North East Norfolk Bird Club

Kelling Heath

Image of Kelling Heath birding site

The car park is off Holgate Hill on the north side about a quarter of a mile east of Holt Garden Centre. A mile inland, the north side is a mixture of heath, pine and birch and being elevated offers great views towards the sea at Kelling and Weybourne. The area to the west of the car park is outside the clubs area but anything to the north and east is.The south side is similar but is bisected by the North Norfolk Railway and offers views of the Cromer Ridge. Most of the south side falls within the club area. A SSSI, it is noted as the first recorded breeding site for Dartford Warbler in Norfolk but over the years has boasted many interesting passage migrants including Hoopoe, Wryneck and Ring Ouzel. Wintering raptors have included Hen Harrier, Rough-legged Buzzard and the Great Grey Shrike which nearly wiped out the Dartford population. Typical birds include Linnet, Siskin, Stonechat, Yellowhammer, finches, crossbill and larks. Turtle Dove can still be found in the summer along with a good range of warblers. It has a very diverse range of flora and fauna, which includes good Adder and Silver Studded Blue populations.

Species recorded
143
Visitors
141

What you might see

  • European Nightjar

    Recent sighting

    Last seen 7d ago

  • Northern Goshawk

    Recent sighting

    Last seen 6d ago

  • Woodlark

    The club's top location for this species

    Last seen 2d ago

  • European Turtle Dove

    70% of all club sightings recorded here

    Last seen 312d ago

  • Willow Warbler

    25% of all club sightings recorded here

    Last seen 3d ago

  • Garden Warbler

    23% of all club sightings recorded here

    Last seen 11d ago

  • European Stonechat

    A regular visitor to this spot

    Last seen 2d ago

  • Yellowhammer

    11% of all club sightings recorded here

    Last seen Yesterday

  • Eurasian Golden Oriole

    Seen here twice in the last 3 years

    Last seen 2 years ago

  • Dartford Warbler

    Seen here 240 times in the last 3 years

    Last seen 2d ago

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