Birds to See in Norfolk in December
154 species matching this filter.
Norfolk in December is a premier destination for birdwatching, with 158 species recorded across its expansive coastline, marshes, and inland waterways. The county's renowned reserves such as Cley Marshes, Titchwell, and the North Norfolk coast attract vast flocks of wintering wildfowl and waders, including Eurasian Wigeon, Barnacle Goose, Goldeneye, and Greater Scaup. From the haunting calls of Curlew over mudflats to impressive gatherings of geese on grazing marshes, December offers some of the most spectacular birding of the year.
Resident
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Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
A common year-round resident, iconic at reserves like Titchwell and Cley, sweeping its upturned bill through shallow brackish lagoons.
Year-round
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Present year-round along Norfolk's sandy shores and tidal flats, with numbers peaking in winter at sites like Titchwell and Snettisham.
Year-round
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
An uncommon but iconic Norfolk resident, hunting over farmland, marshes, and field margins at dusk. The county supports a healthy breeding population.
Year-round
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
A rare resident of uncertain provenance — some are feral birds, while genuine wild Arctic migrants may appear in winter.
Year-round
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
An iconic resident of Norfolk's extensive reedbeds, particularly at sites like Titchwell, Cley, and the Broads. Listen for its distinctive pinging call.
Year-round
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Found year-round on coastal marshes and wet grasslands, with large flocks at sites like the Ouse Washes and Cley.
Year-round
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
A common and abundant resident of gardens, hedgerows and woodland, with numbers swelled by continental migrants in autumn.
Year-round
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
An uncommon year-round resident; breeding birds are joined by continental wintering birds visiting gardens for berries.
Year-round
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
A common and familiar garden resident throughout the county, readily using nest boxes and bird feeders year-round.
Year-round
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
Winters in large flocks on the north Norfolk coast, grazing on saltmarshes and eelgrass beds. Most numerous from October to March.
Aug–Jun
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
An uncommon but year-round resident of hedgerows, scrubby woodland edges and mature gardens across Norfolk.
Year-round
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
A common resident frequently seen perched on roadside posts or soaring over Norfolk's farmland and woodland throughout the year.
Year-round
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
A common year-round resident found on lakes, rivers, and grazing marshes across the county. Breeds readily on Norfolk's waterways.
Year-round
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
An abundant and adaptable resident found across Norfolk's farmland, towns, and coastline throughout the year.
Year-round
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibisLC
A rare but increasingly recorded resident, often seen alongside livestock on grazing marshes as this species expands its range northward.
Year-round
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
An uncommon but increasing resident of Norfolk's reedbeds and dense waterside scrub. More often heard than seen, with its explosive burst of song.
Year-round
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
A common and familiar resident of woodlands, hedgerows and gardens throughout Norfolk, with continental birds augmenting numbers in winter.
Year-round
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
A common resident heard year-round, with numbers boosted by Continental migrants in autumn. Frequents woodlands, gardens, and scrubby hedgerows.
Year-round
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
An uncommon resident favouring coniferous plantations in the Brecks and Thetford Forest, visiting garden feeders in winter.
Year-round
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
A rare but increasing resident of the Norfolk Broads, where a reintroduced population breeds in secluded marshes and wet grasslands.
Year-round
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Common throughout the year on farmland, playing fields and coastal marshes. Winter flocks often mix with other gull species.
Year-round
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
An uncommon but dazzling resident along rivers, Broads, and drainage ditches throughout the county.
Year-round
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
A common and conspicuous resident of Norfolk's farmland, hedgerows, and woodland edges. Widely released for shooting across the county.
Year-round
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
An uncommon resident most often seen in birch and alder woodland, with numbers increasing during autumn and winter as northern birds arrive.
Sep–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Present year-round off the Norfolk coast, with large rafts gathering offshore. Most conspicuous during autumn and winter passage.
Year-round
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Common year-round on estuaries and coastal mudflats. Breeds on dunes and marshes, with large moulting flocks in summer.
Year-round
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
An uncommon year-round resident of Norfolk's wet meadows and reedbeds, often flushed from marshy edges with a zigzagging flight.
Year-round
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
A common resident boosted by huge continental flocks in winter, forming spectacular murmurations over reedbeds.
