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 14 October 2025
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Dusky Warbler (Still present. Showed briefly as it skulked through brambles) ,
[David Fell]
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Stonechat ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard (A very pale bird.) ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
3 Goldfinch ,
c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.40 Wigeon ,
c.7 Mallard ,
2 Mute Swan ,
c.5 Teal ,
1 Wren ,
1 Magpie ,
c.2 Greenfinch ,
c.6 Blackbird ,
2 Redwing ,
[Tony Pope]
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Brambling (On feeders) ,
1 Blackcap (Female in sallows) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,
2 Yellow-browed Warbler (In sallows1 seen whilst the other heard) ,
3 Chiffchaff (In sallows) ,
1 Red Kite (Flew over) ,
1 Goldcrest (In sallows) ,
[David Fell]
Tue 14 October 2025
785 Pink-footed Goose (105 already feeding in Vis centre field when we arrived, 370 Pat's Pool rest flew off S) ,
186 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Pintail (Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
11 Cattle Egret (Pat's, following cows) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
32 Cormorant ,
6 Avocet (Pat's) ,
13 Curlew (W over E Bank at 07:34) ,
4 Snipe ,
80 Black-tailed Godwit ,
43 Redshank ,
23 Ruff (21 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
23 Dunlin ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 13 October 2025
1 Redshank ,
1 Rock Pipit ,
c.60 Starling (In small flocks W ) ,
[Tony Pope]
Mon 13 October 2025
1 Buzzard ,
1 Little Egret ,
[Tony Pope]
Mon 13 October 2025
6 Glossy Ibis (In from west and dropped onto Blakeney Freshmarsh ) ,
1 Blackcap (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,
1 Garden Warbler (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,
3
Redwing
(Friary Hills northern hedge)
,
1
Barred Warbler
(Friary Hills northern hedge - eventually gave itself up after about an hour.)
,
1
Snow Bunting
(500 metres east of Gramborough Hill)
,
2 Lapland Bunting (On saltings land side of shingle east of Gramborough and then flew west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 13 October 2025
4 Blackbird (New in) ,
5 Redwing (Flew into plantation from the north) ,
1 Bullfinch (Heard calling) ,
1 Blackcap (Male in with tit flock) ,
1 Goldcrest (In with tit flock) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
[David Fell]
Mon 13 October 2025
270 Pink-footed Goose (120 already feeding on Vis centre field and 13 on Pat's when we arrived.) ,
131 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
5 Cattle Egret ,
43 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m, 2 juv) ,
5 Avocet (Pat's) ,
90 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Arnold's) ,
32 Redshank (Arnold's & Brackish) ,
33 Ruff (25 ad m, 4 juv m, 3ad f on Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
10 Dunlin ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
227 Lapwing ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy, Pats) ,
10 Curlew ,
[David & Pat Wileman]