CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, bold red indicates a description is needed for verification at county or national level, green indicates category D (reasonable doubt of natural occurrence) or category E (escapes or non-sustaining introductions).

Fri 10 May 2024

Blakeney GM
09:35 to 09:35
Sunny, calm.

1 Purple Heron ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 10 May 2024

Salthouse
09:35 to 09:50
19C, calm, sun. WeBS day - full counts will be loaded within a few days.

2 Tufted Duck (pr on Duck Pond) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 10 May 2024

Blakeney GM
07:09 to 07:30
E7, sun.

1 Purple Heron (breeding condition.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:50 to 08:55
WeBS

29 Herring Gull ,

3 Sandwich Tern ,

2 Common Tern ,

11 Little Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Kelling WM
06:45 to 08:50
WeBS

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Mute Swan ,

3 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

2 Gadwall ,

2 Mallard ,

1 Moorhen ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Salthouse (sea)
06:45 to 08:50
WeBS

2 Cormorant ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 09:00
Cley WeBS pt 1

1 Little Grebe ,

6 Cormorant ,

11 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Spoonbill ,

12 Mute Swan ,

90 Greylag Goose ,

6 Canada Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

73 Shelduck ,

4 Wigeon ,

15 Gadwall ,

1 Teal ,

25 Mallard ,

1 Garganey ,

10 Shoveler ,

3 Coot ,

3 Moorhen ,

23 Oystercatcher ,

137 Avocet ,

13 Little Ringed Plover ,

35 Ringed Plover ,

1 Golden Plover ,

22 Lapwing ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 09:00
Cley WeBS pt 2

2 Knot ,

95 Dunlin ,

4 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Spotted Redshank ,

38 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper ,

14 Turnstone ,

38 Black-headed Gull ,

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

6 Herring Gull ,

3 Great Black-backed Gull ,

2 Little Tern ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

4 Short-eared Owl ,

15 Skylark ,

18 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Wheatear ,

3 Goldfinch ,

6 Linnet ,

8 Reed Bunting ,

1 Great White Egret ,

[Cbc Admin]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:30
Sunny, warm but cool breeze.

1 Glossy Ibis (Seen to drop down in the vicinity of the North Scrape from the East Bank.) ,

2 Golden Plover (Pair of summer plumaged birds on Eye Field, close to the pond.) ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

23 Sandwich Tern (At least. Along the shore.) ,

40 Little Tern (At least. Most up & down the shoreline. A few on Arnolds, Saline Pool & North Scrape.) ,

1 Wheatear (Male on Eye Field, close to pond.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:45
Sunny, becoming warm. West Bank only.

1 Golden Plover (Eye Pool. Splendid sp northern male.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summer on saltmarsh. 1st summer flew west.) ,

5 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Headng west.) ,

1 Wheatear (Male.) ,

[Andrew Cox]