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Description
Winterton Dunes is an extensive coastal acidic heathland featuring a variety of scrubs and trees spread throughout. For birders, the site is a fantastic place to find rare and scarce migrant birds, as well as enjoy some of the spectacular wildlife of the east Norfolk coast. It can be hard work at times, but persistance pays off at this site. Throughout the year, you could find Tarier pâtre and Bruant jaune in the dunes, alongside the usual common garden birds. Raptors frequent the fields inland of the dunes system including Busard des roseaux and Faucon crécerelle.
In the winter, a sea-watch may reveal large numbers of Plongeon catmarin as well as Macreuse noire and flocks of passing Bernache cravant. You may be lucky and encounter a Hibou des marais or Busard Saint-Martin hunting the dunes. The large Grey Seal colony here attracts gulls, and alongside the expected Goéland argenté and Goéland marin groups, you may be lucky and find a Goéland pontique or even Goéland à ailes blanches or Goéland bourgmestre! Expect to see waders like Tournepierre à collier and Bécasseau sanderling on the beach. The rocky groynes may hold Bécasseau violet also. Look out for Bruant des neiges on the beach too!
Spring passage can be hit a miss in east Norfolk, but you would normally expect to see a Rougequeue noir and a few Traquet motteux to get the season going (from March onwards). Following this will be Fauvette à tête noire, Pouillot véloce, Pouillot fitis, Pouillot fitis and more. In April onwards, there may be Merle à plastron, Gobemouche noir and Rougequeue à front blanc to be found. Following a good spell of easterly winds, you may be on for something rarer. Typcial spring scarcities (typcially May and June) might include Pie-grièche écorcheur, Rousserolle verderolle, Gorgebleue à miroir, Hypolaïs ictérine, Étourneau roselin and even Guêpier d'Europe!
Summer still offers migration opportunites, as the waders continue to move throughout July and August. There is a colony of Sterne naine on the beach some years, but view them from a respectable distance. It is not impossible to find a Guifette noire or even a Sterne de Dougall in the colony if you scan the colony carefully.
Autumn passage can be excellent here, and in the early part of the season (August to September), you might be lucky and find the likes of Torcol fourmilier, Hypolaïs ictérine or Pouillot verdâtre. A good passage of Gobemouche noir is expected, along with smaller numbers of Rougequeue à front blanc. As the autumn progresses (September to November), the opportunities to find Pouillot à grands sourcils, Pouillot de Pallas, Fauvette épervière, Gobemouche nain and other seasonal delights increases, especially after easterly winds. Common migrants will also be flooding back in like Grive mauvis, Roitelet huppé, Pinson des arbres and Bécasse des bois.
Sea-watching here is best in northerly or easterly winds, and these can bring Fou de Bassan, Mouette tridactyle and Macreuse noire closer in shore. An experienced sea-watcher may be able to find divers, grebes, auks and up to four species of Skua! Stormy conditions in late autumn can bring Phalarope à bec large, Océanite culblanc and large numbers of Mouette pygmée. You never know what you might see, so always worth bringing a scope.
Détails
Accès
Park in the beach car park at Winterton Village, and you can easily explore the dunes from here.
Terrain et Habitat
Mer/océan , Dunes , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Landes/bruyèresConditions
Plat , Sec , Paysage ouvert , PoussiéreuxBoucle
OuiAvez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?
Peut être utileSaison idéale pour observer
Toute l'annéeMeilleure période pour une visite
Migration printanière , Migration automnaleItinéraire
Sentier largeNiveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire
Durée de la marcheAccessible via
A piedObservatoire/hutte d'observation
NonInformations supplémentaires
This site is a popular dog walking area, and also experiences high numbers of beach-goers in the summer. You can get away from the crowds by heading further away from the village itself.