CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted, 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).

 

Tue 27 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 16:45
Overcast, heavy rain at times and wind from SW. Not cold though!

1 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,

3 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh and Billy's Wash) ,

1 Great White Egret (Bull Marsh) ,

c.12 Little Egret (To and fro) ,

1 Purple Heron (Seen by CG circa 14:34 and believed to have landed. After much heavy rain then seen to get up from around Big Pool and fly south over the main reedbed, landing east of Bishops Hide..) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 26 May 2025

Cley Marshes
12:37 to 13:37
Fresh wind SW

1 Spoonbill (On the Serpentine ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Mon 26 May 2025

Cley (sea)
12:37 to 13:37
Fresh wing SW

4 Little Tern (Fishing of the East Bank ) ,

1 Knot (On the shoreline ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Mon 26 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 10:30
Warm but with a cooling, fresh wind from the SW

6 Great White Egret (Maximum of six seen at same time (3 on Brackish and 3 on Big Pool). However 9 were recorded on the reserve later in the morning.) ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult flew west) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Adult west over the reserve) ,

3 Grey Heron (On reserve) ,

18 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Arnolds Marsh) ,

c.20 Little Tern (east/west and fishing) ,

c.12 Sandwich Tern (east/west and fishing) ,

10 Common Scoter (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 25 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 14:30
Sun cold wind

1 Booted Eagle ,

[Pauline McBride]

Sun 25 May 2025

Kelling
08:35 to 09:15
Warm but medium to strong wind from SW

1 Booted Eagle (Fantastic find by GB and IE at KWM with bird seen to land on fallow field NW of Kelling School. Then up and soaring for 20 plus minutes over Muckleburgh and north end of Kelling before drifting off SE.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 24 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 13:00
Overcast after heavy rain, warm SW wind

6 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

12 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

4 Spoonbill (One North Scrape, second Pats/Simmonds and two west towards the Freshes) ,

1 Wheatear (Just west of beach carpark) ,

2 Cattle Egret (With cattle on Bull Marsh) ,

4 Great White Egret (Two on Billy's Wash joined by another two late morning) ,

9 Mediterranean Gull (Single adult with 8 second year birds west) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (two North Scrape, 2 Pats) ,

1 Goldcrest (Walsey Hills) ,

8 Cetti's Warbler (singing across reserve) ,

1 Pochard (Female on Snipes but no sign of duckling) ,

3 Whitethroat (Territories between VC and East Bank) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (across reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

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