James Emerson: Norfolk Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 128 of 128 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. Feral bird resident since 2019 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 07/01/2021 Norwich (Waterloo Park) Flock heard distantly 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 07/03/2021 Marston Marshes Anser albifrons albifrons. There have been several small groups on the move recently - this lone individual was found by the river on the previous day. 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/04/2021 Hickling Broad 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. Drake 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 14 Teal Anas crecca 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 15 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 17 Scaup Aythya marila 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 1st winter female 18 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. Four (3 adult drakes, 1 1st-winter drake) 19 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 15/02/2021 Hellesdon Pastures 20 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/04/2021 Ant Broads area 21 Swift Apus apus 09/05/2021 Norwich (Waterloo Park) 22 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 30/05/2021 23 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 Norwich (Riverside Road) Feral Pigeon 24 Stock Dove Columba oenas 04/01/2021 Norwich (Wensum Park) 25 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 North Norwich 26 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 North Norwich 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 28 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 29 Crane Grus grus 17/04/2021 Ant Broads area 30 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 31 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 32 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 23/03/2021 Norwich (Lakenham Way) 33 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/04/2021 Potter Heigham marshes 34 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25/10/2021 Cley NWT 35 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 25/10/2021 Paston 36 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 02/05/2021 Earlham Marshes 37 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/04/2021 Potter Heigham marshes 38 Curlew Numenius arquata 15/02/2021 Hellesdon Pastures Two on the flooded meadows (found by Jo Dale on 13th Feb). 39 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 06/04/2021 Hickling Broad 40 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. One flew up from wooded area near Trowse Meadow 41 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 42 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/04/2021 Potter Heigham marshes 43 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/04/2021 Happisburgh 44 Ruff Calidris pugnax 25/10/2021 Cley NWT 45 Dunlin Calidris alpina 25/10/2021 Cley NWT 46 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 11/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 47 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Overstrand 48 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 05/04/2021 Thorpe Marshes Winter plumage adult 49 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 08/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 50 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 North Norwich 51 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/10/2021 Paston 52 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2021 North Norwich 53 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 54 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 12/01/2021 Norwich (Wensum Park) 2nd winter 55 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 25/10/2021 Cley NWT (offshore) 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 57 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 25/10/2021 Cley NWT (offshore) 58 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/10/2021 Cley NWT (offshore) 59 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 60 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 07/03/2021 Marston Marshes 61 Great White Egret Ardea alba 26/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. Patch tick, along the edge of the Great Broad. 62 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 63 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 31/01/2021 North Norwich Male perched up on the garden fence briefly 64 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 06/04/2021 Hickling Broad 65 Red Kite Milvus milvus 26/03/2021 Norwich (Bethel Street) Three over early morning 66 Buzzard Buteo buteo 13/02/2021 North Norwich 67 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 25/03/2021 West Norwich 68 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 69 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 70 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 15/02/2021 Hellesdon Pastures 71 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17/04/2021 Ant Broads area 72 Hobby Falco subbuteo 25/09/2021 Wheatfen 73 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/03/2021 Marston Marshes 74 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15/02/2021 Sweetbriar Marshes 75 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 North Norwich 76 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 04/01/2021 Norwich (Beeching Road) 77 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/04/2021 North Walsham 78 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 North Norwich First bird of the year 79 Coal Tit Periparus ater 15/01/2021 North Norwich 80 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 13/03/2021 Whitlingham Woods 81 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 North Norwich 82 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 North Norwich 83 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 17/04/2021 Ant Broads area 84 Woodlark Lullula arborea 12/07/2021 Buxton Heath 85 Skylark Alauda arvensis 06/04/2021 Happisburgh 86 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 05/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 87 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 88 House Martin Delichon urbicum 05/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 89 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 31/03/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 90 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2021 North Norwich 91 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2021 Whitlingham C.P. One singing along north shore of Great Broad. 92 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 23/03/2021 Norwich (Lakenham Way) 93 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/05/2021 Earlham Marshes 94 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 11/04/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 95 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 03/06/2021 Thorpe Marshes 96 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/02/2021 North Norwich Male in the front garden 97 Whitethroat Curruca communis 07/05/2021 Train Wood 98 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 09/02/2021 North Norwich 99 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 04/01/2021 Norwich (Wensum Park) 100 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 29/03/2021 Trowse Woods 101 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 13/03/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 102 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 North Norwich 103 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 27/01/2021 Norwich (New Mills) Three heard in song 104 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Strumpshaw Fen 105 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2021 Norwich (Lakenham Way) 106 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 North Norwich 107 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 11/04/2021 North Norwich One flew over early morning 108 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 109 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/04/2021 Thorpe Marshes Two still present out on the marsh 110 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 06/04/2021 Happisburgh 111 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 04/01/2021 Norwich (Lakenham Way) 112 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 North Norwich 113 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 02/05/2021 Earlham Marshes Male Blue-headed Wagtail 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 27/01/2021 Norwich (New Mills) 115 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 116 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 08/04/2021 Buxton Heath 117 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 17/01/2021 North Norwich 118 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 13/03/2021 Whitlingham Woods 119 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 09/02/2021 North Norwich 120 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/10/2021 Cley NWT 121 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. One flew over calling 122 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 08/04/2021 Buxton Heath 123 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2021 Norwich (Lakenham Way) 124 Siskin Spinus spinus 12/02/2021 Whitlingham C.P. 125 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 06/04/2021 Happisburgh 126 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/10/2021 Cley NWT 127 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 30/05/2021 Buxton Heath 128 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/04/2021 Potter Heigham marshes