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).

Mon 19 October 2026

Cley Marshes
16:45 to 18:25
Breezy early evening from ESE to E, lots of cloud with occasional bursts of sunshine

1 Baltic Gull (Striking 2CY bird on Whitwell, the most eye-catching bird of the evening) ,

9 Caspian Gull (Seven on Whitwell and two on Pat's Pool - at least five 1w, 2 2w, 1 3w, 1 stunning adult) ,

5 Yellow-legged Gull (Modest mix of 1w, 2 2w and 2 adults) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Lone 1w on Whitwell) ,

250 Herring Gull (Mostly crammed onto the islands on Whitwell) ,

350 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Like the HG's, huddled together on Whitwell with more on Pat's) ,

1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Lovely, clean looking tristis in the bushes behind the hides) ,

1 Chiffchaff (collybita) (Behind the hides) ,

3 Goldcrest (Also behind the hides) ,

55 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Two parties, both heading west to east towards dusk) ,

[Mark Golley]

Mon 19 October 2026

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 15:00
Photos by Paul Williams

1 Desert Wheatear ,

[CleyBirdCo]

Mon 19 October 2026

Cley Marshes
13:45 to 14:14
Warm, wind from SE

1 Desert Wheatear (Male on top of beach hotel before flying off towards the boats. Good find earlier by Peter Allen and Another.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 19 October 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 14:00
Sunny, light ESE breeze, not much cloud

1 Desert Wheatear (Gorgeous first-winter male, initially on the Eye Field fence between the beach car park and the North, then got a bit skittish and headed back towards the beach, landing on the Beach Hotel briefly before settling around the tractors on the Point side of West Bank) ,

[Mark Golley]

Sun 18 October 2026

Salthouse
14:45 to 15:15

4 Stonechat (2 pair fence line Gramboro) ,

1 Fieldfare (Gramboro) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Gramboro) ,

1 Grey Plover (Gramboro pool) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Gramboro pool) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 18 October 2026

Walsey Hills
13:00 to 14:30

2 Woodcock (Flushed from pines) ,

2 Brambling (On feeders) ,

1 Lesser Redpoll (On feeders) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

[David Fell]

Sun 18 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 11:00

75 Wigeon (West) ,

4 Red-throated Diver ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult east) ,

41 Common Scoter (West. Minimum count) ,

2 Manx Shearwater (West) ,

90 Eider (West mostly males) ,

1 Leach's Petrel (West) ,

1 Arctic Tern (East) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 17 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:10 to 13:35
Wind from NW vectoring northerly, strong gusts. Some heavy showers

1 Storm Petrel (West inshore - fantastic pickup by MN and enjoyed by many observers) ,

1 Sabine's Gull (Juvenile tracked westward from Walcott and seen at Sheringham and Gramborough. Seen as it rose up from the surf line and overhead whn I was near the pillbox east of the beach carpark. Then off like a rocket across the Eye Field, gaining height and west well inland tracking it in front of and over the tree line towards Blakeney!! Attached photograph provided by Adam Spruce - from Gramborough Hill! Why it chose to confound everyone at Cley??????) ,

3 Arctic Skua (East) ,

1 Great Skua (East) ,

36 Eider (west - mainly drakes) ,

1 Goldeneye (Drake west) ,

1 Grey Phalarope (West along beach about 50 metres out) ,

3 Red-breasted Merganser (West) ,

500 Brent Goose (approx - west) ,

c.200 Wigeon (west) ,

c.120 Common Scoter (west) ,

c.1 Sooty Shearwater (West) ,

2 Grey Plover (West) ,

60 Ringed Plover (East) ,

c.13 Cattle Egret (Various fields with the cattle) ,

120 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

c.3 Rock Pipit (Flew west in front of beach shelter) ,

60 Kittiwake (East) ,

c.15 Little Gull (Feeding offshore) ,

c.200 Gannet (At least - constant stream east) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 17 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 11:00

221 Brent Goose (c100 more seen in a 10min spell pm) ,

8 Common Gull ,

11 Red-throated Diver ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult) ,

3 Red-breasted Merganser (West) ,

6 Common Tern ,

9 Pintail (West) ,

1 Great Skua (West) ,

23 Eider (All west mostly males) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (East) ,

1 Arctic Skua ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

5 Skylark (In off) ,

20 Ringed Plover (Flock west) ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Heading west in off) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 16 October 2026

Cley (sea)
13:10 to 16:10
Wind from NW, clear and dry

1 Arctic Tern (Juvenile feeding offshore ) ,

3 Arctic Skua (Including one juvenile west along surf line ) ,

15 Little Gull (All ages mainly feeding offshore ) ,

8 Mediterranean Gull (Feeding offshore ) ,

1 Merlin (Female in off and after a brief spell on the ground off west) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (In the surf) ,

12 Razorbill ,

[David Griffiths]