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