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).

Thu 28 August 2025

Cley Marshes
15:30 to 17:15
Warm but overcast with some sunshine and heavy rain

1 Little Stint (Pats - smart juvenile) ,

8 Curlew Sandpiper (Fist 4, then 6, 7 after rain and another seen after I'd left - 8 ) ,

8 Avocet (4 regular juveniles joined by 4 adults in after rain.) ,

c.27 Dunlin (Pats) ,

18 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,

c.35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

4 Gadwall (Juveniles in ditch outside Teal Hide) ,

c.70 Teal (Pats) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Juveniles on pats) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Juvenile opposite Daukes Hide ) ,

1 Kingfisher (Flew past Teal Hide) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Juveniles across reserve) ,

1 Golden Plover (Pats) ,

1 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 27 August 2025

Kelling WM
12:19 to 13:29
Fine,breezy.

1 Whitethroat ,

1 Peregrine (Flew west, lost from sight behind Gramborough.) ,

2 Mute Swan ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

6 Mallard ,

4 Gadwall ,

c.5 Woodpigeon ,

c.5 Sand Martin ,

c.25 Linnet ,

c.50 Rook ,

c.10 Jackdaw ,

1 Grey Heron ,

5 Snipe (Flying over Quag.) ,

c.5 Swallow ,

6 Goldfinch ,

[Tony Pope]

Wed 27 August 2025

Cley Marshes
11:10 to 11:15

2 Little Grebe (In Burrow Pit east of Beach Road) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 27 August 2025

Cley 10Km Square
08:35 to 10:55
Walk from Salthouse Beach Road to Gramborough on to Kelling Hard up part of Muckleborough, KWM and back to Salthouse via Meadow Lane.

10 Stonechat (2 pairs and a family party of 6) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female) ,

1 Hobby (Over KWM then circled high up) ,

1 Red Kite (Circled field north of KWM) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Male on ground along Meadow Lane) ,

9 Curlew (In cattle field east of Beach Road) ,

7 Goldfinch (Gramborough) ,

1 Little Egret ,

9 Cattle Egret (With cattle KWM flushed by harrier) ,

3 Whitethroat ,

1 Grey Heron ,

7 House Martin (Flock west with Swallows) ,

2 Chiffchaff ,

3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Adults resting in cattle field east of Beach Road) ,

1 Grey Partridge (Flushed from field west of KWM) ,

50 Swallow (Small flocks all moving west) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 27 August 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 07:05
16-19C< SSW f3-4, Sun with some early cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Tufted Duck (eclipse fem, Pat's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

12 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

14 Curlew ,

c.20 Whimbrel (flew high W over beach/sea at 08:15) ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit ,

53 Redshank ,

3 Green Sandpiper (1 Snipe's, 2 Pat's) ,

24 Ruff (11 ad m, 4 juv m, 3 juv f, 1 ad f, 3 juvs ) ,

3 Curlew Sandpiper (juvs, Pat's by 08:35) ,

25 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Lapwing ,

5 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Brackish/Main drain) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 26 August 2025

Kelling WM
18:00 to 18:40

4 Curlew (3 flew over Quag and 1 on marsh.) ,

c.10 Linnet ,

6 Mallard (Loafing beside Quag.) ,

4 Gadwall (Loafing beside Quag.) ,

1 Mute Swan ,

1 Stock Dove ,

c.10 Woodpigeon ,

c.40 Swallow ,

c.10 Rook ,

[Tony Pope]

Tue 26 August 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 12:00
Warm, occasional overcast: SE breeze.

1 Green Sandpiper (From Bishop's) ,

1 Snipe (From Bishop's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Distantly, from Bishop's) ,

6 Whimbrel (From sea end of East Bank) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 26 August 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:50
17-24C, SSE f5 veering SSW f4, Sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipes, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Little Grebe (Skirts' pool) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

21 Curlew (5 Arnold's, 16 off E Bank) ,

90 Black-tailed Godwit ,

6 Snipe (5 Pat's, 1 Brackish) ,

57 Redshank ,

3 Green Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv Pat's) ,

27 Ruff (14 ad m, 5 juv m, 1 ad f, 5 juv f + 2 juvs) ,

33 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 25 August 2025

Cley Village
15:25 to 15:25
Cloudless, warm SW.

1 Hobby ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 25 August 2025

Cley 10Km Square
08:45 to 11:15
Warm, light to no cloud. Wind switched around from SW.

3 Whinchat (2 on fenceline east of Cley Beach Carpark. One in NWT field Kelling Quags.) ,

3 Wheatear (Eye Field and fence line east of Cley Beach Carpark. ) ,

1 Pied Flycatcher (In copse just west of Meadow Lane track opposite KWM. Thanks to GB and IE.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (One on ground near Quags) ,

15 Chiffchaff (Estimated number along Meadow Lane hedgerows) ,

3 Blackcap (Meadow Lane) ,

1 Willow Warbler (In copse with Pied Flycatcher) ,

3 Whitethroat (Meadow Lane) ,

4 Reed Warbler (Juvs Meadow Lane) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Meadow Lane) ,

5 Cattle Egret (KWM) ,

4 Stonechat ,

2 Stock Dove (Over KWM west) ,

c.15 House Martin (KWM) ,

c.30 Swallow (KWM) ,

4 Gadwall (KWM) ,

6 Shelduck (KWM) ,

1 Little Egret (KWM) ,

[David Griffiths]