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).

Mon 22 April 2024

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 14:45
Overcast, cold NE'ly.

2 Bearded Tit (Pair feeding young, East Bank.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 22 April 2024

Blakeney Hbr
08:30 to 12:00
Cloudy

11 Spoonbill ,

1 Osprey (over harbour and The Hood) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult) ,

4 Whimbrel ,

250 Common Scoter (on sea) ,

2 Wheatear ,

[Paul Laurie]

Mon 22 April 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:25
5-10C, N f2. sun/cloud. Visted Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Armold's

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 1 Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (Serpentine) ,

1 Grey Heron (off E Bank) ,

4 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

1 Merlin (over E Bank & reedbed) ,

3 Coot ,

117 Avocet ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

6 Curlew ,

85 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

29 Redshank ,

2 Turnstone (beach) ,

25 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 21 April 2024

Blakeney GM
17:00 to 17:10
Sunny spells with moderate breeze

c.3 Spoonbill (From Wiveton Hall, two flew towards Cley at 1700hrs) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Sat 20 April 2024

Cley Marshes
11:05 to 11:15
Breezy and cool

1 Marsh Harrier (Flying over pats) ,

[John Mears]

Sat 20 April 2024

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 11:15
cool and breezy looking over Pats from Bishops Hide

7 Egyptian Goose (Two adults with five young) ,

[John Mears]

Fri 19 April 2024

Blakeney Hbr
14:00 to 14:10
Very breezy with strong winds from the NW but sunny

c.3 Spoonbill (At least 3 on marsh west of quay) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Fri 19 April 2024

Blakeney
11:00 to 11:01
Rain.

1 Crane (Drifting west, low over Kettlehill Planation.) ,

[Richard Burton]

Fri 19 April 2024

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 11:00
Rain, windy

1 Mandarin Duck (Showing very well at times.) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Dropped in somewhere near north scrape.) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Still on Pat's, looking good(when visible).) ,

1 White Stork (Flew west over Cley and on to Blakeney.) ,

[John Fairey]

Fri 19 April 2024

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 09:15
windy

1 Mandarin Duck ,

1 Hen Harrier (hunting along Pats 0830) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (adult with blackwits) ,

4 Whimbrel ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

2 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Pink-footed Goose ,

1 Wheatear ,

1 Glossy Ibis (briefly over reedbed dropped down just east of North Scrape 0800) ,

[Paul Laurie]