Bird list for TG23

When I first moved to Norfolk I lived in TG23, at Roughton, and done most of my birding in the area, save for a few trips to the coast at migration periods. This relatively short period provided me with some excellent 'finds' including Arctic Redpoll, Marsh Sandpiper and Great-grey Shrike. Returning to the area, I was not sure where to 'start' listing or more importantly, when? I have decided to include previous sightings because the emphises is on the 'where' rather than the 'when'. The only 'previous' records included are all date specific, so initially there may be a number of commoner birds not yet included because I failed to record them years ago-tskk tsk! Dates will generally refer to the date of the first ever sighting.

After searching a couple of likely looking sites to sea-watch from on my rather limited stretch of coastline, I decided to revert to the Sheringham method - using the nearest practical site which would provide shelter and 'comfort'. This has worked out to be Mundesley, as I figure that what ever passes through there would more likely have to go through TG23, whereas, say Cromer, where birds would just be as likely to hit the coast coming in from the north and then move west, there by not touching the area at all. All very speculative I know, but decisions have to be made by some means, so why not speculation!

This systematic list follows the old format because thats how it is in my Hayman Guide to birds in Britain and Europe, never go any where with out it!

1. Great Northern Diver - Mundesley Nov 30th 2009
2. Black-throated Diver - Sidestrand
3. Red-throated Diver -Trimingham
4. Great-crested Grebe - Gunton Park up to 3 pairs 1992
5. Red-necked Grebe - Trimingham
6. Black-necked Grebe - Sidestrand 27th Aug 2010
7. Little Grebe - Gunton Park - First seen Mar 19th 1992
8. Fulmar - Trimingham
9. Sooty Shearwater - Mundesley 25th Sept 2010
10. Manx Shearwater - Trimingham
11. Balearic Shearwater
12. Gannet - Trimingham
13. Cormorant - Gunton Park max 9 Mar 26th 1992
14. Shag - Sidestrand
15. Grey Heron - Gunton Park 1-4
16. Little Egret - Lower Southrepps Jan 8th 2010
17. Great White Egret - Gunton Park
18. Cattle Egret - Sidestrand
19. Whooper Swan - Northrepps Dec 17th 2010
20. Bewick's Swan - Gunton Park
21. Mute Swan - Gunton Park a pair 1992
22. Pink-footed Goose - Northrepps
23. Tundra Bean Goose - Thorpe Market
24. Grey-lag Goose - Gunton Park 50+ 1992
25. Canada Goose - Gunton Park 150+ first winter period 1992
26. Brent Goose - Trimingham
27. Barnacle Goose - Northrepps May 5th 2011
28. Egyptian Goose - Gunton Park at least 2 pairs 1992
29. Shelduck - Gunton Park c50 Feb 1992
30. Ruddy Duck - Gunton Park male first noted Jun 30 1991
31. Mandarin - Gunton Park female noted Jan 11th 1992
32. Wigeon - Gunton Park first noted 10 Oct 1st 1991
33. Gadwall - Gunton Park c200 noted Oct 1st 1991
34. Gargany- Gunton Park a pair on Sawmill Lake on evening of May 26th 1992
35. Teal - Gunton Park max 200 Feb 8th 1992
36. Mallard - Gunton Park max 250 Oct 1st 1991
37. Pintail - Gunton Park first noted Oct 1st 1991
38. Shoveler - Gunton Park c60 Oct 1st 1991
39. Pochard - Gunton Park - single 1st noted Feb 8th 1992
40. Tufted Duck - Gunton Park first noted Feb 13th 1992
41. Scaup - Sidestrand
42. Long-tailed Duck - Sidestrand
43. Goldeneye - Gunton Park
44. Eider - Sidestrand
45. Common Scoter - Trimingham
46. Velvet Scoter - Mundesley Nov 30th 2009
47. Smew - Gimingham
48. Red-breasted Merganser - Mundesley Nov 30th 2009
49. Goosander - Gunton Park single male and female noted through 91-92 winter
50. Osprey - Single Hanworth Hall Sept17th 2009. Northrepps 27/03/10
51. Honey Buzzard - Gunton Park
52. Red Kite - Northrepps Dec 6th 2009
53. Common Buzzard - Northrepps
54. Rough-legged Buzzard - Northrepps April 29th2011
55. Montagu's Harrier - Northrepps May 7th 2011
56. Hen Harrier - Gunton Park a male present Feb 17th-18th 1992
57. Marsh Harrier - Gunton Park female noted May 20th-21st 1992
58. Goshawk - Northrepps April 10th 2011
59. Sparrowhawk - Gunton Park seen over park throughout.
60. Kestrel - Gunton Park at least 1 pair spring 1992
61. Merlin - Hares Hill, Roughton. A bird hunting fields Apr 24th 1992
62. Hobby - Roughton Heath Sept 5th -9th 1992
63. Peregrine - Northrepps Oct 18th 2009
64. Quail - Northrepps June 5th 2010
65. Red-legged Partridge - Common
66. Grey Partridge - Hungry Hill
67. Pheasant - Common
68. Water Rail - Gunton Park
69. Common Crane - Northrepps feb 25th 2010
70. Moorhen - Gunton Park noted as abundant
71. Coot - Gunton Park - max count of 82 during 1st winter period 1992
72. Stone Curlew - Hungry Hill, Northrepps Apr 4th 2002
73. Oystercatcher - Gunton Park
74. Avocet - Northrepps 30th May 2010
