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 19 December 2025

Cley Village
15:00 to 15:00
Sun setting low over Blakeney after a day of clear skies. Cold.

1 Goldcrest (Foraging with mixed flock along Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 18 December 2025

Cley Marshes
11:45 to 11:50
S12, grey cloud.

1 Great Black-backed Gull (goose or turkey...?) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Thu 18 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:35
10-11C, S f4 , cloud. Bishop's Hide

15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

30 Shelduck ,

1 Little Egret ,

41 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,

1 Jack Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,

1 Redshank ,

5 Dunlin ,

160 Lapwing ,

3 Avocet ,

1 Kingfisher ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Stonechat (m in tree E of Pat;s) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 16 December 2025

Kelling WM
10:36 to 12:00
Overcast, drizzle, light S wind.

1 Robin ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Kestrel ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.4 Mallard ,

c.3 Gadwall ,

c.35 Wigeon ,

c.25 Black-headed Gull ,

3 Common Gull ,

c.3 Teal ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.16 Curlew ,

c.150 Rook ,

c.50 Jackdaw ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.2 Blackbird ,

2 Bullfinch ,

1 Wren ,

c.1 Skylark (Heard only, calling.) ,

c.10 Woodpigeon ,

c.1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,

1 Goldcrest ,

1 Blue Tit ,

[Tony Pope]

Tue 16 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:02 to 08:30
9C, S f3,drizzle as I left. Visited Bishop's for Pinkfoot roost count. Sunrise 08:03 but it didn't

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's left early) ,

4 Mute Swan (4 flew over SW at 07:48, 1 in Catchwater drain ) ,

51 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

15 Ruff ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Dunlin ,

1 Kingfisher (on post in front of Bishops before it got light) ,

13 Marsh Harrier (flew W from 07:30) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 16 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:20
Cool, Grey, drizzle and rain. Wind from SW.

1300 Pink-footed Goose (Roosting on North Scrape) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape - only visible after all the PFGs departed then off east) ,

c.6 Pintail (North Scrape) ,

11 Marsh Harrier (Out of reedbed roost) ,

6 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,

1 Snow Bunting (Beach east of Pillbox) ,

2 Stonechat (Beach scrub) ,

1 Kingfisher (Bishops - stunning and prolonged views) ,

1 Water Pipit (Bishops - cut reeds left of hide ) ,

1 Water Rail (Bishops) ,

2 Jack Snipe (Bishops - cut reeds left of hide ) ,

14 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

4 Dunlin (Pats) ,

1 Buzzard (Pats) ,

1 Ruff (North Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 14 December 2025

Cley Village
14:13 to 14:13
Clear sky, coolish SW'ly.

1 Sparrowhawk (Hill Top roof.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 14 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 11:00

3 Glossy Ibis (Very close to path between east bank and Babcock hide. More concerned with personal grooming than anything else.) ,

1 Fieldfare (Pigging out on hawthorn berries a few yards up from the ibises. Flew off and settled on tree at bottom of Walsey hills.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sat 13 December 2025

Kelling WM
11:55 to 13:11
Sunny, light S breeze .

1 Red Kite ,

2 Stonechat ,

c.10 Linnet ,

c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, calling.) ,

3 Stock Dove ,

c.40 Wigeon ,

c.12 Teal ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.2 Mallard ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

2 Carrion Crow ,

2 Moorhen ,

1 Wren ,

c.50 Rook ,

1 Redwing ,

1 Siskin ,

1 Goldfinch ,

1 Great Tit ,

2 Blue Tit ,

c.4 Blackbird ,

1 Goldcrest ,

c.1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,

[Tony Pope]