Year-round
Coot
Fulica atraLC
A common resident on Norfolk's broads, lakes, and gravel pits. Large winter gatherings form on open water across the county.
Year-round
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Common on coastal marshes, estuaries and farmland throughout the year. Numbers swell in winter with continental arrivals.
Year-round
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Present year-round on estuaries and saltmarshes, with large winter flocks on the Wash. Breeding numbers in the UK have declined sharply.
Year-round
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common year-round resident, skulking through hedgerows and garden undergrowth. Its thin, warbling song is heard in every Norfolk parish.
Year-round
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
Norfolk is a stronghold for this established resident. Commonly seen on parkland, lakes, and grazing marshes throughout the county year-round.
Year-round
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
A rare resident along the north Norfolk coast, often seen bobbing on the sea off Titchwell or Holkham. Numbers remain small year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Norfolk's reedbeds are a national stronghold for this secretive species; listen for its booming call at reserves like Bittern.
Year-round
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A common year-round resident in towns, villages, and farmyards. Its monotonous cooing call is a familiar sound across Norfolk.
Year-round
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
A common resident of woodlands and mature gardens, often noisy in autumn when caching acorns.
Year-round
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
An uncommon but increasing resident of mature deciduous woodland and parkland, often visiting garden feeders in well-wooded parts of Norfolk.
Year-round
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Common year-round along Norfolk's beaches and saltmarshes, its piping calls a familiar sound on the north coast.
Year-round
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
An uncommon resident most visible in winter when flocks visit alder and birch trees, often alongside redpolls in riverside woodland.
Year-round
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Sings its soaring flight song over Norfolk's open farmland and coastal marshes. A year-round resident, though numbers swell in winter with continental arrivals.
Year-round
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
An uncommon but increasing resident, breeding at key reserves like Holkham. Feeds in shallow marshes year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
A rare resident, now very localised in Norfolk farmland. Often found near stubble fields and farmyards with supplementary feeding.
Year-round
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Common on coastal marshes and grazing meadows, with large winter flocks at sites like Cley and Holkham. Present all year.
Year-round
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
A secretive resident of damp woodland, boosted in winter by Continental arrivals; best seen at dusk on roding flights in spring.
Oct–Jun
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
One of Norfolk's most widespread residents, found in gardens, hedgerows, and reedbeds. Remarkably loud for its tiny size, singing year-round.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A common and colourful resident seen year-round in gardens, hedgerows and weedy fields, often in lively flocks outside the breeding season.
Year-round
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
An uncommon resident found in parkland, woodland edges and churchyards, often heard giving its loud laughing call.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
A familiar year-round resident along the coast and in towns. Readily scavenges at harbours, landfill sites and seaside resorts.
Year-round
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
A familiar year-round resident of Norfolk gardens, hedgerows, and woodlands, often singing from prominent perches even through winter.
Year-round
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
A rare resident and passage migrant, found in sheltered coastal scrub and conifer stands, mainly in winter months.
Oct–May
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Breeds in small numbers on the north Norfolk chalk cliffs, notably at Hunstanton, present year-round.
Year-round
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
A common resident of Norfolk's broads, marshes, and gravel pits. Breeds widely and numbers increase in winter with continental arrivals.
Year-round
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
A resident of coniferous and mixed woodland, with numbers swelling in autumn as Continental birds arrive along the Norfolk coast.
Year-round
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Present most of the year on Norfolk's farmland and coastal marshes, forming large winter flocks often mixed with Lapwings.
Jul–May
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
A bulky, powerful gull present year-round along the coast and at harbours, often dominating other gulls at feeding sites.
Year-round
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Common and widespread year-round, found along rivers, the Broads, and the coast, often seen drying wings on posts.
Year-round
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Present year-round on the Broads and larger lakes, performing its elaborate courtship display in spring.
Year-round
Great Skua
Catharacta skuaLC
A powerful seabird seen offshore mainly in late summer and autumn. Best observed during seawatches from headlands like Sheringham.
Aug–Dec
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
An uncommon resident of woodlands, parks, and mature gardens, often betrayed by its loud drumming in spring.
Year-round
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
A bold and familiar garden visitor year-round, readily using nest boxes. Its loud 'teacher-teacher' song rings out from Norfolk's woods and hedgerows.
