James Emerson: Norfolk Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 133 of 133 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. Feral bird 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 19/02/2020 Holkham 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 19/02/2020 Bayfield Lake 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2020 Wensum Park, Norwich 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. Regular drake on the Great Broad 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 15 Teal Anas crecca 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19/02/2020 Holkham 19 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 1st-winter Drake 20 Goosander Mergus merganser 12/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. Drake 21 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 19/02/2020 Holkham 22 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Trowse Meadow 23 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 19/02/2020 Wighton 24 Swift Apus apus Whitlingham C.P. 25 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Whitlingham C.P. 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 North Norwich Feral Pigeon 27 Stock Dove Columba oenas 12/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 28 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 North Norwich 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 North Norwich 30 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Whitlingham C.P. 31 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 32 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 33 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 34 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 35 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 17/02/2020 Pensthorpe 36 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 37 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/09/2020 Dickleburgh Moor 38 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 39 Curlew Numenius arquata 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 40 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 41 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 15/02/2020 Strumpshaw Fen 42 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Whitlingham C.P. 43 Redshank Tringa totanus 44 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/02/2020 Walcott 45 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 46 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/09/2020 Dickleburgh Moor 47 Sanderling Calidris alba 19/02/2020 Holkham 48 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/09/2020 Dickleburgh Moor 49 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Whitlingham C.P. 50 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 02/07/2020 Overstrand (offshore) 51 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 North Norwich 52 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 North Norwich 53 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 North Norwich First bird of the year 54 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13/12/2020 Norwich (Wensum Park) 55 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 57 Razorbill Alca torda 11/10/2020 Kelling 58 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 11/10/2020 Kelling 59 Gannet Morus bassanus 11/10/2020 Kelling 60 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 61 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 62 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 63 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 22/01/2020 Norwich city centre 64 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 11/01/2020 Cley Marshes 65 Red Kite Milvus milvus 17/02/2020 Pensthorpe 66 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 19/02/2020 Wells-next-the-sea 67 Buzzard Buteo buteo 68 Barn Owl Tyto alba 02/03/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 69 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 08/02/2020 Thorpe Marshes 70 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 15/02/2020 Strumpshaw Fen 71 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 72 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 11/01/2020 Horsford 73 Hobby Falco subbuteo 07/06/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 74 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/01/2020 Norwich Cathedral 75 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Norwich (Wensum Park) 76 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 North Norwich 77 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 North Norwich 78 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 79 Rook Corvus frugilegus 11/01/2020 Horsford 80 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 North Norwich 81 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 04/01/2020 College Road, Norwich 82 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 Train Wood, Norwich 83 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 15/03/2020 Strumpshaw Fen 84 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 North Norwich 85 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2020 Train Wood, Norwich 86 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19/02/2020 Wells-next-the-sea 87 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 19/02/2020 Holkham 88 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 07/06/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 89 Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitlingham Marsh 90 House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitlingham Marsh 91 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 92 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2020 Train Wood, Norwich 93 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitlingham C.P. 94 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Whitlingham C.P. 95 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Whitlingham C.P. 96 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Whitlingham C.P. 97 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes ********** ********** 98 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Thorpe Marshes 99 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitlingham C.P. 100 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitlingham Marsh 101 Whitethroat Curruca communis Whitlingham C.P. 102 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 10/06/2020 Sheringham Park 103 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 104 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2020 Train Wood, Norwich 105 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Whitlingham C.P. 106 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 107 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 12/06/2020 Sprowston Adult 108 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 North Norwich 109 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 10/01/2020 Norwich city centre 110 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/07/2020 Grimston Warren 111 Redwing Turdus iliacus 19/02/2020 Suffield 112 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 North Norwich 113 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 18/10/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 114 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 North Norwich 115 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 08/02/2020 Thorpe Marshes 116 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/10/2020 Kelling 117 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2020 St James Hill, Norwich 118 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Norht Norwich 119 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/01/2020 Norwich city centre 120 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 11/01/2020 Glandford 121 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 08/02/2020 Thorpe Marshes 122 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 11/01/2020 Glandford 123 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 18/10/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 124 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Thompson Common 125 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 03/01/2020 St James Hill, Norwich 126 Linnet Linaria cannabina 19/02/2020 Holkham 127 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17/10/2020 Broome Heath 128 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra St Faith's Common 129 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 North Norwich 130 Siskin Spinus spinus 08/02/2020 Whitlingham C.P. 131 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 19/02/2020 Holkham 132 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 18/07/2020 Grimston Warren 133 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 08/02/2020 Thorpe Marshes