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 20 November 2024
Wed 20 November 2024
c.2000 Pink-footed Goose (over the scrapes as we arrived, 720 still on pat's at 07:40) ,
12 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on Pat's to wash) ,
5 Whooper Swan (3 ad, 2 juv Pat's then flew off W at 08:14) ,
1 Goldeneye (fem, Pat's) ,
2 Little Grebe (Brackish & Main Drain) ,
1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,
1 Great White Egret (Brackish) ,
4 Little Egret ,
7 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
1 Avocet ,
1 Curlew (Brackish) ,
7 Black-tailed Godwit ,
2 Redshank (Brackish) ,
12 Dunlin ,
107 Lapwing ,
2 Little Auk (1 E over N Scrape area, 1 W offshore) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 20 November 2024
1486 Dunlin (west) ,
12 Goldeneye (west) ,
23 Red-throated Diver ,
1895 Teal (west) ,
568 Wigeon (west) ,
223 Common Scoter (west) ,
2 Sanderling (west) ,
6 Turnstone (west) ,
26 Gannet (east) ,
5 Redshank (west) ,
76 Ringed Plover (west) ,
1 Red-necked Grebe (west) ,
4 Red-breasted Merganser (west) ,
14 Grey Plover (west) ,
22 Snipe (west) ,
18 Pintail (west) ,
11 Mallard (west) ,
2 Curlew (west) ,
4 Gadwall (west) ,
3 Tufted Duck (west) ,
271 Knot (west) ,
49 Shelduck (west) ,
5 Kittiwake (west) ,
4 Great Crested Grebe (west) ,
16 Little Auk (two east 14 west, some duplication likely. ) ,
3 Velvet Scoter (east) ,
9 Goosander (west) ,
41 Eider (west) ,
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
3 Great Northern Diver ,
1 Long-tailed Duck (imm fem west) ,
7 Shoveler (west) ,
2 Guillemot ,
1 Razorbill ,
1 Grey Phalarope (on the sea off the fishing boats 1140 & 1215) ,
1 Scaup (west) ,
3 Blackbird (in off) ,
3 Fieldfare (in off) ,
[Paul Laurie]
Tue 19 November 2024
300 Kittiwake (During my session but even more earlier and obviously a wreck in progress with reorienting birds?) ,
1501 Common Gull (All west) ,
60 Great Black-backed Gull (west) ,
c.5 Red-throated Diver (East) ,
c.1 Velvet Scoter (on sea) ,
c.50 Common Scoter (West) ,
54 Barnacle Goose (West over beachroad having previously been on the Eye Field) ,
2 Little Auk (West. Good pickup from SG and seen heading through the surf before a brief stop infront of the shelter, then off west. Second later spent 15 minutes in the surf being bashed about before heading west.) ,
c.15 Gannet (East) ,
c.1 Arctic Skua (East) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 17 November 2024
Sat 16 November 2024
1 Little Auk (West passed Coastguards. Seen at Cromer at 08:20 and passed Cley at 08:52) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 14 November 2024
1 Peregrine (Possible ssp calidus - presumably the same bird photographed (much more clearly!) by Gerard Sabran back in October.) ,
8 Snow Bunting (Small flock feeding close to track to lifeboat station.) ,
c.1 Grey Seal (Breeding season well underway with several hundreds now on the shore.) ,
[Geoff Snelson]
Thu 14 November 2024
3 Velvet Scoter (2 off Coastguards and on in from west passed the BH.) ,
c.80 Common Scoter (Offshore) ,
2 Goldeneye (Pair west passed Coastguards. ) ,
1 Red-throated Diver (In surf) ,
6 Eider (5 west, drake east) ,
1 Great Skua (East - very distant) ,
4 Snow Bunting (west over BH) ,
1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (With Canadas and Greylags on Eye Field) ,
1 Greylag x Canada Goose (At least one of the variant hybrids in Eye Field) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 14 November 2024
2350 Pink-footed Goose (2250 roosted on Pat's leaving 07:38-08:14 but most soon returned.Another 100 flew S probably off N scrape at 07:21) ,
2 White-fronted Goose (with Pinks) ,
309 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's 08:24 all ads) ,
17 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Little Egret ,
1 Great White Egret (Brackish) ,
20 Cormorant ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Rail (heard) ,
2 Avocet ,
24 Curlew ,
67 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pope's Pool early then Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Brackish) ,
38 Redshank ,
29 Ruff (24 ad m, 2 juv m, 3 ad f) ,
27 Dunlin ,
229 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]