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 25 August 2026

Salthouse
11:05 to 11:10
Mild, sunny, ENE breeze

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east over Beach Road, landing near cattle) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 10:35

1 Hobby (Visible from Daukes flying over marsh) ,

[Alex Randall]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley 10Km Square
10:30 to 11:30
Warm easterly, broken cloud.

5 Marsh Harrier (Family party, with three juv's freshly fledged. 2nd attempt at nesting, first failed.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 25 August 2026

Salthouse
07:11 to 07:18
Sunny with a very strong east wind.

2 Snipe (Feeding on Beach Lane pool) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:15
17-21C, E f4-5, Sun. Visted Bishop's, start of E Bank, Daukes.

2 Egyptian Goose (Simmond's) ,

10 Avocet ,

17 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

3 Snipe ,

94 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ,

1 Greenshank ,

1 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper ,

16 Ruff (9 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f, 2 juv f) ,

4 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (juvs) ,

23 Dunlin ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 24 August 2026

Salthouse
10:48 to 10:50
Sunny with Broken cloud and N.E. wind.

1 Clouded Yellow (Very worn individual on Meadow Lane, taken with I phone) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 24 August 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard yaffling) ,

2 Raven (Both flying south and calling) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 24 August 2026

Salthouse
07:05 to 07:12
Sunny with broken cloud and N.E. wind.

1 Greenshank (Feeding on Beach Lane pool) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 24 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:55
11-18C, ENE f4, overcast after heavy rain. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

3 Little Egret ,

18 Cormorant ,

12 Avocet (incl. 3 juvs) ,

30 Curlew ,

10 Snipe ( 9 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,

89 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (juv Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

71 Redshank ,

22 Ruff (14 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

31 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs) ,

12 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 23 August 2026

Cley Marshes
17:00 to 18:45
Brisk northerly breeze with clear skies and sunshine.

4 Wood Sandpiper (Nice flock of juveniles on Simmonds for a short time before heading west. Enjoy the record shot! ) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Juvenile again with the islandicas, not seen it for a day or two but I think it's the same bird. Now with new grey 1w scaps. ) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Fewer juveniles now. ) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Near adult - 5CY - on Pat's Pool) ,

1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Amazingly, a smart juvenile that seems to be argentatus briefly at the back of Simmonds. Seems improbable at first but brisk northerly airstream could have pushed this one - perhaps from southern part of argentatus range, into the North Sea. Likely coming similar distance to some cachinnans. ) ,

20 Ruff ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Simmonds) ,

3 Green Sandpiper ,

11 Whimbrel (In-off and away into the sunset) ,

[Mark Golley]