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21st November 2025

Woodcock

Woodcock

Woodcock

The Hume’s Warbler was refound this morning and has been giving everyone the run around since!

A look at the sea and the beach revealed: 21 Little Gulls, 1 Peregrine, 4 Avocets, 170 Brent Geese, 9 Eider, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 26 Common Scoter, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Fulmar, 330 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 40 Sanderling, 4 Grey Plover, 200 Knot, 157 Oystercatchers, 28 Redshank, 5 Ringed Plover and 4 Bar-tailed Godwit. 

I briefly opened the nets this morning and caught 27 birds, the highlight of which was a Woodcock (see image above)! Other birds caught include: 2 Goldfinch, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Dunnock and 2 Blackbirds. Retraps: 3 Coal Tit, 1 Robin and 8 Blue Tits.

No moths in the moth trap again!

Molly Brown – Seasonal Assistant

NORFOLK BIRD NEWS FROM RAREBIRD ALERT

Norfolk Caspian Gull Titchwell RSPB c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk 3.Mealy Redpolls Fen Street at Lopham Fen in alders 52.3772,1.0183

Norfolk 12.Russian White-fronted Geese Holkham NNR from Joe Jordan Hide this morning 52.9697,0.7875 

Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER Brancaster still 1.35pm on east side by path at NW side of Branodunum Roman Fort 52.9656,0.6499

Norfolk 2.Long-tailed Ducks (both fem/1w.male) Titchwell RSPB on sea at 12.53pm c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk Little Gull Welney WWT at 11am c52.5278,0.2775. Park at 52.5268,0.2786

Norfolk 10+Snow Buntings Wells on beach west of beach huts at 11.24am c52.9774,0.8347

Norfolk 6.Bewick’s Swans Welney WWT 52.5278,0.2775. Park at 52.5268,0.2786

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Great Yarmouth Cemetery in south section at 1.20pm c52.6139,1.7310

Norfolk Pallas’s Warbler Titchwell RSPB still at Fen Trail near Meadow Trail junction +Y-br.Wblr still c52.9640,0.6043. Park at c52.9629,0.6063

Norfolk Bewick’s Swan Welney WWT 52.5278,0.2775. Park at 52.5268,0.2786

Norfolk Long-tailed Duck Titchwell RSPB still on sea c52.9738,0.6055

Norfolk 20+Snow Buntings Cley NWT on beach at 11.47am 52.9602,1.0754

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Wells Woods still on north side of The Dell in large sycamore by pines at 12.17pm +showing well 52.9726,0.8433

Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER Brancaster still 12.32pm on east side by path at NW side of Branodunum Roman Fort tho elusive 52.9656,0.6499

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still 12.03pm at Bluetail Trail c52.9717,0.7888 NR23 1RG

Norfolk 13.Twite Cley NWT at West Bank c52.9622,1.0463

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holme NOA still in buddleias c52.9744,0.555. Park at c52.9737,0.5510

Norfolk HUME’S WARBLER Holkham Pines still at west end of Bluetail Trail at 10.05am c52.9713,0.7901

Norfolk DUSKY WARBLER Brancaster on east side by path at NW side of Branodunum Roman Fort at 9.50am 52.9656,0.6499