James Emerson: Norfolk Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 118 of 118 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 08/08/2023 Pensthorpe Also seen at Holkham 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2023 Norwich city centre 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 6 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13/02/2023 Welney approach road 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13/02/2023 Welney approach road 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 14 Pintail Anas acuta 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 15 Teal Anas crecca 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 18 Scaup Aythya marila 28/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 19 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 02/07/2023 Bawburgh Lakes Eclipse drake, apparently present since 20/06/23. New to Norfolk if accepted. 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 22/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 22 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 28/01/2023 Trowse Meadow 23 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/02/2023 A146 24 Swift Apus apus 08/05/2023 Lakenham Way 25 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2023 Norwich Feral Pigeon 27 Stock Dove Columba oenas 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 28 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Norwich 30 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 31 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 32 Crane Grus grus 11/03/2023 Hickling Broad 33 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 34 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 35 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 02/04/2023 Weeting Heath 36 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 28/06/2023 Wells Seen earlier than this inc over Norwich 37 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 38 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 39 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/04/2023 Weeting Heath 40 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 41 Redshank Tringa totanus 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 42 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 43 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28/06/2023 Wells 44 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 45 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 46 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 47 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 19/08/2023 West Runton 48 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 49 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 22/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. PATCH TICK! 3rd winter, found by Robin Chittenden. 50 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 51 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 52 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 53 Great White Egret Ardea alba 11/03/2023 Hickling Broad 54 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 55 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20/01/2023 Norwich city centre 56 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 57 Red Kite Milvus milvus 11/04/2023 Blickling Hall grounds 58 Buzzard Buteo buteo 13/02/2023 Welney WWT 59 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18/03/2023 Buckenham Carrs 60 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14/02/2023 Glandford Roosting along the hedgerow at Cley Spy 61 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 19/06/2023 North Norwich 62 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 28/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 63 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 64 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 19/02/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 65 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 66 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 25/02/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 67 Jay Garrulus glandarius Norwich 68 Magpie Pica pica 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 69 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 70 Rook Corvus frugilegus 14/01/2023 Bawdeswell 71 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 72 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 15/12/2023 Norwich, Barn Road 73 Coal Tit Periparus ater 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 74 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 75 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 76 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 77 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 11/03/2023 Hickling Broad 78 Woodlark Lullula arborea West Acre 79 Skylark Alauda arvensis 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 80 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 81 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 82 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 83 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. Heard 84 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 85 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 86 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 87 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 88 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/05/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 89 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28/01/2023 Lakenham 90 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 21/05/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 91 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 11/07/2023 Lakenham Way 92 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 93 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Norwich 94 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Norwich 95 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 28/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 96 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 97 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Norwich 98 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 99 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 09/03/2023 Wensum Park 100 Redwing Turdus iliacus 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 101 Blackbird Turdus merula 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 102 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 31/10/2023 Norwich, Chapelfield Road Flew over early morning 103 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 104 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 27/05/2023 Thorpe Marshes 105 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Norwich 106 Dunnock Prunella modularis Norwich 107 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Norwich 108 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Norwich 109 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 110 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 30/01/2023 Norwich, Waterloo Park 111 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 28/07/2023 Badley Moor 112 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 30/01/2023 Norwich, Waterloo Park 113 Linnet Linaria cannabina 16/07/2023 Buxton Heath 114 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Norwich 115 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 116 Siskin Spinus spinus 21/01/2023 Whitlingham C.P. 117 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 16/07/2023 Buxton Heath 118 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 11/03/2023 Hickling Broad