North East Norfolk Bird Club NENBC

Couldn’t resist another visit to see the #EasternBlackRedstart in #Sheringham today #NorfolkBirding

Eastern Black Redstart Sheringham sea front this pm on a blustery chilly day often feeding in the rear wall and guttering behind the western side chalets late pm avoiding the worst of the breeze - with one brave soul bathing in the slightly rough sea #NorfolkBirding

Sparrowhawk sitting in the lower branches of a Lime tree whilst directly above a Wood Pigeon was perched and, at the very top of the tree, several Greenfinches were perched. All of the birds, with the exception of the Sparrowhawk, looked nervous.

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Grey Heron flying off and settling at the other end of the water meadow at Felbrigg NT. Also at the park are several Shovelers, they use their large bill when surface feeding. The iridescent colours on the head and bill really stand out in the sun.

More from Felbrigg NT - Black-headed Gull and a Common Gull leaving the small flock on the lake. Lots of ducks there including several Gadwall. A family party of Mute Swans under the tree canopy, group includes 2 adults and their 7 offspring from 25 and a 'juvenile' from 24.

Carrion Crow calling like an old car horn at Felbrigg NT yesterday but stopped to give a steely-eyed glare. A pair of Stonechats were also present in the nearby meadow.

Norfolk Records Committee

Accepted: Sabine’s Gull Weybourne 17th November 2025

Beyond excited to have joined the committee at @ukhousemartins.bsky.social A small, independent charity that is dedicated to the care and protection of this important species. Why not join? Membership is free but donations are welcome housemartinconservation.com/join-us

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The new Missing Records file is now live on the BB website, please have a look at britishbirds.co.uk/rarities-com... and consider submitting any outstanding rarities that you may have been lucky enough to discover in 2025. Thanks.

Cover of The Birds of Whitlingham & Thorpe 2025 (a local bird report), compiled by James Emerson. The cover is bright yellow, with a photo across the centre showing a bare Oak tree standing in a meadow in bright sunlight, with a fence along the foreground.

My local patch bird report, covering species seen at Whitlingham & Thorpe Marshes (Norwich, UK) during 2025 is now available to view/download here: drive.google.com/file/d/12pEC... A big thank you to everyone who has reported sightings and allowed their photos to be used in the report.

Jay foraging in the leaf litter this morning before the rain started.

Half a work party is better than no work party! Under leaden skies and with the prospect of heavy rain, 14 of us gathered at Sustead for the first work party of 2026.  With our leader sunning himself in Australia, John stepped in to give us the pla...

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Bullfinches picking over bramble seed heads in the hedgerow. The female is brown and grey in colour whilst the male is much more showy with its pink, grey and black plumage. Both have a black cap and a white rump which is just visible on the male.

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A lovely sunny day, bit late to the Kite party but finally enjoyed wonderful views of this amazing bird, then on to the peace of Brendan's Marsh, Hickling Broad NWT reserve where Teal and Lapwing were chatting away, occasionally getting alarmed by the overhead Marsh Harriers

Sun came out and this Robin was in full voice and a pair of Blue Tits were house hunting. Frost this morning and it could still be seen on the ferns in the woods. Sometimes it is necessary to cut down trees - the base of this Silver Birch was showing signs of decay.

We were enjoying close up views of a male hen harrier this afternoon when a merlin appeared from nowhere, in hot pursuit of a meadow pipit. The harrier followed it and so, within the space of 5 seconds, we were watching both birds over the bonnet of the car parked next to us. Mind blowing.

Had a pleasant trip up to the Norfolk coast yesterday, where this very obliging Eastern Black Redstart was seen in Sheringham. #Birds

Water Rails are difficult to see so really pleased to be able see this one pausing to bath. Another Brown Hare running over the fields, this one ran across the road in front of a car but did not pause. Small flock of Rooks flying over local field.

A poster advertising an NNNS talk by Dr Stuart Newson on Tuesday 10th February 2026 at 19:30. The photo is a head-on view of a bat, with the BTO logo in the top right. The text says "Stuart is an expert in large-scale ecological monitoring, citizen science and bioacoustics. He is a recipient of the Marsh Award for innovative ornithology for his pioneering cross-taxon research linking technology, data science and conservation. Author of Sound Indentification of Terrestrial Mammals in Britain and Ireland, he champions identifying other species groups as 'bycatch' in bat recordings to understand bat sound identification better and get more from acoustic data"

The speaker for the next NNNS talk will be Dr Stuart Newson, who will be talking about how developments in sound recording and technology can contribute to monitoring and conservation. It's on Tue 10th Feb 2026 at 19:30, free to attend and all welcome. norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...

Siskins visited the garden today, they will probably be about for a couple of months before migrating north to breed. Robin peering out of a Holly bush at Felbrigg this afternoon and as it turned cold a thin mist formed on the lake. The sun was setting on the walk home.

This bad boy was unsuccessful finding any breakfast in our garden but he graced us with his presence for around 10 minutes 😍 #NorfolkBirding

Female Robin sitting on the fence whilst the male was inspecting potential nesting sites. Treecreeper, with its cryptic plumage, can be difficult to spot in the woodland but with the lack of leaves on the trees they are much easier to find.

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Illustrations of 10 less common garden birds: Tree Sparrow (brown with a black cheek spot), Pied Wagtail (black and white with a long tail), Rook (glossy black with a pale beak), Fieldfare (grey head, brown back, speckled chest), Blackcap (male: grey with a black cap, female: brown with a chestnut cap), Common Gull (grey wings, white body), Stock Dove (blue-grey), Jay (pinkish with blue wing patch

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From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before?

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West Runton on the falling tide produced the usual rocky shore waders inc Grey Plover, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Turnstone and Oystercatcher. Sadly no Purple Sandpiper, a bit tricky so far this winter here in NE Norfolk, there's time yet! #norfolkbirding @nenbc.bsky.social

Early morning visit to Cromer for the NENBC Coordinated Seawatch, no sun first thing (or later!) but the Pier was looking quite bright. Birds of note seen incl: Artic Skua, Mediterranean Gull, Red-throated Diver, Razorbill, Brent Goose, Gannet, Shag, Common Scoter, Wigeon, Teal.

Plenty of very active #BeardedTits at #CleyMarshes #NorfolkBirding today

Right place right time for a change. #LongEaredOwl roosting along the #NorthNorfolk coast today #NorfolkBirding