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).

 

Mon 05 October 2026

Salthouse
07:30 to 10:00
Light SSW wind, initially cloudy but becoming warm & sunny

3 Brent Goose (west) ,

3 Shelduck (west) ,

1 Pintail (west) ,

31 Wigeon (west) ,

43 Teal (west) ,

12 Red-throated Diver (2 birds feeding close inshore) ,

16 Snipe (west, 6 over the sea the others just inland from the shoreline) ,

2 Grey Plover (west) ,

40 Lapwing (west) ,

c.1 Little Gull (west, 1st cy) ,

100 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (east, all identified birds were Razorbills) ,

c.2 Skylark (west) ,

14 Meadow Pipit (west) ,

1 Wheatear ,

7 Chaffinch (west) ,

170 Linnet (west) ,

c.9 Goldfinch (west) ,

4 Eider (males west) ,

[Rob Lee]

Mon 05 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:05
14-16C, SW f3, mainly overcast Visited Bishop's, E Bank & Arnold's. Digger working Simmond's/Whitwell from 07:40.

6 Pintail (1 Pat's, 4 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Grey Heron ,

18 Cormorant ,

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

1 Water Rail (heard E Bank) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

67 Black-tailed Godwit ,

29 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (6 Popes Pool, 1 f Pat's) ,

134 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

c.40 Goldfinch (single flock, Brackish shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 05 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 08:45
Sunny, some cloud. Breeze wsw.

14 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (West, just offshore.) ,

20 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages.) ,

30 Pintail (West. Several groups.) ,

2 Common Scoter (East.) ,

1 Grey Plover ,

1 Great Skua (East, quite distant.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Common Tern (Juv.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley (sea)
16:00 to 18:00
Sunny, warm. Becoming cooler.

9 Red-throated Diver (Some close in on the sea, others in flight.) ,

3 Gannet (West. Two immatures, one juv.) ,

20 Brent Goose (All west.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Imm west just offshore.) ,

2 Grey Plover ,

2 Turnstone ,

4 Sandwich Tern (Three adults, one juv.) ,

2 Common Tern (Juvs.) ,

11 Razorbill (At least. On the sea. Often close.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:40 to 11:40

1 Merlin (West across Swan Lake ) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sun 04 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:15 to 10:40
Sunny, warm.

4 Red-throated Diver (Close in on the sea.) ,

5 Razorbill (On the sea.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Salthouse
08:34 to 08:40
Dry and sunny with cool S.W. wind.

1 Ruff (Feeding on Beach Lane pool) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:15 to 08:45
Sunny, cool. Light southerly breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver (East.) ,

12 Gannet (East.) ,

3 Brent Goose (West.) ,

1 Peregrine (West.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Distant, east.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adult & 2nd winter.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern (Sitting on the beach westward.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least. Fishing just offshore. More auks moving east & west distantly.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 08:40
All on Simmons from Daukes

51 Dunlin ,

3 Snipe ,

1 Curlew (Heard) ,

1 Kingfisher (perched with fish) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

[David Fell]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:15
Sunny, cool.

28 Golden Plover (Eye Field.) ,

6 Stonechat (Three pairs along the West Bank.) ,

[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.