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).

Wed 01 April 2026

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 14:15
Calm, very light SW breeze, 11 degrees C.

14 Twite (Frequenting saltmarsh at NW end of Iron Road. Regularly perching up on fences but flighty and disappearing to feed on the marsh. Vey vocal with some song evident rather than just calls.) ,

7 Turnstone (Saltmarsh NE of Iron Road) ,

7 Dunlin (Pools NE of Iron Road) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 31 March 2026

Blakeney GM
16:30 to 17:00
Cool dry evening.

c.1 Hen Harrier (One male quartering either side of the sea defence. ) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Tue 31 March 2026

Salthouse
12:30 to 13:30

12 Twite (Possibly more: very 'fidgety'!) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 31 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:45
7-8C, W f2-3, cloud with some lt rain. Visted Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, & E Bank.

6 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr, Don's Pool) ,

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

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

10 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

41 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

55 Avocet ,

101 Black-tailed Godwit ,

20 Curlew ,

3 Snipe ,

32 Redshank ,

22 Ruff (incl. 8 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

21 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Stock Dove (E of E Bank) ,

2 Magpie (E of Pope's Pool) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (E of Pope's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 30 March 2026

Cley Village
15:40 to 15:40
Cold, fresh NNW'ly, broken cloud.

1 Great White Egret (From the Glaven valley to Cley marsh.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 30 March 2026

Cley Marshes
11:15 to 11:30
Sunny with cold North wind

1 White-tailed Eagle ,

1 White-tailed Eagle ,

1 White-tailed Eagle ,

[Paul & Jan Williams]

Mon 30 March 2026

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 11:25
Cold, sunny, strong SW wind

1 White-tailed Eagle (Satellite tagged bird ? 2CY, on east bank of North Scrape after previously landing on Pats Pool. Soon mobbed by BHGs and then off west over the reserve, being lost as it went over the Blakeney Bank. Seen by others in Blakeney heading SSW.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 30 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:45
6-8C, W f5-6, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

6 Pintail (4 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

1 Little Grebe (calling from drain W of E Bank) ,

6 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

32 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

69 Avocet ,

110 Black-tailed Godwit ,

7 Curlew ,

18 Redshank ,

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

5 Turnstone (flushed fro shoreline) ,

19 Dunlin ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 29 March 2026

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 09:06

1 Hen Harrier (Male flew west over Beach Road) ,

1 Stonechat (Male on brambles Beach Road) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 29 March 2026

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 08:50
Walk along East Bank then along shingle past Arnolds and back

2 Great White Egret (1 Serpentine 1 Brackish both black bills) ,

10 Grey Heron (9 standing sentry on Serpentine 1 Brackish) ,

10 Curlew (8 Serpentine 2 Arnolds) ,

1 Reed Bunting (Male off East Bank) ,

2 Pochard (Pair Dons Pool) ,

4 Pintail (2 pair Arnolds) ,

2 Little Egret (Arnolds) ,

[David Fell]