Year-round
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
An increasingly regular sight on Norfolk's marshes and Broads, this tall white heron is present year-round but remains uncommon.
Year-round
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
An uncommon but regular visitor to freshwater margins and ditches, most frequently encountered during autumn passage.
Feb–Dec
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
A common year-round resident of gardens and hedgerows, though numbers have declined significantly due to trichomonosis disease.
Year-round
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
An uncommon but year-round presence on coastal pools and estuaries, most conspicuous during autumn passage.
Year-round
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
A familiar year-round resident, commonly seen standing motionless at marshes, rivers, and Broads waterways.
Year-round
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
A declining resident of Norfolk's arable farmland and field margins. Increasingly hard to find despite conservation efforts on estates.
Year-round
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Found year-round on Norfolk's mudflats and saltmarshes, with numbers peaking in winter. Favours the north coast estuaries and the Wash.
Year-round
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
An uncommon resident, scarcer in Norfolk than in western Britain. Found near streams, weirs, and waterways, bobbing its long tail constantly.
Year-round
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
A common resident found year-round on marshes, broads, and farmland. Norfolk hosts both feral and genuinely wild wintering birds.
Year-round
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
A common year-round resident of Norfolk's towns, villages, and farmyards. Sociable and noisy, nesting in holes in buildings and dense hedges.
Year-round
Jackdaw
Corvus monedulaLC
A common and sociable resident, nesting in church towers and old buildings across Norfolk's towns and villages.
Year-round
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
A common resident hovering over roadside verges, farmland, and coastal marshes throughout the year.
Year-round
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Present year-round but scarce, often seen from shore during seawatches. UK populations have declined dramatically in recent decades.
Year-round
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
A common year-round presence along the coast and at inland tips, often seen soaring over fields and marshes throughout Norfolk.
Year-round
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
A common resident of farmland, heathland and coastal scrub, often gathering in large flocks on stubble fields outside the breeding season.
Year-round
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Commonly seen along marshes and waterways year-round, often stalking shallow pools on Norfolk's coastal and inland wetlands.
Year-round
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
A resident of sheltered ponds, lakes and slow rivers year-round. Its distinctive whinnying call is often heard from dense waterside vegetation.
Year-round
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
A rare and declining resident, sometimes spotted perched on fence posts in open farmland. Introduced to Britain, it favours old farm buildings for nesting.
Year-round
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
A charming year-round resident, often seen in noisy family flocks moving through hedgerows and woodland edges across Norfolk.
Year-round
Magpie
Pica picaLC
A common year-round resident, frequently seen in Norfolk's gardens, hedgerows, and farmland edges with its bold black-and-white plumage and long tail.
Year-round
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Abundant and widespread on virtually any freshwater habitat, from the Broads to village ponds. Present all year.
Year-round
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
An uncommon resident of mature deciduous woodland. Despite its name, favours drier woods rather than marshes; declining nationally.
Year-round
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
A common resident found on coastal marshes, heathland and rough grassland year-round, with numbers boosted by winter arrivals.
Year-round
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
An uncommon resident of parkland and open woodland, often singing from tall treetops from late winter onwards.
Year-round
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Abundant on ponds, ditches, and the Broads year-round, often seen picking its way along muddy margins.
Year-round
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
A familiar sight on the Broads, rivers, and coastal marshes year-round. Breeds widely across Norfolk's waterways.
Year-round
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Seen offshore year-round, often spectacularly plunge-diving for fish. Passage numbers peak in autumn off the north Norfolk coast.
Year-round
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Common year-round on farmland and marshes, with large winter flocks gathering on the coastal grazing marshes.
Year-round
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
An elegant dabbling duck found on coastal marshes and flooded fields. Numbers peak in winter at sites like Cley and Holkham.
Aug–May
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Common year-round on shallow marshes and flooded fields. Numbers peak in winter when continental birds boost the resident population.
Year-round
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
A rare but year-round resident, seen hunting over coastal marshes and increasingly around Norwich Cathedral's nesting site.
Year-round
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchusLC
Huge wintering flocks gather on north Norfolk's marshes and sugar beet fields. Numbers peak from October to March at sites like Holkham.
