CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, 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).

 

Tue 26 May 2026

Salthouse Heath
21:00 to 21:30
Warm light SW breeze, clear skies

4 Nightjar (3 males, 1 female) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 26 May 2026

Kelling Heath
07:10 to 07:30
Sunny, warm, light breeze.

1 Woodlark ,

[David Nurse]

Tue 26 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:25
21-27C, SW f3, Sun (very hot even this early). Visited Snipes, Bishop's, Skirts and E Bank.

1 Little Grebe (Don's) ,

6 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (with black bill, Pat's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

29 Avocet ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

1 Magpie (E of E Bank, in tree) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 25 May 2026

Cley Marshes
19:00 to 20:15
Warm - 27 degrees C.

2 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,

1 Great White Egret (Across Pats and onto Richardsons Pool) ,

2 Little Egret (East) ,

1 Cattle Egret (West) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults west over reserve) ,

1 Little Tern (East over shingle) ,

1 Common Tern (Onto North Scrape) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

4 Grey Heron (Flew west towards Blakeney ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 25 May 2026

Kelling
08:10 to 08:10
hot

6 Crossbill (flew west over village seen from MH) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sun 24 May 2026

Cley Village
19:16 to 19:16
Benign, idyllic evening.

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 24 May 2026

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:00
Warm, clear skies.

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult on Pats and then off west with Shelduck) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 24 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:00 to 06:00

3 Cattle Egret (With cattle near Watling water) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sun 24 May 2026

Cley Village
05:55 to 06:00

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing on hedge east of vc) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sun 24 May 2026

Cley/Salthouse
05:15 to 05:50
Watling water, clear, sunny,

1 Kestrel ,

8 Shelduck ,

1 Wren ,

2 Lapwing ,

5 Redshank ,

2 Garganey (Drake , duck) ,

41 Avocet (Plus some chicks) ,

2 Swallow (In hide) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Skimming pool) ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

4 Sedge Warbler (At least) ,

3 Greylag Goose ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Cetti's Warbler ,

1 Skylark ,

[Gary Bunting]

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