CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, 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 25 December 2024

Wiveton
13:00 to 13:00
Dull, cloud, light wind

1 Cattle Egret (Wet field west of Wiveton Church) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 25 December 2024

Cley Marshes
12:15 to 12:15

1 Stonechat (Fem East Bank/N Serpentine) ,

5 Reed Bunting (Together, East Bank.) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 25 December 2024

Langham
11:00 to 11:15
Cloud, dull, light wind

11 Yellowhammer (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,

5 Reed Bunting (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,

10 Greenfinch (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,

24 Chaffinch (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Tue 24 December 2024

Wiveton Downs
09:30 to 09:33
Overcast, little or no wind, 12C.

9 Fieldfare (In crown of beech, then flew west. Five more Fieldfares working hawthorn hedge on Gallow Hill, Salthouse Heath. An absolute dearth of berries this winter.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 24 December 2024

Cley Marshes
07:50 to 09:10
9-11C, SW f4, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank (viewing Arnold's & Brackish). Water levels v high on Arnold's & Brackish.

355 Pink-footed Goose (mainly flying over to E) ,

166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew over to E) ,

5 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

5 Marsh Harrier ,

5 Avocet (4 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

7 Curlew ,

10 Redshank ,

3 Dunlin (2 Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

239 Lapwing ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 23 December 2024

Cley Marshes
07:50 to 09:00
5C, WNW f5-6 blustery, mainly cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank (with poor views of Arnold's & Brackishin the wind)

16 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (incl. 10 on Pat's.) ,

1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

14 Curlew (1 Arnold's rest flying off Arnold's) ,

66 Lapwing ,

1 Redshank (Arnold's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sat 21 December 2024

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 14:40
Cold, wet, windy - some short bright spells

7 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (West) ,

4 Common Scoter (Females on sea off beach carpark) ,

2 Kingfisher (One Main Drain, one Pats fly over) ,

5 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Briefly on Pats) ,

400 Lapwing (Pats) ,

c.1 Ruff (Pats) ,

3 Redshank (2 Pats, 1 Simmonds) ,

1 Great White Egret (Over main reedbed) ,

2 Raven (Originally seen off Arnolds Shingle Ridge from beach carpark then watched from Bishops flying west and lingering just west of the boats) ,

1 Woodcock (High over reserve and inland) ,

1 Snipe (Flushed from Whitwell by Marsh Harrier) ,

5 Avocet (Pats) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

1 Little Egret (Pats) ,

3 Turnstone (Pats) ,

600 Pink-footed Goose (Grassland east of Arnolds. Checked out claim of a Taiga Bean Goose earlier but no sign.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 20 December 2024

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:45
3-4C, SW, fairly bright 60% moon. Pinkfoot roost count.

3516 Pink-footed Goose (766 had roosted (233 Pat's Pool, 59 Simmond's & 474 North Scrape}. c2750 flew in from East at 07:58 after feeding at night ) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 20 December 2024

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:45
3-4C, SW f4, cloud. Viewing from Bishop's & Visitor Centre. Pink foot count (see above)

10 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

1 Buzzard ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

5 Curlew (west) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

1 Redshank ,

214 Lapwing ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 19 December 2024

Cley Village
13:30 to 13:45

1 Blackcap (Male nectaring on Mahonia flowers in garden.) ,

[Michael Harcup]