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).

Sun 09 March 2025

Kelling Heath
11:30 to 13:00

4 Chiffchaff (All singing) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 08 March 2025

Wiveton
11:02 to 11:30
Cloudless, Spring in the air.

1 Chiffchaff (Wiveton Bridge hawthorns, mobbed by Blue Tits .! ) ,

1 Water Rail (River Glaven, from the bridge.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 07 March 2025

Cley Marshes
15:00 to 16:30
Sunny/ hazy

4 Spoonbill (Two birds allopreening) ,

[David Gilroy]

Fri 07 March 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:15
11-16C, S f4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's & E Bank (viewing Brackish & Arnold's)

106 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E in small flocks) ,

14 Pintail ,

5 Little Grebe ,

1 Spoonbill (imm) ,

1 Great White Egret (flying west) ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (Arnold's & Serpentine) ,

172 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Snipe (3 Brackish, 1 flying W) ,

40 Redshank ,

2 Turnstone (1 Brackish, 1 Pat's) ,

102 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

43 Ruff (37 ad m, 3 1w m, 2 ad f, 1 1w f, Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

25 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 06 March 2025

Cley Marshes
17:30 to 17:31
S14 & sun.

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (inland to feed on crops at dusk.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Thu 06 March 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:25
6-14C, SSW f4, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. EA mowing E Bank.

34 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (at least flying E) ,

10 Pintail (Brackish+ Arnold's) ,

3 Pochard (2 m, 1 f Snipe's) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Pat's, 1 W of E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

164 Avocet (1 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

9 Curlew ,

98 Black-tailed Godwit ,

34 Redshank ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

43 Ruff (38 ad m, 1 1w m, 4 ad f, Pat's) ,

17 Twite (Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 05 March 2025

Salthouse
09:20 to 09:40

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Lucky to be cycling past the field west of Babcock hide not long after the flock had been sighted there. The photo shows the moment they were flushed by a low flying plane.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 05 March 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 10:00
4-9C, SSW f5, lt cloud the hazy sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank (viewing Arnold's & Brackish), Pope's entrance & Iron Rd.

9 Lesser White-fronted Goose (in field W of Pope' entrance including 3 c-r birds) ,

166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (no juvs, field W of Iron Rd) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (field W of Iron Rd) ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

3 Pochard (2 drakes, 1 duck, Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (off E Bank) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

1 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

175 Avocet (Pat's) ,

32 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (1 Brackish, 1 Pat's) ,

74 Black-tailed Godwit ,

44 Ruff (36 ad m, 1 1w m, 7 ad f Pat's) ,

20 Redshank ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 04 March 2025

Cley Village
17:35 to 17:37
Fine and clear

40 Pied Wagtail (Pre roost gathering on roof of Cley Old Hall.) ,

[Michael Harcup]

Tue 04 March 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:20
3-9C, SW f2, Sun, frost on ground. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

20 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (over west) ,

13 Pintail ,

3 Pochard (pr + 1 drake, Snipe's then Don's Pool ) ,

4 Little Grebe (2 Snipe's, 1 Don's, 1 Catchwater drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

4 Coot (2 Snipe's, 2 Pat's) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

147 Avocet (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew ,

57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Snipe (Brackish) ,

17 Redshank ,

39 Ruff (30 ad m, 1 1w m, 8 ad f) ,

1 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

13 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

18 Twite (on shingle by Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]