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Best Birding Spots in Norfolk County, Virginia

Lake Whitehurst leads Norfolk County's birding spots with 151 species reported, best in spring. 26 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Lake Whitehurst	151	919	79	127	70	98
West Ghent	121	674	63	107	47	87
Hermitage Museum Playground	116	301	61	100	51	67
Ocean View Beach	106	495	55	91	59	43
Lake Wright Golf Course	100	200	62	76	43	53
Ocean View Beach (Little Creek)	88	396	57	55	43	42
Forest Lawn Cemetery	86	196	30	66	51	47
Lamberts Point Golf Course	86	149	38	56	49	42
Plum Point Park	85	235	40	56	31	47
Ocean View Park	78	547	44	45	37	29
Sarah Constance Park	72	247	36	51	37	24
Lakewood Park - Norfolk	65	95	37	43	35	39
Ocean View Beach (East Ocean View)	65	93	21	42	31	20
Northside Park	65	71	41	43	32	13
Lafayette Park	62	96	9	35	31	49
Community Beach	61	127	35	39	32	15
Ocean View Beach (Willoughby Beach)	59	65	20	28	44	1
Willoughby Boat Ramp	54	187	23	23	27	25
Bay Oaks Park	48	51	25	32	29	11
Edgewater Haven	46	62	46	0	0	0
Smith Creek	45	98	20	23	17	20
Lamberts Point	41	249	27	22	18	18
Town Point Park	35	73	6	23	25	23
Birding spot near Norfolk (Willoughby Terrace)	43	53	22	13	20	11
Birding spot near Norfolk (Lake Whitehurst)	36	59	5	23	14	4
Birding spot near Norfolk (Larchmont)	28	57	0	15	5	16