The mammal was discovered on Heacham’s south beach at around 3.45pm on Friday.
Hunstanton Coastguard Rescue Team was tasked to find and record the details of the discovery.
The discovery was made at Heacham on Friday (Image: Hunstanton Coastguard Rescue Team/Matt Curtis)
A medic from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) also attended and confirmed it was a bottlenose dolphin.
A spokesman for the coastguard crew said: “It was assumed that the tide would carry the carcass further along the coast, so coastguard tape was attached to it in order to prevent further call-outs.”
Humber Control was informed and the team was stood down.