Common Birds in Norfolk
Our list for Norfolk has 103 common birds recorded regularly there: 71 residents, 19 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Norfolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 103, most common first
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRecorded all year
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made