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).

Thu 25 December 2025

Cley Village
13:15 to 13:20

3 Fieldfare (Bridgefoot Lane) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 25 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
13:00 to 13:00

335 Lapwing (Field E of 1st crossroad) ,

35 Golden Plover (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

29 Curlew (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

1 Buzzard (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Langham
14:00 to 14:00

57 Jackdaw (Langham playing field in afternoon) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 24 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
13:58 to 13:58
Cold ENE'ly, rain showers developing.

2 Bewick's Swan (Bewick's ? Probably in-off, heading south over Gallow Hill.) ,

18 Fieldfare (Working the hedges around Gallow Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 24 December 2025

Wiveton
13:45 to 13:45
6C Cloudy

3 Bullfinch (Sewage works lane) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
12:45 to 13:30
6C. Sun/cloud.

4 Mistle Thrush (2+2 in field W of 1st crossroad) ,

158 Lapwing (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:40
5C, E f5 gusting 7, cloud with some sun later. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank to sea.

c.1300 Pink-footed Goose (E of E Bank, difficult to count looking into wind ) ,

60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

8 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

26 Lapwing ,

2 Red Kite ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

c.530 Black-headed Gull (Arnold's, difficult to count looking into wind ) ,

1 Kestrel (E Bank) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 22 December 2025

Glandford
10:40 to 10:46
Thin veil of stratocumulus, calm.

7 Siskin (Over the Glaven, in the alders at the ford.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 22 December 2025

Bayfield Hall
09:00 to 09:30

1 Kingfisher ,

3 Otter (Still at the lake, as reported previously by others. Spent 10 minutes watching what I assume to be mother and two almost grown kits working their way along the lake's banks. ) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Mon 22 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:55
8>6C, E f3, high cloud. 08:07 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with David Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Chris Gooddie (Visitor Centre), John Swallow (Central Hides), David Griffiths (Gillmor/North Hides) and Pat Wileman ( E Bank then Bishop's entrance).

1623 Pink-footed Goose (1623 Pink-footed Goose roosted (135 on Pat's Pool, 420 on Simmond's, 26 on Whitwell and 1042 on N Scrape, all leaving the scrapes between 07:25 and 07:51. ) ) ,

[Cbc Admin]