Norfolk Exclusive day Tour – January 28th 2025

A day tour for 2 people based in North Norfolk. A total of 66 species recorded with highlights of Velvet Scoter, Goosander, Hen Harrier, Short-eared owl, Barn Owl, Merlin, Snow Bunting and Shorelark.

© Snow Bunting – Holkham Paul Varney
© Shorelark – Holkham Paul Varney
© Snow Bunting – Holkham Paul Varney
 Common NameScientific Name
1Greylag GooseAnser anser
2Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
3Brent GooseBranta bernicla
4Mute SwanCygnus olor
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
7Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
8GadwallMareca strepera
9Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
10MallardAnas platyrhynchos
11Eurasian TealAnas crecca
12Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
13Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
14GoosanderMergus merganser
15Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
16Stock DoveColumba oenas
17Common WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
18Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
19Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
20Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
21Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
22Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
23Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
24Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
25Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
26Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
27Common RedshankTringa totanus
28Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
29Red KnotCalidris canutus
30RuffCalidris pugnax
31SanderlingCalidris alba
32DunlinCalidris alpina
33Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
34Common GullLarus canus
35European Herring GullLarus argentatus
36Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
37Little EgretEgretta garzetta
38Great EgretArdea alba
39Grey HeronArdea cinerea
40Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
41Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
42Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
43Red KiteMilvus milvus
44Common BuzzardButeo buteo
45Western Barn OwlTyto alba
46Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
47Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
48MerlinFalco columbarius
49Common MagpiePica pica
50Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
51RookCorvus frugilegus
52Carrion CrowCorvus corone
53Coal TitPeriparus ater
54Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
55Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
56Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
57GoldcrestRegulus regulus
58Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
59Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
60European RobinErithacus rubecula
61European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
62DunnockPrunella modularis
63Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
64European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
65Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
66Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus