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).

Sun 01 November 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 13:50
Grey overcast.

1 Water Pipit (By Bishops hide) ,

1 Grey Wagtail (By Bishops) ,

1 Snipe (Bishops) ,

1 Robin (Bishops (All birds at same time)) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sun 01 November 2026

Cley/Salthouse
09:00 to 10:40
Dull, misty.

1 Red Kite (On the fence by sea pool, finishing breakfast.) ,

c.3 Grey Plover (Feeding on Arnold's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Manic feeding east end of Arnold's) ,

3 Gannet (A lot quieter than yesterday.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
16:17 to 16:18
SE5, clear at sunset.

1 Purple Heron (juv going E. Appears to have deformed lower mandible.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 31 October 2026

Cley (sea)
09:00 to 11:00
Sunny & calm

c.30 Little Gull (A decent passage, heading mostly east. Not a gull person usually, but quite keen on these.) ,

c.30 Gannet (Probably more than 30, a lot close in; can't get enough of their performances.) ,

c.10 Red-throated Diver (Again a rough count, several close in.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
08:51 to 08:52
Mist clearing. Sun trying to break through.

1 Cattle Egret (With the cattle on the Marsh. Taken against the light.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
07:50 to 08:00
Misty with no wind. Sun trying to break through.

1 Redwing (Feeding on Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Fri 30 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:45
Warm, sunny.

6 Bearded Tit (In reeds near the ) ,

15 Gannet (Fishing close in and generally drifting around) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (Feeding close in and heading east) ,

1 Sabine's Gull (Juvenile picked up by MN feeding with Little Gulls but distant) ,

35 Little Gull (approximate numbers - steady feeding stream) ,

1 Guillemot (West of carpark) ,

10 Mute Swan (All juveniles heading east just offshore) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (Drakes west) ,

1 Arctic Skua (JUvenile east) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (East) ,

1 Peregrine (West along the shingle ridge) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 30 October 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:55
6-13C, SE f2, early mist clearing, then sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E bank & Arnold's

c.850 Pink-footed Goose (160 still roosting on Pat's when we arrived) ,

2 Tundra Bean Goose (Pat's) ,

5 Pintail (Brackish) ,

7 Little Grebe (Main Drain/Brackish) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

28 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Avocet (Pat's) ,

47 Black-tailed Godwit (13 Pat's, 34 Arnold's) ,

31 Redshank ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

8 Ruff (7 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

6 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

91 Dunlin ,

22 Ringed Plover (Arnold's & Brackish) ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

376 Lapwing ,

1 Kingfisher (Main Drain) ,

1 Buzzard (N Scrape at 07:25) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Stonechat (2 Don's, 1 N end E Bank, 1 Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 29 October 2026

Cley (sea)
11:30 to 11:30

1 Whooper Swan (Sea, N of Arnolds Marsh) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 29 October 2026

Salthouse
08:25 to 08:45
Sunny and warm, no wind.

16 White-fronted Goose (Grazing on the marsh.) ,

[Graham Sutton]