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 17 March 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
12:40 to 14:00
Sunny,breezy.

2 Redshank (Gramborough Hill) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

2 Stonechat (Male and female) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Skylark ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Buzzard ,

20 Curlew ,

1 Little Egret ,

[Mick Roe]

Mon 16 March 2026

Kelling
15:00 to 15:01
Cool, wind from SW, dry.

2 Grey Wagtail (Flushed from leat at side of road and flew SW.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 16 March 2026

Kelling WM
12:40 to 15:00
Cool wind from SW, dry

2 Coot (Doing what Coots do.) ,

57 Wigeon (Grazing around the water meadow) ,

4 Gadwall ,

8 Teal ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

3 Snipe ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Mallard ,

1 Curlew ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 16 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:55
4-8C, SW f4, sun, Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

9 Pintail ,

3 Little Grebe ,

6 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

4 Little Egret ,

26 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

12 Oystercatcher ,

103 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe ,

27 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 fw m, 1 ad f) ,

84 Dunlin ,

13 Ringed Plover ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Tawny Owl (heard, calling from N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 15 March 2026

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 13:30
Sunny but clouding over. Windy

1 Swallow (Single bird flew west over Simmond's Scrape) ,

[Mark Gimson]

Sat 14 March 2026

Blakeney Hbr
11:00 to 16:00
Sunny throughout, no cloud. Felt chilly in fresh WNW wind (F4, occasionally F5, dropping to F2 later).

1 Shore Lark (Found c400 yards east of the Lifeboat station, along the landing ridge. ) ,

1 Caspian Gull (2CY west along the shoreline late morning, then headed over the shingle and into the harbour. ) ,

1 Eider (Drake flew east late morning. ) ,

1 Red-throated Diver ,

60 Ringed Plover (Mostly around the mud by Lifeboat station and in the Near Point bay) ,

10 Grey Plover ,

6 Red-breasted Merganser ,

100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Feeding on the edge of Near Point) ,

4 Stonechat ,

12 Skylark (At least six pairs from the start of Great Stony Low to the Lupins) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (One fine adult male calling and displaying over Lifeboat Station and plantation) ,

[Mark Golley]

Sat 14 March 2026

Kelling WM
10:00 to 10:00
Cloudless, fresh NW.

3 Red Kite (Quartering shingle/Catchwater Drain.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 13 March 2026

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 08:40
5-7C, SW f5, mainly sunny, felt cold. Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,

7 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

1 Great White Egret (flew E off Serpentine area at c. 07:15) ,

2 Little Egret ,

21 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

117 Avocet (Pat's) ,

7 Curlew ,

130 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

2 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

53 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad, sitting in grass between Pope's Pool and Serpentine) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 12 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:40
7-9C, SSW f4-5, sun, lt cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

9 Pintail (5 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,

212 Wigeon (E of E Bank) ,

2 Pochard (pr, Snipe's) ,

8 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

17 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

127 Avocet (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew ,

225 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

40 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (3 ad m, 1 fw m, 3 ad f, on Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

95 Dunlin ,

1 Knot (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 11 March 2026

Kelling WM
14:40 to 15:26
Bright, breezy.

c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,

2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,

c.75 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,

4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

2 Pintail ,

2 Mallard ,

c.10 Teal ,

3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

1 Coot ,

2 Wigeon ,

[Tony Pope]