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The following are largely unchecked and unverified records and should not be regarded as an official record until published in the Norfolk Bird Report. County and UK rarities that require descriptions to be submitted to the relevant rarities committees before formal acceptance are shown in bold text.

Many of the following records are provided by members of the Great Yarmouth Bird Club and local birders but for completeness reports from Rare Bird Alert, BirdGuides, BirdLine East Anglia, Birdnet, FocalPoint and the BirdForum are also included. Some of the reports from the bird information services of less rare species, fly-by seabirds, out of season occurrences or unusally high numbers should be treated with caution and unconfirmed sightings are shown as being 'claimed', 'reported' or 'estimated'. 'Probables' and 'possibles' are not included in the following summaries.

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8 March
Buckenham: Bewick's Swan 2, Peregrine, Oystercatcher 7, Water Pipit 2
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Whooper Swan 3, Rough-legged Buzzard, Red Kite, Hen Harrier 3
Strumpshaw: Smew
Winterton: Eider 4, Firecrest

7 March
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 9
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 8
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Hickling: Whooper Swan, Teal 500, Garganey 2, Hen Harrier
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe 2

6 March
Breydon: Bewick's Swan 6, White Wagtail 3 'reported'
Buckenham: Pintail 4, Peregrine, Ringed Plover
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl 2
Cantley: Taiga Bean Goose 7
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe

5 March
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 26
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe 2
Strumpshaw: Smew

4 March
Buckenham: Pintail, Peregrine, Oystercatcher
Caister: Snow Bunting 23
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2
Horsey: Red Kite
Hoveton: Common Buzzard 6, Rough-legged Buzzard
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe 2
West Somerton: Red Kite

3 March
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier 2, Merlin, Short-eared Owl 3
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe 2
Strumpshaw: Smew

2 March
Bradwell: Waxwing
Breydon: Bewick's Swan 130
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 30
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 8, Hen Harrier 2, Merlin 2, Peregrine 2, Goshawk 'reported', Green Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl 5
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe
St. Olaves: Bittern, Waxwing
Strumpshaw: Bittern 2, Smew 2

1 March
Happisburgh: Common Buzzard
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 2, Merlin, Short-eared Owl
Lingwood: Bewick's Swan 200
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe

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28 February
Gorleston: Yellow-legged Gull
Walcott: Mediterranean Gull

27 February
Burgh Castle: Black-tailed Godwit 249
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 6, Short-eared Owl 3
Happisburgh: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 2, Common Scoter 6, Eider 11, Rock Pipit
Ormesby Little Broad: Slavonian Grebe
Strumpshaw: Smew

26 February
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Sea Palling: Long-tailed Duck, Purple Sandpiper

25 February
Bradwell: Common Crane 2
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Walcott: Mediterranean Gull

24 February
Gorleston: Waxwing 7
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl 7
Hopton: Mediterranean Gull 3, Dartford Warbler

23 February
Gorleston: Waxwing 7
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 8, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Bearded Tit

22 February
Gorleston: Waxwing 12
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Strumpshaw: Bittern 4, Smew, Common Redpoll 4

21 February
Filby Broad: Smew
Gorleston: Great Crested Grebe 3, Waxwing 7
Great Yarmouth: Mediterranean Gull 51
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Great White Egret, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl 2
Ormesby Little Broad: Salvonian Grebe, Bittern
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Smew

20 February
Breydon: Bewick's Swan 76, Dark-bellied Brent Goose 55, Little Gull, Stonechat
Buckenham: Bewick's Swan 58, Common Buzzard
Cantley: Bewick's Swan 19
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 80
Gorleston: Wigeon 25
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl 6, Bearded Tit 9
Langley: Tundra Bean Goose 10
Strumpshaw: Bittern 2, Bewick's Swan 90, Smew, Stonechat

19 February
Buckenham: Little Egret 2, Peregrine 2
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Strumpshaw: Bittern 4, Smew, Hen Harrier

18 February
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 34
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Pink-footed Goose 3000, White-fronted Goose 3, Rough-legged Buzzard
Strumpshaw: Bittern 4, Goosander, Smew

17 February
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 98
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier 2
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Smew

16 February
Great Yarmouth: Mediterranean Gull 62
Horsey: Golden Plover 500, Ruff
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Sutton: Whooper Swan 9, Bewick's Swan 51
Strumpshaw: Bittern 4, Smew

15 February
Breydon: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 114, Ruddy Duck, Hen Harrier, Ja ck Snipe, Mediterranean Gull 5
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 15, White-fronted Goose 4
Gorleston: Cormorant 60, Eider 2, Yellow-legged Gull
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 3, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl 2
Winterton: Common Crane 3, Short-eared Owl

14 February
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 74, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl
Gorleston: Yellow-legged Gull
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2 - '3 reported', Hen Harrier 3, Marsh Harrier 30 'claimed', Merlin, Short-eared Owl 4, Bearded Tit 20
Ranworth: Smew
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Common Redpoll 2

