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).

 

Sun 04 January 2026

Cley 10Km Square
11:00 to 14:00

1 Bullfinch (Wiveton Downs) ,

1 Woodcock (Flushed from gorse Wiveton Downs) ,

1 Grey Plover (Flew west Blakeney Freshes) ,

1 Ringed Plover (On bank of Glaven Blakeney Freshes) ,

60 Teal (On bank of Glaven Blakeney Freshes) ,

c.29 Curlew (In field behind Wiveton church) ,

1 Little Grebe (On Glaven west of windmill) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 04 January 2026

Glaven Valley
11:00 to 11:30
Very cold. Bright.

6 Snipe ,

10 Teal ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Buzzard ,

10 Curlew ,

10 Lapwing ,

2 Fieldfare ,

[Sean Dempster]

Sun 04 January 2026

Cley/Salthouse
Clear, windy. 1C

2 Jack Snipe (1 Cley Beach Rd/edge Bull Marsh; 1Salthouse Beach Rd) ,

2 Snipe (1 Bull Marsh Cley; 1 East of Salthouse Beach Rd) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 03 January 2026

Cley/Salthouse
15:15 to 15:15
Very cold but dry

1 Woodcock (Flushed from muck in pit opposite Swan Lodge, Holt Road) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Flying over field near same muck heap) ,

[Sean Dempster]

Fri 02 January 2026

Bayfield Hall
11:15 to 12:15
Cold, wind from North, dry.

1 Marsh Tit (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,

1 Nuthatch (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,

2 Goosander (The two stunning drakes looking splendid until flushed by three Otters!!!) ,

3 Otter (Mother plus two cubs) ,

9 Little Grebe ,

5 Redwing (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

6 Siskin (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

3 Goldcrest (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Woodland at north end of lake) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (With Greylags) ,

200 Greylag Goose ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 02 January 2026

Cley Marshes
08:05 to 09:40
2C, WNW f6, clear, sun. light ice on Pat's and Snipe's. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's and E Bank. Water level very high on Arnold's & Sea Pool - nearly joined together

200 Pink-footed Goose (incl 55 on Pat's Pool bank) ,

171 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (incl.1 juv, Pat's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Cattle Egret (flew W) ,

2 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (17 Pat's, 3 seen on Arnold's but walked behind a bank - could have been more) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

14 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 1wm and 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad f) ,

1 Pintail (Long staying drake still on Salthouse Duck Pond, none seen on Arnold's or Brackish at Cley) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 02 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 10:15
Very cold, strong NW wind vectoring from due North. Dry.

3 Glossy Ibis (Flew west towards Blakeney 07:45) ,

5 Red-breasted Merganser (West - 2m, 3f) ,

60 Common Scoter (East) ,

c.1 Great Skua (East) ,

1 Kittiwake (Adult west) ,

1 Peregrine (Juvenile devouring prey on west bank of Pats Pool, then off to terrorise the scrapes.) ,

1 Cattle Egret (West over North Scrape) ,

1 Snipe (Pats - cut reed area) ,

2 Dunlin (Pats) ,

9 Avocet (Pats) ,

3 Little Egret (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 01 January 2026

Salthouse Heath
12:28 to 12:28
Overcast, cold NNW.

1 Buzzard (Another example of colour variation in the Common Buzzard, this time a dark adult.) ,

1 Buzzard (And the pale juv bird on the heath, 31st Dec, albeit in the sunshine.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 31 December 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:50
3>2C, NW f5>4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's .

62 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's incl. 1 juv) ,

4 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

43 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

15 Redshank ,

2 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

5 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Barn Owl (W across reserve at 08:08) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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