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 13 November 2024
1 Swallow (One flew south-ish over/in front of the visitor centre around 3pm.) ,
[Joseph Beale]
Wed 13 November 2024
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Feeding distantly with Black-tailed Godwits viewed east of the East Bank.) ,
1 Pintail (One seen from east Bank.) ,
[Joseph Beale]
Wed 13 November 2024
1 Little Auk (Devoured by Great Black Backed Gull west of Coastguards. Not seen alive.) ,
1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,
2 Grey Phalarope (Both west - 08:54 (picked up by PM) and 09:37) ,
1 Velvet Scoter (Only one off beach this morning. Remainder seen by another observer off Iron Road 09:45) ,
130 Eider (Estimated - all west except for about 18 which initially travelled west and landed on sea and then went back East. Several drakes and 1st winter males. ) ,
1 Slavonian Grebe (West like the proverbial rocket) ,
c.1 Goldeneye (Drake west) ,
3 Great Crested Grebe (2 on sea, third west) ,
17 Kittiwake (East) ,
10 Red-throated Diver (east with one on sea) ,
1 Snow Bunting (Lingering around beach carpark and perched up on beach shelter roof at one stage.) ,
c.1 Red Kite (Foraging around beach west of Coastguards) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 13 November 2024
2380 Pink-footed Goose (had roosted on Pat's leaving 07:25-08:25) ,
1 Barnacle Goose (Pat's with Pinkfeet) ,
149 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (onto Pat's at 07:55) ,
20 Pintail ,
6 Little Grebe ,
31 Cormorant ,
1 Great White Egret (Brackish briefly then flew off E) ,
3 Little Egret ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
3 Water Rail (heard, E Bank & Pat's) ,
35 Curlew (on/leaving Arnold's) ,
59 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pope's Pool) ,
31 Redshank ,
9 Ruff (8 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
22 Dunlin ,
222 Lapwing ,
12 Common Scoter (on sea off Arnold's) ,
2 Great Crested Grebe (on sea off Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 13 November 2024
3 Grey Seal (At least 3, probably more, feeding just offshore, late afternoon.) ,
1 Sanderling (One west offshore during brief seawatch.) ,
5 Eider (Flew W during brief seawatch late afternoon.) ,
[Joseph Beale]
Tue 12 November 2024
1 Little Auk (Landed near our semi-resident flock of Velvet Scoter before heading off east close in. Very poor record shots today!) ,
6 Velvet Scoter (usual group but quite mobile this morning) ,
120 Common Scoter (Off Coastguards) ,
c.600 Common Gull (All west - gave up after 600!) ,
c.1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase bird west) ,
120 Eider (Approx inc one flock of 38 - all west) ,
c.1 Shag (On sea east of wreck mid morning) ,
2 Snow Bunting (Confiding birds feeding near tractors AM and one on beach east of CG PM) ,
400 Kittiwake (All west) ,
c.1 Short-eared Owl (In from sea and south over East Bank area mid morning) ,
1 Shore Lark (Overhead whilst sea-watching and seen by DGilroy further west. Interestingly also heard by watchers in the Beach Shelter. ) ,
1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (In flight over Billy's Wash) ,
1 Peregrine (Tundra) (Perched on Billy's Wash mid morning) ,
3 Barnacle Goose (With Pink Footed Geese in filed along Old Woman's Lane early PM) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 12 November 2024
131 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's at 08:15) ,
1 White-fronted Goose (ad with the Brents) ,
15 Pintail (Brackish) ,
535 Wigeon ,
4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
1 Great White Egret (flew E ) ,
4 Little Egret ,
25 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
6 Curlew ,
65 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe ,
31 Redshank ,
28 Ruff (23 Ad m, 1 juv m, 4 ad f, Pat's) ,
31 Dunlin ,
234 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 11 November 2024
6 Velvet Scoter (Still off Cley Beach) ,
c.80 Common Scoter (Off Cley Beach and several small groups west) ,
c.12 Arctic Skua (East) ,
c.50 Pomarine Skua (All east including groups of 3, 5, 7 and one group of 28) ,
1 Little Auk (East) ,
c.60 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (East) ,
3 Little Gull (West) ,
c.80 Kittiwake (East) ,
c.30 Red-throated Diver (East) ,
c.50 Gannet (East) ,
1 Snow Bunting (West over beach car park ) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 11 November 2024
170 Pink-footed Goose (flying onto and off N Scrape. 3 on Pat's Pool.) ,
161 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (field W of Iron Rd.) ,
27 Pintail (Brackish) ,
6 Little Grebe (3 Brackish, 3 Main Drain) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
19 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,
4 Curlew ,
63 Black-tailed Godwit ,
35 Redshank ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
32 Ruff (28 ad m, 1 juv m, 3ad f, Pat's) ,
25 Dunlin ,
57 Lapwing ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 11 November 2024
1 White-fronted Goose (1 adult flew onto main lagoon, soon afterwards flew towards fields behind visitor centre, towards where many Pink-feet were heading.) ,
17 Ruff (Flew onto main lagoon late afternoon, from behind the visitor centre.) ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (The usual bird on the main lagoon late afternoon with Black-tailed Godwits,) ,
[Joseph Beale]