Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society

1. Hirundines
- Sand Martin – First birds recorded in April in our area
- Swallow – First birds recorded in April in our area
- House Martin – mainly from mid / end-April

2 Warblers – most should be in by end-May
- Chiffchaff – In in large numbers now
- Willow Warbler – First birds recorded in April in our area
- Blackcap – First birds recorded in April in our area
- Sedge Warbler
- Reed Warbler
- Common Whitethroat
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Garden Warbler
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Grasshopper Warbler

3 Wagtails
- Yellow Wagtail – record all birds seen
- Grey Wagtails – now setting up breeding territories. All records please

4 Cuckoo – anytime now

5 Spotted Flycatcher – late May / early June

6 Ducks and Geese
- Shelduck – now moving back inland to breed
- Garganey – a few records in the county
- Wigeon – returning to breeding areas soon, record last sightings
- Teal – returning to breeding areas soon, record last sightings
- Shoveler – returning to breeding areas soon, record last sightings
- Pochard – any records please
- Tufted Duck – all breeding records please

7 Inland Waders
- Oystercatcher – now breeding in area
- Lapwing – Note any breeding records
- Green Sandpiper – passage birds are present
- Common Sandpiper – passage birds should be present from mid-April
- Redshank – Note any breeding records
- Snipe – Note any breeding records

8 Gulls & Terns
- Little Gull – keep an eye out for passage birds
- Common Tern – arriving now
- Arctic Tern – 4 reported Colney Pits Mon 16th April
- Record flock sizes and species

9 Woodpeckers
- Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted Wdpkrs will be more difficult to find when the trees are in full leaf

10. Raptors
- Hobby – first birds are arriving in county
- Sparrowhawk
- Goshawk
- Common Buzzard
- Hen Harrier – possible late birds
- Marsh Harrier – have returned to breeding sites
- Red Kite – a wandering bird in Norfolk

11. Winter Thrushes – record last return passage birds
- Redwing
- Fieldfare

12. Finches
- Brambling – record last return passage birds
- Siskin – record last return passage birds
- Redpoll
- Linnet – note flock size & breeding pairs

Also: mainly on coast but some will be in WVBS area
- Wheatear
- Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Ring Ousel

Waders– many will be in breeding plumage
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Whimbrel
- Spotted Redshank
- Greenshank
- Knot
- Grey Plover
- Turnstone
- Dunlin
- Ruff
- Avocet
- Curlew Sandpiper

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