13 February
Gorleston: Wigeon 18, Common Scoter 15, Mediterranean Gull
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier 3, Short-eared Owl 2, Green Sandpiper
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Smew, Hume's Warbler 'reported'
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 10

12 February
Buckenham: Common Buzzard
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 74
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Taiga Bean Goose 10, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier 3, Merlin, Short-eared Owl

11 February
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Short-eared Owl 10, Green Sandpiper

10 February
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Sutton: Bewick's Swan 112

9 February
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 10
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Rollesby: Tundra Bean Goose 6
Strumpshaw: Bittern 2

8 February
Gorleston: Shelduck 5, Wigeon 30, Teal 30, Sanderling 2, Mediterranean Gull
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Bewick's Swan 2, Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Merlin, Peregrine, Hen Harrier 2, Short-eared Owl 12
Horsey: Hen Harrier
Walcott: Merlin
Waxham: Common Crane 10

7 February
Breydon: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 100, Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Marsh Harrier 4, Hen Harrier 2, Short-eared Owl 4
St. Olaves: Black Redstart

6 February
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 6, White-fronted Geese 100
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier 2, Marsh Harrier 6, Short-eared Owl 3
Strumpshaw: Smew
Walcott: Mediterranean Gull

5 February
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 12, White-fronted Geese 90
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier 2, Short-eared Owl 5
Horsey: Common Crane 3
Strumpshaw: Bittern 2

4 February
Acle Straight: Pink-footed Goose 2000, Barnacle Goose 9
Gorleston: Lapland Bunting 'reported'
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Sparrowhawk, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Short-eared Owl 2
Halvergate: Bewick's Swan 18
Rollesby: Black Redstart
Strumpshaw: Smew
Waxham: Pale-bellied Brent Goose 47

3 February
Buckenham: Pink-footed Goose 8, Taiga Bean Goose 30, White-fronted Goose 80, Goosander
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier 2, Merlin, Green Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl 6
Halvergate: Bewick's Swan 10
Hardley: Scaup
Ludham: Whooper Swan 16
Rollesby: Tundra Bean Goose 4
Sea Palling: Pale-bellied Brent Goose 47
St. Benets: Bewick's Swan 63

2 February
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Halvergate: Whooper Swan 6
Hickling: Smew 2
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 150, Whooper Swan 10
Martham: Smew, Common Crane
Sea Palling: Pale-bellied Brent Goose 47, Purple Sandpiper 4
Stubb Mill: Hen Harrier 3, Merlin 2, Common Crane 12

1 February
Aldeby: Caspain Gull 2, Yellow-legged Gull
Barton: Smew
Belton Marshes: Red Kite
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Pink-footed Goose 1000, Red Kite, Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 2, Short-eared Owl 3
Happisburgh: Merlin
Rollesby: Tundra Bean Goose 7
Walcot: Mediterranean Gull
Waveney Forest: Merlin, Water Rail, Woodcock 16

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31 January
Belton Marshes: Bearded Tit 30
Breydon Water: Rough-legged Buzzard, Lapland Bunting
Gorleston: Gannet 6, Peregrine
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard 2, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl 4
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Smew
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 25
Winterton: White-fronted Goose 12, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Common Crane 3, Mediterranean Gull, Woodcock

30 January
Barton: Smew, Hen Harrier
Filby: Goosander
Gorleston: Yellow-legged Gull
Great Yarmouth: Cormorant 155, Mediterranean Gull 49
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 4, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl 2
Hickling: Common Redpoll 2 'claimed'
Martham: Bittern, Smew 2
Ormesby Little Broad: Scaup
Stubb Mill: Merlin 2, Common Crane 6

29 January
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Marsh Harrier 4, Hen Harrier 2, Short-eared Owl 2
Horsey: Common Crane 3
Waxham: Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose 14
Winterton: Pale-bellied Brent Goose

28 January
Acle Straight: Pink-footed Goose 2250, White-fronted Goose 2
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Bewick's Swan 2, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier 3
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 92, Whooper Swan 25
Tunstall: Bewick's Swan 2
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Peregrine
Walcott: Red-throated Diver 94

27 January
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Strumpshaw: Bittern, Common Redpoll 2

26 January
Breydon Water: Slavonian Grebe, Dark-bellied Brent Goose 90
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 84, White-fronted Geese 60
Gorleston: Cormorant 561
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Pink-footed Goose 40, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl 4, Water Pipit, Bearded Tit 40
Reedham: White-fronted Geese 36, Hen Harrier, Peregrine

25 January
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 47, White-fronted Goose 96
Gorleston: Mediterranean Gull 4
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl
Strumpshaw: Lesser Redpoll 50, Common Redpoll 2

24 January
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 60, White-fronted Goose 100
Great Yarmouth: Mediterranean Gull 14
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Hickling: Water Pipit
Martham: Smew 2, Hen Harrier
Walcott: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 30, Pale-bellied Brent Goose 37
Waxham: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 22, Pale-bellied Brent Goose 2
Winterton: White-fronted Goose 14, Common Crane 3

