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 12 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:40
7-9C, SSW f4-5, sun, lt cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

9 Pintail (5 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,

212 Wigeon (E of E Bank) ,

2 Pochard (pr, Snipe's) ,

8 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

17 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

127 Avocet (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew ,

225 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

40 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (3 ad m, 1 fw m, 3 ad f, on Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

95 Dunlin ,

1 Knot (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 11 March 2026

Cley Village
15:00 to 15:20
Cold SW wind, variable sunshine.

1 Crane (Adult in field east of OWL. Good pickup earlier by RP - seen flying south over VC and relocated by LN/MG. Busy feeding on maize seeds?) ,

3 Red Kite (Pair displaying over farmland and singleton hunting east of OWL.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 11 March 2026

Kelling WM
14:40 to 15:26
Bright, breezy.

c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,

c.75 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,

4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

2 Pintail ,

2 Mallard ,

c.10 Teal ,

3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

1 Coot ,

2 Wigeon ,

[Tony Pope]

Wed 11 March 2026

Kelling WM
14:40 to 15:26
Bright, breezy.

c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,

c.75 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,

4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

2 Pintail ,

2 Mallard ,

c.10 Teal ,

3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

1 Coot ,

2 Wigeon ,

[Tony Pope]

Wed 11 March 2026

Salthouse Heath
10:00 to 10:15
Warm, wind from SW

3 Treecreeper (Taylor's Wood) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 11 March 2026

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 09:50
Warm but cooling SW wind.

c.150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

12 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

c.400 Starling (Estimate - large feeding flock on Eye Field) ,

2 Teal (Pair west at sea) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Males feeding in beach scrub) ,

2 Pochard (Pair asleep on Snipes Marsh) ,

2 Little Grebe (Pair on Snipes Marsh) ,

1 Great White Egret (North Scrape) ,

8 Grey Heron (Serpentine - loafing around) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 10 March 2026

Cley Marshes
17:06 to 17:07
SW12, sun & white cloud.

1 Little Egret (one last fish...) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Tue 10 March 2026

Cley Marshes
10:31 to 13:31
Warm but wind from SW

4 Ringed Plover (On the beach ) ,

1 Curlew (On brackish lagoon ) ,

1 Little Egret (On brackish lagoon ) ,

2 Red Kite (Flying over reserve ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Tue 10 March 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 10:45
Warm but with strong wind from SW

c.210 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Mainly Pats and Simmonds with a smattering on Whitwell) ,

c.125 Avocet (Mainly on Pats) ,

4 Ruff (2 Pats, 2 Simmonds) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

1 Dunlin (Whitwell) ,

4 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

1 Buzzard (Over reserve) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,

c.200 Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 10 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:05
8C, SSW f3, Sun.Visited Snipe's, Bishop's and E Bank to Brackish

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

91 Avocet (81 Pat's, 10 Popes Pool) ,

5 Curlew ,

224 Black-tailed Godwit (220 Pat's, 4 Serpentine) ,

7 Redshank ,

23 Ruff (Pat's & Serpentine) ,

1 Dunlin ,

1 Spoonbill (E of E Bank) ,

7 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]