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 22 April 2025

Kelling Heath
08:20 to 09:30
Warm, light cloud. Light SW.

1 Ring Ouzel (Male perched high in conifer briefly then off NW.) ,

1 Goshawk (Male displaying well to the north of Holgate Hill carpark) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (In flight close to the Goshawk) ,

2 Yellowhammer (Pair - male in song) ,

1 Willow Warbler (Prolonged song from carpark trees) ,

2 Blackcap (Carpark area) ,

1 Chiffchaff (Carpark area) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 21 April 2025

Cley 10Km Square
14:45 to 14:50

1 Cuckoo (Perched in tree south of poplars Glandford Road then flew south) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 21 April 2025

Salthouse
14:30 to 18:45

c.1 American Wigeon (Drake on pool east of Iron Road ) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Mon 21 April 2025

Kelling WM
09:52 to 10:40
Cloudy, calm.

2 Stock Dove ,

1 Grey Heron (Flying W) ,

1 Stonechat ,

c.5 Whitethroat (Several singing.) ,

1 Swallow ,

1 Ringed Plover (On beach.) ,

2 Gadwall (A pair flying east along beach.) ,

1 Stonechat ,

c.25 Linnet (A flock.) ,

2 Shoveler (A pair.) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

4 Teal ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Sedge Warbler (Heard singing.) ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Heard only, singing from bramble slope NE of Quag.) ,

1 Moorhen ,

1 Coot ,

2 Mute Swan ,

4 Black-headed Gull ,

4 Greylag Goose ,

2 Mallard (Both drakes.) ,

1 Reed Bunting (Male.) ,

2 Avocet ,

2 Meadow Pipit ,

[Tony Pope]

Mon 21 April 2025

Salthouse
Fine, slight easterly

1 American Wigeon (On pool east of iron road ) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (In scrub opposite iron road, singing and enjoying a caterpillar ) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sun 20 April 2025

Glaven Valley
15:40 to 15:40
Broken cloud, fresh easterly.

1 Booted Eagle (Photo'd long distance . Bird high, over the sewage farm meadows, heading west.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 20 April 2025

Glaven Valley
12:00 to 13:00
Sunny, warm

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kingfisher ,

1 Snipe ,

1 Whitethroat ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Red Kite ,

[Sean Dempster]

Sun 20 April 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:00
Cloudy cold breeze

2 Acrocephalus sp. (Cettis Warblers seen on the path to Bishops hide ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Sat 19 April 2025

Cley Village
13:22 to 13:22
Overcast, cold easterly.

1 Sparrowhawk (Hill Top.) ,

1 Whitethroat (Common. Sewage works lane.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 19 April 2025

Salthouse Heath
07:45 to 15:00
Cold.

2 Ring Ouzel (Field north-west of Holt Road/Bard Hill crossroads.) ,

2 Mistle Thrush ,

3 Red-legged Partridge ,

[David Griffiths]