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).

 

Thu 09 October 2025

Kelling WM
10:02 to 12:00
Fine. Light wind.

4 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

60 Pink-footed Goose (Flew W.) ,

1 Stonechat ,

1 Little Egret ,

c.40 Rook ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Skylark ,

2 Greylag Goose ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

2 Mute Swan ,

c.40 Wigeon ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

c.25 Teal ,

3 Mallard ,

c.2 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Robin ,

c.6 Woodpigeon ,

3 Curlew ,

7 Lapwing (Flew over, W.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

3 Blackbird (Together..) ,

[Tony Pope]

Thu 09 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 10:00
10-14C, SW f3, sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

1713 Pink-footed Goose (c30 in field beside Visitor Centre and 242 on Pat's when we arrived. Rest flew S 07:06-07:30) ,

3 Whooper Swan (in field SE of Visitor Centre) ,

4 Egyptian Goose (in field SE of Visitor Centre) ,

2 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

7 Avocet (Pat's) ,

109 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

139 Curlew (incl 135 which flew into Arnold's from the west, stayed for about 30 mins then flew back off W at c.09:30) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

13 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

25 Redshank ,

38 Ruff (23 ad m, 3 j m, 2 ad f on scrapes plus 10 on Arnold's) ,

2 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

437 Lapwing ,

1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard E Bank) ,

c.50 Goldfinch (Arnold's) ,

6 Reed Bunting (at least Arnold's) ,

36 Cormorant ,

1 Red-throated Diver (close offshore) ,

25 Redshank ,

2 Dunlin ,

457 Lapwing ,

1 Water Rail (heard E Bank) ,

c.6 Reed Bunting (at least Arnold's) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (c;ose ) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 08 October 2025

Cley/Salthouse
13:00 to 14:00
Sunny,mild.

2 Reed Bunting (Male and female) ,

5 Cattle Egret (With the cows) ,

1 Red-breasted Merganser (From Babcock hide) ,

10 Meadow Pipit ((At least)) ,

1 Redshank ,

3 Buzzard ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine ,

[Mick Roe]

Wed 08 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:15
12-13C, W f2-3, mist/lt rain, bad light. Visited Bishop's & Daukes Hides.

5 Whooper Swan (Pat's then flew off W) ,

654 Pink-footed Goose (51 roosted on Pat's, 18 on Simmond's rest flew off from further N 07:15-0757) ,

4 Egyptian Goose ,

2 Little Egret ,

5 Marsh Harrier ,

11 Avocet ,

94 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Curlew ,

2 Snipe ,

12 Greenshank ,

1 Redshank ,

28 Ruff (25 ad m, 1 juv m, 2 ad f) ,

2 Dunlin ,

2 Little Stint ,

155 Golden Plover ,

326 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 07 October 2025

Wiveton
17:40 to 17:55
Dry evening. Light winds.

1 Barn Owl (Quartering the field to the east of the river Glaven and south of the A149) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Tue 07 October 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 15:00
Cool, strong wind from SW, dry

3 Whooper Swan (Field SW of NWT VC and one flew west) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (Field SE of NWT VC - with it's best friends) ,

1 Peregrine (Seen coming into the field SE of Arnolds with a Teal which it quickly demolished) ,

8 Cattle Egret (Billy's Wash AM) ,

12 Ringed Plover (Beach AM) ,

4 Turnstone (Beach AM) ,

150 Skylark (In-off sea AM) ,

c.300 Meadow Pipit (In off sea and everywhere) ,

c.2 Red-throated Diver (On sea AM) ,

2 Gannet (East AM) ,

150 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 07 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 09:10
12-18C, SW f4, sun clouding over. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Whooper Swan (2 W at 07:36 then 1 W at 08:44 with a Mute) ,

970 Pink-footed Goose (incl. flock of 770 in field by Visitor Centre) ,

4 Egyptian Goose (in field by Visitor Centre) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (in field by Visitor Centre) ,

1 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret ,

18 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

11 Avocet ,

82 Curlew (incl 80 W over E Bank at 07:47) ,

116 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

37 Redshank ,

31 Ruff (26 ad m, 1 ad f, 3 juv m) ,

9 Dunlin ,

352 Lapwing ,

22 Golden Plover ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 06 October 2025

Cley/Salthouse
11:03 to 11:03
Broken cloud, fresh SW.

2 Glossy Ibis (Seen from A149, flew out of drain adjacent to Babcock hide. Headed west, pitched down in Pope's marsh.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 06 October 2025

Kelling Heath
09:16 to 09:38
Moderate wind. Overcast.

2 Goldcrest ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Blue Tit ,

2 Great Tit ,

c.1 Chiffchaff (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Dunnock (Heard only, singing.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Mon 06 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 09:05
11-13C, WhoopSW f4, light rain initially then cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's and Snipe's.

29 Whooper Swan (28 ad, 1 juv W at 08:15) ,

112 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool early morning then flew E) ,

810 Pink-footed Goose (760 field beside Visitor Centre + 50 S off Pat's at 07:23) ,

8 Egyptian Goose (Visitor Centre field) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (Visitor Centre field) ,

1 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

17 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

9 Avocet ,

5 Curlew ,

109 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank ,

9 Redshank ,

24 Ruff (17 ad m, 2 juv m, 2 ad f, pat's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

60 Lapwing ,

29 Goldfinch (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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