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).

 

Wed 26 November 2025

Cley Village
10:45 to 11:40
Cool, bright sunshine.

1 Goldcrest (In with mixed Tit flock, Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 26 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:40
4>3C, SW f2-3, sun after early rain. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Bank & Arnold's

1000 Pink-footed Goose (flocks leaving as we arrived) ,

39 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

c.6 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

6 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 4 Main Drain) ,

4 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Water Rail (heard, 1 Pat's, 1 S end E Bank) ,

2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (6 Pat's, 3 Arnold's) ,

4 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

15 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

96 Lapwing ,

2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,

3 Red Kite (flying W together over reserve at c.08:00) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (reedbed S of Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 25 November 2025

Cley Marshes
08:20 to 08:35
Cold, v. windy, overcast

1 Grey Wagtail (Ringed bird, associating with a Water Pipit in front of Bishop's) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:53 to 09:10
7-8C, N f5, sun/cloud. Visited E Bank. Pat only

5 Little Grebe (2 Main Drain, 3 new channel at N end Serpentine) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

2 Redshank (1 Brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 24 November 2025

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:30
3C, SSW f4, cloud with some sun after 07:36 sunrise. Doing Pinks Roost Count ( see results entered later) visited Bishop's Hide and Visitor Centre balcony.

1 Avocet ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit ,

8 Dunlin ,

35 Lapwing ,

1 Tawny Owl (heard calling, probably from N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 23 November 2025

Cley Marshes
12:54 to 12:55
SSW18, rain.

300 Pink-footed Goose (Leucistic bird in family group) ,

200 Greylag Goose (Paired leucistic bird.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 22 November 2025

Cley Marshes
13:10 to 13:15

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With main db Brent Goose flock on the Eye Field) ,

[William Earp]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 12:20

22 Snow Bunting (On beach by N Hide. ) ,

c.7500 Pink-footed Goose (Onto Cricket Marsh from East) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Bishops) ,

2 Cetti's Warbler (Bishops) ,

3 Red Kite (Two Arnolds, one West Bank) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

25 Shelduck ,

150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

6 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Rock Pipit (West Bank ) ,

8 Mute Swan (Bishops) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley (sea)
09:00 to 10:30

4 Great Crested Grebe ,

3 Eider (West ) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (In off from several miles out) ,

1 Gannet (East) ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (West) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,

80 Wigeon ,

35 Teal ,

[Steven Stansfield]

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.