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 13 October 2025
2 Stonechat ,
15 Linnet ,
c.6 Teal ,
c.2 Mute Swan ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.6 Mallard ,
c.6 Gadwall ,
c.6 Shoveler ,
c.1 Snipe ,
1 Pintail (Female.) ,
100 Wigeon ,
c.1 Kestrel ,
1 Blackbird ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,
30 Curlew (Flock flew W.) ,
[Tony Pope]
Mon 13 October 2025
6 Glossy Ibis (In from west and dropped onto Blakeney Freshmarsh ) ,
1 Blackcap (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,
1 Garden Warbler (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,
3
Redwing
(Friary Hills northern hedge)
,
1
Barred Warbler
(Friary Hills northern hedge - eventually gave itself up after about an hour.)
,
1
Snow Bunting
(500 metres east of Gramborough Hill)
,
2 Lapland Bunting (On saltings land side of shingle east of Gramborough and then flew west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 13 October 2025
4 Blackbird (New in) ,
5 Redwing (Flew into plantation from the north) ,
1 Bullfinch (Heard calling) ,
1 Blackcap (Male in with tit flock) ,
1 Goldcrest (In with tit flock) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
[David Fell]
Mon 13 October 2025
270 Pink-footed Goose (120 already feeding on Vis centre field and 13 on Pat's when we arrived.) ,
131 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
5 Cattle Egret ,
43 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m, 2 juv) ,
5 Avocet (Pat's) ,
90 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Arnold's) ,
32 Redshank (Arnold's & Brackish) ,
33 Ruff (25 ad m, 4 juv m, 3ad f on Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
10 Dunlin ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
227 Lapwing ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy, Pats) ,
10 Curlew ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 12 October 2025
1 Lapland Bunting (Found by visiting birder on shingle bank north of Arnolds Marsh 300 yds east of East Bank. Flushed by Kestrel) ,
[David Fell]
Sun 12 October 2025
4 Glossy Ibis (East over Iron Road) ,
1 Redshank ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
4 Cetti's Warbler (2 seen together near gates, 2 heard either side of car park ) ,
2 Gadwall ,
14 Teal ,
36 Greylag Goose ,
[Gary Bunting]
Sat 11 October 2025
4 Glossy Ibis (Seen from the Dun Cow. First sighting was of a single bird flying west and then east. A couple of minutes later a group of four flew west. I’m assuming that the first one was part of this group. ) ,
[Stephen Heaton]
Sat 11 October 2025
2 Stonechat ,
3 Linnet ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Blue Tit ,
8 Common Scoter (On sea.) ,
c.3 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Stock Dove ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Little Egret ,
5 Mallard ,
c.20 Shoveler ,
c.10 Gadwall ,
c.100 Wigeon ,
2 Mute Swan ,
c.10 Teal ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard ,
2 Curlew ,
c.40 Greenfinch (A flock.) ,
1 Skylark ,
2 Robin (Singing. Confrontation.) ,
1 Chaffinch ,
2 Goldfinch ,
[Tony Pope]
Fri 10 October 2025
2 Mute Swan ,
91 Wigeon ,
3 Gadwall ,
7 Teal ,
7 Mallard ,
4 Shoveler ,
[CBC Admin2]
Fri 10 October 2025
1823 Pink-footed Goose (64 roosted on Pat's, 21 on Simmond's, rest seen flying off S) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (seen briefly S end E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]