United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
363 bird species recorded; the most in May and from September to October.
Andrew Norman at English Wikipedia · Public domain
This month here
204 species in January.193 species in February.207 species in March.238 species in April.285 species in May.237 species in June.221 species in July.259 species in August.281 species in September.278 species in October.238 species in November.206 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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In numbers
363 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 363Speciesrecorded more than once
- 189Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 20ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 572,593Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 17Raptors
- 5Owls
- 56Waders
- 48Gulls & seabirds
- 48Ducks & geese
- 18Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 138Songbirds
- 29Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 363 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
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- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls5 species
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- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders56 species
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- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Sociable PloverVanellus gregariusCR
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Little AukAlle alle
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea
- Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusCR
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Yellow-billed DiverGavia adamsiiNT
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
Ducks & geese48 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Falcated DuckMareca falcata
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
Herons, ibises & grebes18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds138 species
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- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great titParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Pallas’s grasshopper warblerLocustella certhiola
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Desert WarblerSylvia nana
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Radde’s warblerPhylloscopus schwarzi
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Chestnut BuntingEmberiza rutila
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
Other birds29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Pacific SwiftApus pacificus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May and from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/4°68 mm
- Feb6°/4°60 mm
- Mar8°/4°56 mm
- Apr10°/6°40 mm
- May13°/9°55 mm
- Jun16°/12°71 mm
- Jul18°/14°67 mm
- Aug19°/15°73 mm
- Sep17°/13°55 mm
- Oct14°/11°80 mm
- Nov10°/8°75 mm
- Dec8°/5°73 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Area of European importance for wildlife in Norfolk, England
North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
363 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 572,593 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-headed Gull, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Common Shelduck.
104 species come for the summer, 80 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
20 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Black-legged kittiwake.
The most species are recorded in May and from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Galleu Hill Farmcampsite · 0.7 km · 34 within 10 km
- Morston Hallplace to stay · 1.1 km · 22 within 10 km
- Holtnearest town · 7.7 km in a straight line
- Norwich Airport (NWI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at NWI airport (Norwich, Norfolk)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 7bird hides within 6 kmAvocet Hide, Daukes Hide, Teal Hide and 4 more
- 9marked trails within 4 kmNorfolk Coast Path, Cley Spy Circular Bird Walk, Blakeney Circular Walk and 6 more
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmNWT Cley Marshes Visitor Centre
- 5viewpoints within 5 kmNational Trust Lookout and 4 more
- 20car parks within 3 km
- 12restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 34campsites within 10 kmGalleu Hill Farm, Rectory Hill, Chicken Barn and 31 more
- 22places to stay within 10 kmMorston Hall, Blakeney House Guest House, Blakeney Hotel and 19 more
- observation towers within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmThe Bink · 9.1 kmBeacon Hill105 m · 17 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmWeybourne Beach · 9.4 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
United Kingdom
- 90Birdyas Score
- 363Species
- 189Migrants
- 20Threatened
Holme Bird Observatory
United Kingdom · 30 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 297Species
- 134Migrants
- 16Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7056192) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 572,593 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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