Birdwatching in Norfolk features one site for each month and it shows a typical birdwatching day for that time of year – see below for a full list of sites. A wide range of species are featured and include such exciting birds as Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Honey Buzzard, Cranes, 29 species of waders, 14 species of warblers, and some real rarities, such as Pallid Harrier and White-crowned Sparrow. An added bonus is the inclusion of various mammals, butterflies and dragonflies, plus of course some of those unforgettable Norfolk landscapes.
January - Holkham
February - Horsey
March - Lynford
April - Breckland
May - Titchwell
June - Lakenheath, Weeting & Kelling
July - Strumpshaw Fen
August - Snettisham
September - Cley
October - N Norfolk coast
November - Cley & Welney
December - Buckenham Marshes
Features 162 species in a total running time of 2 hours 7 minutes
Watch a trailer below:
Birdwatching in Norfolk - species list
Red-throated Diver
Great Crested Grebe
Gannet
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Bittern
Little Egret
Spoonbill
Common Crane
Mute Swan
Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Pink-footed Goose
Bean Goose
Greylag Goose
White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Brent Goose
Black Brant
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Shelduck
Mallard
Wigeon
Pintail
Gadwall
Shoveler
Teal
Garganey
Tufted Duck
Pochard
Red-crested Pochard
Common Scoter
Red Kite
Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Hen Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Goshawk
Common Buzzard
Rough-legged Buzzard
Honey Buzzard
Kestrel
Merlin
Hobby
Red-legged Partridge
Grey Partridge
Water Rail
Coot
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Stone Curlew
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Knot
Sanderling
Purple Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Little Stint
Ruff
Common Snipe
Woodcock
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Whimbrel
Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Turnstone
Red-necked Phalarope
Grey Phalarope
Arctic Skua
Pomarine Skua
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Sabine's Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Little Tern
Black Tern
Little Auk
Feral Pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Short-eared Owl
Nightjar
Kingfisher
Wryneck
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Common Swift
Wood Lark
Shore Lark
Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit
Water Pipit
Wren
Robin
Nightingale
Common Redstart
Stonechat
Desert Wheatear
Ring Ouzel
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Fieldfare
Redwing
Cetti's Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Barred Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Golden Oriole
Great Grey Shrike
Jay
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Starling
Chaffinch
Brambling
Greenfinch
Hawfinch
Bullfinch
Common Rosefinch
White-crowned Sparrow
Lapland Bunting
Snow Bunting
Reed Bunting
"This DVD will act as a brilliant introduction for anyone planning a visit, or as a beautifully filmed memory of good days"
- Birdwatch magazine