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).

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 19:00
Sunny, very mild in south to southeast breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,

3 Caspian Gull (All 1CY of various appearances!) ,

3 Yellow-legged Gull (All adults, all on Simmonds (gulls skittish with a lot Marsh Harrier disturbance) ) ,

1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Moulting adult argentatus in the mix) ,

1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (A striking 5CY hybrid LBBG x HG on Simmonds ) ,

180 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Minimum count) ,

250 Herring Gull (Minimum count) ,

800 Black-headed Gull (Including a Dutch ringed adult ) ,

30 Song Thrush (Minimum count, several birds dotted around the edges of the scrapes as well as in the bushes behind the hides. ) ,

1 Wheatear (Feeding on Whitwell spoil heaps. ) ,

450 Pink-footed Goose (Rough estimate of birds onto North at dusk, could have been closer to 600. All flushed by aircraft. ) ,

23 Dunlin ,

4 Snipe ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

8 Ruff ,

1 Greenshank (Vocal juvenile on Simmonds until a Harrier flush. ) ,

1 Grey Plover (Smart juv on Pat's. ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 19:00
Sunny, very mild in south to southeast breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 30 September 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
13:30 to 13:32
Very warm southerly, broken cloud.

1 Clouded Yellow (Meadow Lane) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
14:00 to 14:40
wind E f3-4, hazy sunshine

7 Wigeon (west) ,

2 Eider (drakes, west) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (east) ,

c.45 Gannet (east, many juveniles) ,

1 Song Thrush (in off the sea) ,

[Rob Lee]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
10:30 to 10:31
Sunny, warm: easterly breeze

1 Eider (Drake, flying west close in) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:30
Warm, sunny, easterly breeze

20 Red-throated Diver (Many in summer plumage: often close in) ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 28 September 2026

Wiveton
07:30 to 13:00
Wiveton Barn garden records

1 Song Thrush ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

5 Buzzard (All in a loose kettle) ,

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

1 Jay (Several heard but only one seen) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 28 September 2026

Salthouse
07:12 to 07:28
Dry, overcast with a light NW wind

Mon 28 September 2026

Salthouse
07:12 to 07:28
Dry, overcast with a light NW wind

Mon 28 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:20
13-16C, NW f3, Overcast sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

112 Canada Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (incl.17 W at 08:37) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

9 Avocet ,

99 Curlew (flock of 98 on Arnold's first thing flew off W together at 08:33) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

31 Redshank ,

23 Ruff (20 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f. (14 Pat's, 9 Popes Pool)) ,

98 Dunlin ,

5 Ringed Plover ,

5 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]