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 14 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:05
12-14C, NE f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Spoonbill ,

4 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Serpentine) ,

15 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier (ad m) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

16 Avocet ,

2 Whimbrel (meadow E of E Bank) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

72 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

3 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

4 Knot (incl.2 bright males) ,

6 Dunlin ,

7 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (pr mating on Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 13 May 2025

Cley Marshes
12:40 to 12:45
sun & hot. E13.

6 Wood Sandpiper (Pats Pool stretch.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Tue 13 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 10:00
Sunny, cool breeze

5 Temminck's Stint (With a Tundra Ringed Plover) ,

Little Tern (Several feeding off the end of the East Bank) ,

6 Wood Sandpiper (From Bishops ) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 13 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:50
13-15C, ENE f3,sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret ,

3 Little Egret ,

18 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m+f) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

13 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (off E Bank) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

28 Redshank ,

4 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Knot (with pinkish breast, Arnold's) ,

2 Turnstone ,

7 Dunlin ,

5 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

30 Ringed Plover (incl. at least 24 'tundra') ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

5 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 12 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:34 to 08:54
sun and 19 degrees, E16.

5 Great White Egret (Hunted on Snipes early morn. Then off East...) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Mon 12 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 09:10
16C, E f2, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

5 Great White Egret (together, Snipe's and around reserve, all yellow-billed) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Eye Field with cows) ,

17 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

1 Water Rail (heard) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

15 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (flew E) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

22 Redshank ,

3 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

3 Common Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

11 Ringed Plover (incl. some tundra) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Tern (flying around over Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 09 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:40
11-13C, ENE f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's E Bank (viewing Arnold's), W along shingle to N Scrape.

2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Barn Owl (over reedbed at 06;40 then went into or behind N Foreland) ,

2 Coot (1 Don's Pool, 1 Snipe's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

13 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

25 Redshank ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (N Scrape) ,

1 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Wheatear (1 by N Screen, 1 E end Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 09 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
06:00 to 07:00
Sunny, ne breeze.

9 Gannet (All east.) ,

9 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

6 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 May 2025

Holt
16:00 to 16:30
Overcast/sunny with clouds

c.1 Nightingale (Sat on tv aerial of my house in West Beckham near Holt , very vocal ) ,

[Rebekah Simms]

Thu 08 May 2025

Kelling (sea)
08:12 to 08:20
Cloudy and cool. N.E. wind.

c.250 Common Scoter (Spread out flock formation) ,

[Graham Sutton]