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).

Sat 17 May 2025

Blakeney
12:00 to 13:10
Dull and cool

1 Whitethroat (Friary hills) ,

2 Chiffchaff ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat ,

[Mick Roe]

Fri 16 May 2025

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 13:00
11c NW f 5-6 Cloudy

1 Temminck's Stint (Seen from Teal hide on Pats pool ) ,

3 Knot (Seen from Teal hide on Pats pool ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Fri 16 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:25
11-12C, NNW f4-5, Cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E over beach) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Great White Egret ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,

11 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

12 Avocet ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

18 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

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

3 Knot (Pat's) ,

4 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (4 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 15 May 2025

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 13:00
11c N f5 Cloudy

8 Temminck's Stint (Seen from Teal hide on Pats pool ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Thu 15 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 10:00
Cold wind from NE, overcast

c.25 Gannet (East and west offshore) ,

2 Fulmar (west) ,

75 Common Scoter (west) ,

3 Little Tern (west) ,

c.12 Sandwich Tern (East/west fishing) ,

2 Oystercatcher (west) ,

9 Temminck's Stint (Simmonds ) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Simmonds and Pats) ,

3 Knot (SP on Pats) ,

1 Great White Egret (Billy's Wash ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 15 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:25
11C, N f5, cloud, felt v. cold. Visited Bishop's & central hides.

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Great White Egret (incl 5 flying around together) ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Kestrel ,

12 Avocet ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit ,

22 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

3 Knot (Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

10 Temminck's Stint (Pat's/Simmond's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover ,

11 Ringed Plover (tundra) ,

1 Roe Deer (in front of Bshop's) ,

1 White Wagtail (White) (m, Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 14 May 2025

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:00
Warm, sunshine

10 Temminck's Stint (Pats 5 + 4, 1 Simmonds) ,

2 Greenshank (Simmonds) ,

6 Dunlin (Pats) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Transitional plumage bird with Dunlin) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pats and Simmonds) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

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
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]