23 January
Horsey: Hen Harrier, Common Crane 3
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 210, Whooper Swan 15

22 January
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 82, White-fronted Goose 104
Great Yarmouth: Mediterranean Gull 39
Rockland: Smew

21 January
Breydon Water: White-fronted Goose 15, Rock Pipit 2
Buckenham: Pink-footed Goose 75, Taiga Bean Goose 91, White-fronted Goose 85, Peregrine 2, Ruff 25
Burgh Castle: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 30
Gorleston: Cormorant 434
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard

20 January
Barton: Smew, Goosander 2
Breydon Water: White-fronted Goose 2, Merlin
Gorleston: Cormorant 343

19 January
Horsey: Marsh Harrier 3, Rough-legged Buzzard 'reported'
Hoveton: Hen Harrier
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 50

18 January
Barton: Smew 4, Hen Harrier (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 50
Gorleston: White-fronted Goose 35, Yellow-legged Gull
Hickling: Common Crane 3
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 200

17 January
Barton: Bittern, Goldeneye 42, Smew 4 (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Caister: Snow Bunting 52
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 15
Great Yarmouth: Mediterranean Gull 47
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 90, Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Green Sandpiper
Hickling: Smew
Stubb Mill: Merlin, Common Crane 10
Trimmingham: Pale-bellied Brent Goose 2

16 January
Barton: Smew 5 (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Burgh Castle: Dark-bellied Brent Goose 60, Pintail, Bar-tailed Godwit 33
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 15
Gorleston: Cormorant 425
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 228, Whooper Swan 26
Stubb Mill: Hen Harrier 2, Marsh Harrier 40, Merlin, Common Crane 19, Woodcock 20

15 January
Barton: Smew 4 (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 20, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 65
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 60, Whooper Swan 2

14 January
Barton: Smew 4
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 30, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 50
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 76, Whooper Swan 5
Winterton: Common Buzzard

13 January
Barton: Smew 3
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Hickling: Red-throated Diver
Walcott: Mediterranean Gull
Winterton: Woodcock
Wroxham: Goosander

12 January
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 50, Whooper Swan
Winterton: Hen Harrier

11 January
Wroxham: Common Buzzard

10 January
Buckenham: Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Hen Harrier
Burgh Castle: Wigeon 2400
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Winterton: Woodcock 10

9 January
Caister: Green Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting 17
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Winterton: Woodcock 13, Kingfisher

7 January
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard

6 January
Barton: Peregrine 2
Belton Marshes: Bittern, Kingfisher, Bearded Tit 21
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 50, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 100
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl
St Olaves: Goosander
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 35

5 January
Barton: Smew (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Horsey: Common Crane 7
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 35
Waxham: Common Crane 2
Wroxham: Scaup 2

4 January
Barton: Smew 2 (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier 2, Peregrine, Short-eared Owl 2
Horsey: Common Crane 4
Sea Palling: Purple Sandpiper 5
Strumpshaw: Bittern 3, Marsh Harrier 11, Caspian Gull 'claimed'
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 46

3 January
Barton: White-fronted Goose, Goldeneye 50, Smew 2 (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)
Buckenham: Peregrine 2
Burgh Castle: Teal 614, Common Buzzard, Ruff 22
Caister: Snow Bunting 30
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 55, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 60
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Hen Harrier 3, Short-eared Owl 2
Potter Heigham: Eurasian White-fronted Goose c300 'estimated'
Waveney Forest: Woodcock 56
Wroxham: Ring-necked Duck, Smew, Mediterranean Gull

2 January
Belton Marshes: Hen Harrier 2
Buckenham: Bittern, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 125, Peregrine
Cantley Marshes: Taiga Bean Goose 45, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 170, Water Pipit
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard
Wroxham: Ring-necked Duck

1 January
Belton Marshes: Marsh Harrier 4, Short-eared Owl
Breydon Water: Cormorant 150, Spotted Redshank
Buckenham: Taiga Bean Goose 78, Eurasian White-fronted Goose 60, Peregrine, Water Pipit, Bearded Tit 7
Burgh Castle: Little Egret 3, Hen Harrier, Ruff 4, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl
Gorleston: Waxwing
Haddiscoe/Chedgrave Island: Rough-legged Buzzard, Short-eared Owl 4
Ludham: Bewick's Swan 110, Whooper Swan 18
Wroxham: Ring-necked Duck (+ Ferruginous Duck of unknown provenance)

Acknowledgements
As well as the bird information services, records were supplied by members of the Great Yarmouth Bird Club, in particular Peter Allard, Adrian Boote, Kevin Brett, Keith Dye, Andrew Grieve, Andrew Harriss, Dot Machin, Paul Noakes, Doug Mayes and Steve Smith; also Tim Allwood, James Appleton, Dave Farrow, Ilya Maclean, Roy Robinson, David Russell, Rob Wilton, Stewart Wright and the Winterton Bird Spotting Collective.