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).

Fri 26 July 2024

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 13:30
Sun/cloud. Light wind.

8 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

20 Redshank (Tight flock of 20 west over East Bank.) ,

1 Weasel (East Bank) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 25 July 2024

Cley Marshes
14:17 to 14:20
Overcast, humid.

3 Reed Warbler (Family party on E Bank sanctuary.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 25 July 2024

Cley Marshes
09:20 to 09:21
SSW17 overcast.

10 Cattle Egret (moved West.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Wed 24 July 2024

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 09:25
13-19C, calm, Sun. Visited Bishop's Daukes, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Grebe (lge chicks/juvs, Don's Pool) ,

5 Spoonbill (ads) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Great White Egret ,

24 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

4 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

33 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs) ,

166 Black-tailed Godwit ,

4 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,

13 Redshank ,

3 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

10 Ruff (9 ad m, 1 imm f) ,

1 Knot (grey bird, Arnold's) ,

23 Dunlin ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (1 juv, Simmond's) ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (4cy ringed, as yesterday, Arnold's) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (2 cy, Arnold's briefly) ,

3 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

291 Sandwich Tern (1 Pat's, rest Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 23 July 2024

Salthouse
09:14 to 09:30
Duck Pond

2 Mute Swan (pr + 4 lge young) ,

1 Moorhen (ad + 3 lge chicks) ,

6 Little Egret (pool N of Duck Pond) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 23 July 2024

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:10
16-20C, W f3. mainly sunny. Visited Bishop's, Skirt's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Little Grebe (ad + juv) ,

3 Spoonbill (2 ads, 1 juv) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

5 Great White Egret ,

37 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Pat's) ,

3 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

2 Coot (ads + 1 lge chick) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Brackish) ,

31 Avocet (incl. 6 juvs) ,

154 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ('Anouk' adf (WL-GL(E) ) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

20 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

14 Ruff (13 adm, 1 2cyf) ,

4 Knot (Arnold's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnold's with Dunlin) ,

26 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover (ad + 4 chicks, Arnold's) ,

2 Golden Plover (Pope's Pool) ,

74 Lapwing ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (4cy, ringed, Arnold's) ,

144 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's, incl. 46 juvs) ,

2 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 22 July 2024

Cley Marshes
14:13 to 14:13
Gusting westerly , overcast.

1 Painted Lady (Briefly hunkered down in wind gust on the East Bank.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 22 July 2024

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 11:45
Cloud, some light rain.

5 Cattle Egret (Serpentine) ,

3 Great White Egret (1 Wigeon Marsh, 2 Big Pool) ,

1 Spoonbill (Serpentine) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Mon 22 July 2024

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:30
15-19C, SSW f4, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Daukes, E Bnak & Arnold's.

3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 juvs Don's) ,

7 Spoonbill ,

1 Great White Egret ,

15 Little Egret ,

4 Cattle Egret (2 ads N Foreland + 2 with cattle off E Bank) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

16 Cormorant ,

2 Buzzard ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

49 Avocet (incl. 2 juvs) ,

144 Black-tailed Godwit ,

4 Curlew ,

22 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

9 Ruff (7 adm, 1 adf, 1 f) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper ,

2 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

18 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

109 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (ad, Arnold's) ,

123 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Grayling (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 21 July 2024

Cley Marshes
10:24 to 10:25
Fresh n'w'ly, broken cloud.

1 Great White Egret (On the Serpentine, off E Bank.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]