crane	122	Eurasian Skylark
40	Stone-curlew	123	Shore Lark
41	Pied Avocet	124	Bearded Tit
42	Eurasian Oystercatcher	125	Barn Swallow
43	Grey Plover	126	Western House Martin
44	European Golden Plover	127	Yellow-browed Warbler
45	Common Ringed Plover	128	Common Chiffchaff
46	Northern Lapwing	129	Cetti’s Warbler
47	Eurasian Curlew	130	Long-tailed Tit
48	Bar-tailed Godwit	131	Eurasian Blackcap
49	Black-tailed Godwit	132	Goldcrest
50	Long-billed Dowitcher	133	Firecrest
51	Jack Snipe	134	Eurasian Nuthatch
52	Eurasian Woodcock	135	Eurasian Treecreeper
53	Common Snipe	136	Eurasian Wren
54	Green Sandpiper	137	Common Starling
55	Common Redshank	138	Mistle Thrush
56	Spotted Redshank	139	Song Thrush
57	Common Greenshank	140	Redwing
58	Ruddy Turnstone	141	Eurasian Blackbird
59	Red Knot	142	Fieldfare
60	Ruff	143	Ring Ouzel
61	Sanderling	144	European Robin
62	Dunlin	145	European Stonechat
63	Arctic Skua	146	Northern Wheatear
64	Pomarine Skua	147	Dunnock
65	Great Skua	148	House Sparrow
66	Razorbill	149	Eurasian Tree Sparrow
67	Common Guillemot	150	Grey Wagtail
68	Black-legged Kittiwake	151	Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail
69	Black-headed Gull	152	Meadow Pipit
70	Mediterranean Gull	153	Tree Pipit
71	Common Gull	154	Water Pipit
72	European Herring Gull	155	Rock Pipit
73	Yellow-legged Gull	156	Common Chaffinch
74	Great Black-backed Gull	157	Brambling
75	Lesser Black-backed Gull	159	European Greenfinch
76	Arctic Tern	160	Common Linnet
77	Common/Arctic Tern	161	Redpoll
78	Sandwich Tern	162	European Goldfinch
79	Little Grebe	163	Eurasian Siskin
80	Slavonian Grebe	164	Snow Bunting
81	Red-necked Grebe	165	Yellowhammer
82	Great Crested Grebe	166	Common Reed Bunting
83	Black-necked Grebe	167	Penduline Tit

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