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

Cley Village
15:49 to 15:49
Drizzle, overcast.

1 Goldcrest (Snatched shot, emerging from yew bush & flying off with mixed flock .) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 14 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
15:40 to 15:45
Walsey Hills

1 Dusky Warbler (Still present. Showed briefly as it skulked through brambles) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 14 October 2025

Kelling WM
11:34 to 12:46
Overcast. Light breeze.

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

Cley 10Km Square
07:30 to 11:30
All records from Walsey Hills

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

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 08:45
12-13C, NNW f4, cloud with some drizzle. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, viewing Arnold's from the Lookout.

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

Salthouse
11:05 to 11:26

1 Redshank ,

1 Rock Pipit ,

c.60 Starling (In small flocks W ) ,

[Tony Pope]

Mon 13 October 2025

Kelling WM
10:21 to 11:05
Overcast, light wind.

1 Buzzard ,

1 Little Egret ,

[Tony Pope]

Mon 13 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
09:30 to 14:00
Grey, light rain/drizzle at times. Wind from NE

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

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00
all records from private garden.

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

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 09:20
3-14C, NNE f3, mist/drizzle. Visted Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

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]