Year-round
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
An uncommon year-round resident on deeper lakes and broads. Numbers have declined nationally, making Norfolk sites increasingly important.
Year-round
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
A rare resident of conifer plantations such as Thetford Forest, with numbers fluctuating markedly in irruption years.
Year-round
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
An uncommon but increasing resident, now seen soaring over farmland and woodland edges across the county year-round.
Year-round
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Flocks gather on the Wash and north Norfolk mudflats, peaking in winter. An impressive sight when thousands wheel in tight formation.
Year-round
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufaNT
An uncommon but year-round resident of arable farmland and field margins. An introduced species now well established across Norfolk.
Year-round
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Common year-round on saltmarshes and wet grasslands, its distinctive call a constant feature of Norfolk's coastal reserves.
Year-round
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
A common resident of reedbeds, ditches and marshy areas throughout Norfolk, often forming large winter roosts in phragmites beds.
Year-round
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Breeds on shingle beaches and sandy shores year-round. Nesting sites along the north Norfolk coast are vulnerable to disturbance.
Year-round
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Feral populations inhabit Norfolk's towns and coastal cliffs year-round. Most birds are of mixed domestic ancestry.
Year-round
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Abundant across Norfolk's arable farmland, nesting in noisy rookeries in tall trees. Large flocks gather on ploughed fields throughout the year.
Year-round
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Present year-round along Norfolk's rocky groynes and shingle shores, busily flipping stones and seaweed for invertebrates.
Year-round
Ruff
Philomachus pugnaxLC
An uncommon year-round resident of Norfolk's freshwater marshes and scrapes, with numbers boosted by passage birds in spring and autumn.
Year-round
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Found year-round on sandy beaches along the north Norfolk coast, often in small flocks racing along the tideline.
Year-round
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
A rare winter visitor to Norfolk's coastal marshes and grazing levels, hunting low over open ground from October to April.
Oct–May
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
A common resident heard singing from gardens, parks, and woodland. Numbers increase in autumn and winter with migrants arriving from the continent.
Year-round
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
A year-round resident across Norfolk's woodlands, hedgerows, and gardens, often glimpsed dashing low through cover in pursuit of small birds.
Year-round
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
A rare but year-round presence on Norfolk's coastal lagoons and estuaries, often seen wading elegantly alongside Redshanks.
Year-round
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
A common resident of farmland, parkland, and woodland edges. Nests in tree holes and old buildings throughout the county.
Year-round
Stonechat
Saxicola torquatusLC
An uncommon year-round resident favouring coastal heathland and gorse-covered commons along the Norfolk coast.
Year-round
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
A secretive resident of mature woodland, more often heard than seen. Seldom encountered away from wooded areas.
Year-round
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
An uncommon resident spiralling up tree trunks in mature woodland and parkland throughout the county.
Year-round
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Uncommon but present year-round on lakes, gravel pits, and broads. Often seen diving alongside Pochard on open water.
Year-round
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
A secretive resident of Norfolk's reedbeds and marshes, more often heard squealing than seen. Present year-round at sites like Cley and Strumpshaw.
Year-round
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
A common resident raptor, quartering reedbeds and marshes year-round. Norfolk is a UK stronghold for this species.
Year-round
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
A rare resident, with small numbers wintering on the Broads and coastal marshes. Most likely seen at sites like Welney.
Year-round
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
An abundant and familiar resident found in woodlands, parks and gardens across Norfolk, with huge autumn influxes from the continent.
Year-round
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
An uncommon but year-round resident of farmland hedgerows and field margins, declining but still found across rural Norfolk.
Year-round
Non-breeding
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Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
A rare non-breeding visitor to Norfolk's coastal waters, occasionally seen offshore from October through winter.
Oct–Jan
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusLC
A rare and irruptive winter visitor from Scandinavia, appearing in some years in berry-laden trees in Norfolk's towns. Most likely in November to January.
Nov–Jan
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
An uncommon winter visitor often mixing with chaffinch flocks in beech woodland and farmland, numbers varying greatly between years.
Sep–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Scarce non-breeding visitor to offshore waters and sheltered bays from October to February.
