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
1
Baltic Gull
(Striking 2CY bird on Whitwell, the most eye-catching bird of the evening)
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9
Caspian Gull
(Seven on Whitwell and two on Pat's Pool - at least five 1w, 2 2w, 1 3w, 1 stunning adult)
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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]
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Sun 18 October 2026
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
2 Woodcock (Flushed from pines) ,
2 Brambling (On feeders) ,
1 Lesser Redpoll (On feeders) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
[David Fell]
Sun 18 October 2026
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
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??????)
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3 Arctic Skua (East) ,
1 Great Skua (East) ,
36
Eider
(west - mainly drakes)
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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
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
1 Arctic Tern (Juvenile feeding offshore ) ,
3
Arctic Skua
(Including one juvenile west along surf line )
,
15
Little Gull
(All ages mainly feeding offshore )
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8
Mediterranean Gull
(Feeding offshore )
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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]