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).

Fri 24 April 2026

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 09:10
Warm, little or no wind, clearish skies

3 Swift (Initially two then 3 over scrapes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 23 April 2026

Cley Marshes
19:45 to 19:54

c.1 Wheatear (On shingle bank and boats at beach car park) ,

[Garry Price]

Thu 23 April 2026

Cley/Salthouse
13:36 to 13:37
Overcast, & a cold easterly.

2 Redshank (Watling Water. Metal ring BTO DT87468 being checked out by D & P Wileman.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 23 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:35
8-10C, E f4, Cloud brightening,. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, viwing Arnold's from shelter.

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose (pr Pat's, no chicks) ,

2 Pintail (pr Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

39 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

48 Black-tailed Godwit ,

16 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

11 Redshank ,

2 Common Sandpiper (1 Serpentine, 1 Pats early morning) ,

58 Dunlin ,

9 Ruff (incl 2 ad m, 3 fw m, 3 ad f) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

3 Brown Hare (Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (W end Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 22 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 09:30
9-12C, E f4-5, Sun. Visited Snipes, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Brackish-N Scrape-Coastguards, Beach Rd. Lots of water on Arnold's & Brackish, Billy's Wash dry.

2 Egyptian Goose ,

3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Don's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

1 Bittern (heard) ,

15 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

43 Avocet ,

3 Curlew ,

5 Whimbrel ,

80 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Bar-tailed Godwit (incl. 4 Eye Pool) ,

23 Redshank ,

10 Ruff (4 ad m (1 sat), 2 fw m, 4 ad f) ,

32 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish Shingle, 1 shingle N of N Scrape) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Stonechat (m nr N Screen, m Eye Field at Coastguards) ,

1 Wheatear (N of Eye Field) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 22 April 2026

Cley 10Km Square
06:00 to 08:45
Iron road, east bank, coast guards and Glandford road

5 Whimbrel (Flew east over Iron road) ,

2 Swallow (Perched on fence Iron road) ,

1 Little Grebe (Dons pool) ,

13 Sedge Warbler (10 East bank, 2 Iron road, 1 Glandford road) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Singing off East bank) ,

1 Reed Bunting (Male East bank) ,

4 Grey Heron (3 East bank 1 Iron road) ,

5 Cetti's Warbler (3 Glandford road 2 Iron road) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Eye pool) ,

1 Ruff (Eye pool with Bar-wits) ,

3 Wheatear (Eye field) ,

3 Skylark (Eye field) ,

4 Whitethroat (Glandford road) ,

4 Chiffchaff (Glandford road) ,

6 Blackcap (Glandford road) ,

1 Goldcrest (Glandford road) ,

1 Kestrel (Glandford road) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Near 30mph signs on road leading to Cley Green from Glandford road) ,

1 Song Thrush (Glandford road) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 21 April 2026

Cley Village
15:12 to 15:12
Cold easterly, cloudless.

1 Red Kite (Checking out Anterton Hill gardens for builder's lunchtime sandwich scraps !) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 21 April 2026

Kelling WM
09:00 to 10:30

1 Red Kite (Checking out a mistle thrush on Weybourne airstrip. No sandwiches here!) ,

[John Fairey]

Tue 21 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:45
9-11C, ENE f5-6, mainly overcast. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, Att Walk & Babcock

2 Egyptian Goose (adults, no sign of goslings) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Oystercatcher (W of Iron Rd) ,

90 Avocet (incl.65 Pat's, 23 Watling Water) ,

110 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Redshank ,

12 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 fw m, 4 ad f, 2 fw f Pat's) ,

23 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Watling) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 20 April 2026

Cley (sea)
07:05 to 08:35
WeBS

12 Herring Gull ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]