75. Oriental Pratincole - Gimingham May 18th -21st 1993. Probably TG23's rarest bird so far!
76. Golden Plover - Gunton Park singles noted flying over in Jan and Feb1992
77. Ringed Plover - Gunton Park single May 20th1992
78. Grey Plover - Sidestrand
79. Lapwing - Northrepps
80. Curlew Sandpiper - Gunton Park single in non breeding plumage on Great Water evening May 23rd 1992
81. Dunlin - Mundesley
82. Knot - Mundesley
83. Redshank - Gunton Park 2 May 23rd 1992
84. Marsh Sandpiper - Gunton Park Star bird of the period at this site May 20th-22nd 1992
85. Greenshank - Gunton Park max 11 May 21st 1992
86. Wood Sandpiper - Sidestrand May 6th 2011
87. Green Sandpiper - Gunton Park
88. Common Sandpiper - Gunton Park first seen 2 May 5th with max of 15 on 2nd 1992
89. Bar-tailed Godwit - Northrepps
90. Black-tailed Godwit - Sidestrand
91. Curlew - Northrepps
92. Whimbrel - Northrepps
93. Common Snipe - Gunton Park . First noted Sawmill Lake Mar14th 1992
94. Jack Snipe - Sidestrand
95. Woodcock - Northrepps Oct 15th 2009
96. Bonxie - Trimingham Oct 16th 2009
97. Pomarine Skua - Mundesley Nov 30th 2009
98. Arctic Skua - Trimingham Oct 16th 2009
99. Mediterranean Gull - Northrepps
100. Black -headed Gull - Northrepp
101. Little Gull - Gunton Park imm Aug 12th1991
102. Common Gull - Northrepps
103. Herring Gull - Northrepps
104. Great-black-backed Gull - Northrepps
105. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Northrepps
106. Glaucous Gull - Sidestrand 1st wtr March25th 2010
107. Iceland Gull - Sidestrand
108. Sandwich Tern - Sidestrand
109. Little Tern - Sidestrand
110. Arctic Tern - Trimingham
111. Black Tern - Gunton Park non breeding adult Jul 27th 1992
112. Wood Pigeon - Northrepps
113. Stock Dove - Northrepps
114. Turtle Dove - Northrepps
115. Collared Dove - Northrepps
116. Cuckoo - Sidestrand
117. Barn Owl - Northrepps
118. Tawny Owl - Northrepps
119. Little Owl - Northrepps
120. Common Swift - Northrepps
121. Alpine Swift - Sidestrand March 25th 2010
122. Kingfisher - Gunton Park
123. Bee-eater - Northrepps
124. Green Woodpecker - Trimingham Oct 16th 2009
125. Great-spotted Woodpecker - Northrepps
126. Lesser-spotted Woodpecker - Gunton Park a pair noted 1st winter and spring of 1992
127. Skylark - Northrepps
128. Sand Martin - Sidestrand
129. Swallow - Sidestrand
130. House Martin - Northrepps
131. Meadow Pipit - Northrepps
132. Tree Pipit - Sidestrand
133. Pied Wagtail - Northrepps
134. Yellow Wagtail - Trimingham
135. Citrine Wagtail - Northrepps Sept 26th 2010
136. Grey Wagtail - Gunton Park
137. Wren - Northrepps
138. Dunnock - Northrepps
139. Waxwing - Crossdale Street 3 Dec 12th 2005
140. Robin - Northrepps
141. Black Redstart - Northrepps April 11th 2010
142. Wheatear - Trimingham
143. Whinchat - Northrepps
144. Stonechat - Northrepps 26thSept 2010
145. Ring Ouzel - Northrepps 13th Oct 2009
146. Blackbird - Northrepps
147. Fieldfare - Northrepps
148. Redwing - Northrepps
149. Song Thrush -Northrepps
150. Mistle Thrush - Northrepps
151. Reed Warbler - Gunton Park
152. Sedge Warbler - Pigney's Wood
153. Grasshopper Warbler - Gunton Park 2 reeling May 21st 1992
154. Whitethroat - Northrepps
155. Lesser Whitethroat - Northrepps
156. Blackcap - Northrepps
157. Garden Warbler - Trimingham
158. Willow Warbler- Northrepps
159. Chiffchaff - Northrepps
160. Yellow-browed Warbler - Trimingham Oct 15th 2010
161. Humes Yellow-browed Warbler - Trimingham Oct 18th 2003
162. Spotted Flycatcher
163. Pied Flycatcher - Trimingham
164. Goldcrest - Northrepps
165. Blue Tit - Northrepps
166. Great Tit - Northrepps
167. Coal Tit - Northrepps
168. Long-tailed Tit - Northrepps
169. Nuthatch - Northrepps
170. Treecreeper - Gunton Park
171. Great-grey Shrike - Roughton a bird on outskirts of village Mar 28th1993. 1 near Antingham Sept 30th 2007
172. Starling - Northrepps
173. Jay - Northrepps
174. Magpie - Northrepps
175. Jackdaw - Northrepps
176. Raven - Hungry Hill, Northrepps March 6th 2011
177. Carrion Crow - Northrepps
178. Hooded Crow - Gunton Park a bird wintered 1991-92
179. Rook - Northrepps
180. House Sparrow - Northrepps
181. Chaffinch - Northrepps
182. Brambling - Northrepps
183. Greenfinch - Northrepps
184. Goldfinch - Northrepps
185. Siskin
186. Common Rosefinch - Northrepps November 30th 2019
187. Bullfinch - Northrepps
188. Lesser Redpoll - Pigney's Wood Feb 24th 2010
189. Arctic Redpoll - Gunton Park Feb 17th-19th 1992
190. Linnet - Northrepps
191. Twite - Sidestrand Nov 2nd 2010
192. Crossbill - Northrepps 10 Oct 25th 2009
193. Yellowhammer - Northrepps
194. Reed Bunting - Gunton Park
195. Lapland Bunting - Northrepps
196. Snow Bunting - 3 Trimmingham 18th Sept 2009

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