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 05 November 2024

Kelling
08:14 to 08:15
misty

2 Hawfinch (flew west over village) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Tue 05 November 2024

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:10
10-11C, calm, overcast/gloomy. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's & Iron Rd.

9 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Brackish, 1 Main Drain) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (fem, Sea Pool fence) ,

1 Kestrel (Wigeon Marsh) ,

3 Water Rail (heard) ,

1 Avocet (Arnold's/Popes Pool) ,

83 Black-tailed Godwit ,

6 Curlew ,

53 Redshank ,

22 Ruff (incl. 9 ad m, 3 juv m, 1 ad f.) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

30 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

8 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

318 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 04 November 2024

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:00
Cool wind from SE, overcast.

5 Velvet Scoter (Usual mob off CG) ,

60 Common Scoter (17 off CG remainder west) ,

18 Eider (5, 11, 2 west) ,

1 Goldeneye (Female East) ,

1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female East) ,

2 Fieldfare (In/off and into scrub) ,

1 Hen Harrier (Picked up by JMC in/off way to the East. Flew along the shore then in to land north of Pats. Seen hunting briefly - probably successful then off high in front of coastal houses and across Blakeney Freshmarsh.) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field. Rather dingy looking individual picked up by GF.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 04 November 2024

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:55
11C, ESE f2-3, cloud. Visited, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Strimming in front of Bishop's.

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pope's Pool) ,

8 Pintail (Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (3 Brackish, 1 Pat's) ,

17 Little Egret (incl.13 on Pat's early) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

13 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Wigeon Marsh) ,

3 Water Rail (heard) ,

1 Avocet ,

63 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Curlew ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pope's Pool) ,

55 Redshank ,

2 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

31 Ruff (incl. 16 ad m, 1 juv m, 3 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

10 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

323 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 03 November 2024

Cley Marshes
15:25 to 15:35
Clear skies, low evening sun.

1 Hen Harrier (Flew in from the south. Photographs (new camera so not my best photos!) taken from the roadside path. ) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Sun 03 November 2024

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 15:30
Cool NE wind. Some light sunshine.

1 Firecrest (Walsey Hills. Elusive and mobile, but calling occasionally.) ,

3 Chiffchaff (collybita) (Walsey Hills) ,

17 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,

7 Dunlin (Pats) ,

5 Marsh Harrier (2 males, 1 female, 2 juveniles) ,

1 Water Pipit (In front of Avocet Hide) ,

1 Kingfisher (Female showing off again for some time in front of Daukes Hide.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 03 November 2024

Cley (sea)
08:00 to 08:15
Calm overcast/low cloud

5 Velvet Scoter (Drake and females) ,

[Andy Thompson]

Sun 03 November 2024

Cley (sea)
07:45 to 09:45
Cool, wind (if any) from NE, generally overcast.

5 Velvet Scoter (Usual mob off CG) ,

200 Common Scoter (Inc about 70 on sea in small groups) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Distant east in windfarm) ,

c.3 Little Gull (Feeding way out) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Feeding offshore) ,

1 Purple Sandpiper (West along shoreline) ,

8 Shelduck (West (2, 2, 3, 1)) ,

2 Red-breasted Merganser (Females to and fro until finally west) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (Bird east and possibly ditched as another from same area west later on) ,

1 Razorbill (Sea) ,

1 Guillemot (Sea) ,

2 Goldeneye (Females west) ,

20 Red-throated Diver (Mainly east) ,

200 Starling (In off and inland) ,

c.1 Peregrine (Hunting over sea) ,

c.1 Tufted Duck (Female west) ,

1 Snow Bunting (East over Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 02 November 2024

Cley/Salthouse
08:15 to 14:00
Cold, wind from East, generally overcast

5 Velvet Scoter (Again off beach) ,

200 Common Scoter (20 odd off beach and rest west in groups) ,

c.5 Goldeneye (Drake and Female together and 3 single females - all west) ,

1 Black-throated Diver (East) ,

50 Gannet (Mainly adults but a few juveniles as well) ,

c.7 Whooper Swan (In off from due north and across Blakeney Harbour) ,

1 Purple Sandpiper (West early PM - seen from north of Arnolds) ,

2 Short-eared Owl (In/off - 3 more seen by other observers) ,

1 Snow Bunting (One west along beach from Arnolds Shingle area) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (On Pats AM) ,

1 Black Redstart (One flew across path leading to Bishops Hide) ,

2 Cattle Egret (With cattle opposite Dun Cow at Salthouse) ,

16 Pintail (Brackish Lagoon) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 01 November 2024

Cley Marshes
07:16 to 08:00
overcast grey. Light Westerley.

1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Coast road and VC CPark.) ,

[Tom Whiley]