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).

Tue 08 July 2025

Cley Marshes
11:15 to 12:30
Clear,dry. Light NE breeze some sun.

1 Kittiwake (Remained on Pats Pool for whole time.) ,

[Edmund Mackrill]

Tue 08 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:25
14-15C, NW f6 reducing, mainly cloudy (wild. at N edn E Bank). Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's,

2 Little Grebe (1 seen 1heard Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (Skirts Pool) ,

7 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

1 Kestrel ,

10 Oystercatcher (plus 1 sm chick on Arnold's) ,

12 Avocet (mainly Pat's) ,

38 Curlew (Serpentine Arnold's area) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnold's) ,

10 Redshank ,

13 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Knot (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

12 Lapwing (plus 2 chicks) ,

1 Common Tern (Pat's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 07 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:30
15-16C, NNW f5-6, cloud. Visited Bishop's & Daukes hides.

9 Spoonbill (at least 5 juvs, Whitwell) ,

3 Little Egret (Whitwell) ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

5 Cormorant (E) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (ad + 3 juvs Pat's) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

25 Avocet (incl 1 juv) ,

2 Curlew ,

4 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

13 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover ,

13 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Simmonds briefly) ,

1 Common Tern (Simmonds) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 06 July 2025

Cley Marshes
07:19 to 07:20
Overcast white cloud, NW7.

1 Caspian Tern (immense-est in the World.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 05 July 2025

Walsey Hills
20:31 to 20:31
Still and cloudy

c.1 Night-heron (Circled North Foreland) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Sat 05 July 2025

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 10:55

1 Caspian Tern (showing well again on Simmonds) ,

6 Spoonbill (Usual activity, including 4 juvs.) ,

1 Greenshank (Brief appearance on Simmonds) ,

3 Cattle Egret ,

c.2 Great White Egret ,

[John Fairey]

Fri 04 July 2025

Cley Marshes
13:20 to 13:29
Very warm, moderate westerly.

1 Caspian Tern (Pat's Pool. Heat haze through 600mm lens.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 04 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:35
15-21C, SW f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Little Grebe (pr with 3+ chicks on Snipe's, 1 ad Don's) ,

3 Spoonbill (1 juv) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

20 Little Egret (incl. 14 in N Foreland) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (juvs) ,

1 Barn Owl ,

1 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Coot (large chicks on Don's Pool, no adults) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

27 Avocet ,

47 Black-tailed Godwit ,

9 Curlew ,

16 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

11 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's/beach) ,

22 Lapwing (+ 2 small chicks) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 04 July 2025

Blakeney (sea)
04:50 to 06:30
Sunny, warm. Cool breeze.

2 Gannet (East.) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West. Sp.) ,

20 Sandwich Tern (At least. All terns continually up & down the beach.) ,

20 Common Tern (At least.) ,

1 Arctic Tern (Close in.) ,

20 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 03 July 2025

Blakeney (sea)
05:30 to 08:00
Sunny, chilly westerly breeze.

8 Gannet ,

5 Common Scoter (East.) ,

1 Sanderling (West.) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Pp adult distant, chasing terns.) ,

6 Mediterranean Gull ,

3 Common Gull ,

20 Sandwich Tern (At least. Rather fewer this morning.) ,

30 Common Tern (At least. ) ,

30 Little Tern (At least. Much coming & going with all terns.) ,

1 Razorbill (Sp adult swimming & diving very close in. Drifted west.) ,

[Andrew Cox]