Oct–Feb
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
A rare winter visitor to Norfolk's rivers and broads, most likely between November and March. Favours larger freshwater bodies.
Nov–Mar
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
An uncommon non-breeding visitor, increasingly seen over Norfolk as the species recolonises eastern England. Most records are from autumn and winter.
Aug–Apr
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
An uncommon winter visitor from Scandinavia, arriving from October. Roaming flocks feed on berries in hedgerows and open fields across Norfolk.
Oct–Apr
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
An uncommon winter visitor to Norfolk's broads and gravel pits from October to April. Often seen diving on open freshwater lakes.
Oct–Apr
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
A rare winter visitor to Norfolk's coastal waters and broads, most likely seen among flocks of Tufted Duck from November to March.
Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
A rare winter visitor to coastal grazing marshes and flood meadows from October to March. The Yare Valley is a key site.
Oct–Mar
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
A rare and elusive winter visitor, occasionally recorded in mature woodland and parkland, particularly during irruption years.
Oct–Mar
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
A rare winter visitor to Norfolk's coastal marshes and reedbeds, with birds arriving from October and lingering into early spring.
Oct–Apr
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Scarce non-breeding visitor to sheltered coastal waters and estuaries from October to February.
Oct–Feb
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
A scarce winter visitor favouring shingle beaches and saltmarshes along the north Norfolk coast, often associating with Snow Buntings.
Oct–Mar
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
A rare non-breeding visitor to offshore waters from October to March. Occasionally seen from coastal watchpoints along the north coast.
Oct–Mar
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
A scarce winter visitor to Norfolk's coastal marshes and open farmland, hunting small birds with dashing low-level flights from autumn to spring.
Sep–Mar
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritimaLC
A rare non-breeding visitor to Norfolk's rocky groynes and harbour walls from autumn through winter, favouring wave-splashed structures.
Sep–Feb
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
A non-breeding visitor seen offshore and in coastal waters from late summer through winter. Numbers increase after autumn gales.
Aug–Jan
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
An uncommon non-breeding visitor to estuaries and coastal waters from autumn to spring. Often seen in harbours and tidal creeks.
Sep–Apr
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
A rare non-breeding visitor to coastal waters and sheltered bays from October to February. Most reliably seen off the north Norfolk coast.
Oct–Feb
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
An uncommon non-breeding visitor, wintering offshore and in coastal waters. Often seen flying low over the sea in small numbers.
Aug–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
A winter visitor from Scandinavia, foraging in hedgerows and fields across Norfolk. Large arrivals sometimes occur on the coast in October.
Sep–Apr
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
An uncommon non-breeding visitor to rocky sea walls and saltmarshes along the Norfolk coast from autumn through to early spring.
Sep–Mar
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopusLC
A rare winter visitor, favouring open coastal marshes and farmland, often hovering over rough grassland.
Nov–Feb
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalisLC
An uncommon winter visitor to Norfolk's beaches and saltmarshes, often seen in small parties along the north coast from October to March.
Oct–Mar
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostrisLC
A rare winter visitor, with a regular flock at the Yare Valley from December to February. Norfolk is a key UK wintering site.
Dec–Feb
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
A rare winter visitor to the Ouse Washes and Norfolk's flooded grazing marshes. Small herds arrive from Arctic Russia in November.
Nov–Mar
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
A rare winter visitor to the Norfolk coast, occasionally found in small flocks on saltmarshes and shingle beaches from October to March.
Oct–Mar
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
A rare winter visitor, found offshore along the north Norfolk coast from October to March, often among Common Scoter flocks.
Oct–Mar
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
A rare winter visitor found at freshwater marshes and watercress beds, most reliably seen at coastal grazing marshes from October to March.
Oct–Mar
Passage
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European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelisLC
A rare passage visitor to rocky coastal areas in autumn and early winter, far less common than Cormorant here.
Sep–Dec
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
A rare winter visitor, occasionally appearing at coastal harbours and gull roosts in midwinter months.
Dec–Jan
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Alexandrinus krameriLC
A rare and sporadic visitor, occasionally recorded but not established in Norfolk as in southeast England.
Sep–Jan
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalisLC
A rare winter visitor, occasionally seen on grazing marshes and beet fields in the Yare Valley during January and December.
Dec–Jan