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 07 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 09:05
17-20C, SSW f3-4, sun clouding over. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Water back on Pope's Pool.

8 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

22 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

19 Avocet (Pat's early then Arnold's) ,

14 Curlew ,

88 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1st cal yr) ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

50 Redshank ,

28 Ruff (20 ad m, 6 juv m, 2 ad f on Pat's) ,

41 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

44 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 07 September 2026

Cley Marshes

22 Grey Heron (Large gathering on Pat's) ,

2 Tufted Duck (Pat's) ,

1 Harvest Mouse (On path to Bishop's ) ,

1 Caspian Gull (4 cy I think. On Pat's ) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Still sp on 7/9, and only one leg) ,

[Andrew Cannon]

Sun 06 September 2026

Cley Village
15:31 to 15:31
Warm southerly, broken cloud.

2 Buzzard ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 06 September 2026

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 12:05
Partly sunny

1 Clouded Yellow (Along the Skirts) ,

[Roger Emmens]

Sun 06 September 2026

Kelling WM
07:52 to 07:56
Increasing cloud, wind from the south.

1 Goosander (Feeding at the back of the pool.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 06 September 2026

Kelling WM
07:35 to 09:00

1 Goosander (Female, on water meadow until flew off west at 8.10) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Flew over heading west) ,

3 Little Egret ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Sun 06 September 2026

Salthouse (sea)
07:33 to 07:36
Increasing cloud, wind from the south.

2 Sandwich Tern (Feeding and moving west.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 06 September 2026

Salthouse
07:10 to 07:12
Sunny but with increasing cloud. Southerly wind.

1 Spotted Redshank (Flew over Beach Road calling. Before flying east.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 05 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 11:00
Warm, dry, wind from east

6 Whinchat (Eye Field fenceline) ,

4 Wheatear (Eye Field fenceline) ,

3 Stonechat (Eye Field fenceline) ,

3 Black Tern (West feeding with terns) ,

3 Sanderling (On beach and then off west) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (west with Whimbrel) ,

2 Whimbrel (west with Barwits) ,

2 Avocet (west - having been tracked from Cromer. Seen at Cromer at 08:24 and passed Cley at 09:07! ) ,

1 Oystercatcher (west with Avocets) ,

1 Guillemot (Drifting west passed coastguards) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats early AM) ,

20 Spoonbill (Pats from Bishops) ,

2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 05 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 07:30

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Pats from Bishop hide) ,

28 Ruff (Pats) ,

11 Avocet (Pats) ,

c.50 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Juvs) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

[David Fell]