CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 31 days, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, 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).

 

Sun 05 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:10 to 17:30
Sun & cloud. Cool easterly breeze.

1 Glossy Ibis (Flying east along the shore with half a dozen shelducks.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds. Sp.) ,

1 Golden Plover (Arnolds. Sp.) ,

130 Dunlin (Arnolds.) ,

9 Knot (Arnolds. One sp.) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds. One moulting into sp.) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Simmonds.) ,

1 Greenshank (One heard calling in the vicinity of Sea Pool.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

37 Little Tern (At least. Arnolds & shoreline.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds. Just coming into sp.) ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Far end of Sea Pool.) ,

1 Wheatear ,

6 Bearded Tit (At east. From East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 05 May 2024

Salthouse
07:29 to 07:44
Sunny and warm.

3 Short-eared Owl (Three Hunting over Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley (sea)
15:30 to 17:30
Sunny, some cloud. Warm. From end of East Bank.

3 Sanderling (West.) ,

21 Sandwich Tern (Moving west in small parties.) ,

12 Little Tern (At least. Much coming & going, along the shore & onto Arnolds. Courtship flights & ground displays noted.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:10 to 15:30
Sunny,warm.

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Sp male, Arnolds.) ,

20 Knot (Arnolds. All wp.) ,

90 Dunlin (At least. Arnolds. Most sp.) ,

9 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds. Some sp. A group of seven took off together & headed out over the sea, NNE direction.) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Over Arnolds.) ,

6 Little Tern (Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Salthouse/Kelling
11:30 to 12:40
Sunny and quite warm

1 Avocet (Pool by Gramborough hill) ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

2 Stonechat ,

4 Linnet ,

1 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Grey Partridge ,

2 Whimbrel ,

Sand Martin (Group nesting north side of hill) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Village
11:30 to 13:30
Sunny, breezy. Warm.

4 Buzzard (At least.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Female & male.) ,

2 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Red Kite ,

1 Hobby ,

1 Willow Warbler (Singing male in garden.) ,

2 Large White (At least.) ,

2 Small White (At least.) ,

1 Green-veined White ,

1 Orange tip (Male.) ,

1 Comma ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

2 Holly Blue ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Blakeney GM
09:05 to 10:25
Sunny breezy. Becoming warm.

1 Whimbrel ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Bearded Tit ,

18 Sedge Warbler (At least, singing males.) ,

4 Reed Warbler (At least. Singing males.) ,

10 Reed Bunting (Female & nine males.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:15 to 07:45
Sunny, chilly. Falling tide.

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West, with small flock of oystercatchers.) ,

1 Grey Plover (One heard calling.) ,

50 Dunlin (At least. West along beach.) ,

1 Kittiwake (Adult west.) ,

16 Sandwich Tern (All west.) ,

11 Little Tern (At least. Much coming & going.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 06:15
Sunny, chilly.

1 Spoonbill (In flight.) ,

1 Snipe (Eye Pool.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Female carrying nest material onto Blakeney GM. Male skydancing over west side of Cley.) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (Eye Field.) ,

4 Wheatear (Male & three females. West Bank,) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 03 May 2024

Morston
14:20 to 15:00
Overcast, drizzly rain before easing off.

2 Common Tern ,

3 Little Tern ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing from car park.) ,

1 Greenfinch (Singing from car park) ,

1 Pied Wagtail (Washing in car park puddle.) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

1 Redshank ,

[Andrew Cox]

This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence.  There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them.  If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE.  When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.