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).
Fri 07 November 2025
7 Mute Swan (2 adults with 5 young all colour ringed near duck pond) ,
1 Pintail (Male in run-off from duck pond) ,
3 Stonechat (1 male 2 females Granborough ) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 07 November 2025
c.30 Blackbird (In and over private garden in 15min look.) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 07 November 2025
Fri 07 November 2025
3
Twite
(by sluice on west bank)
,
1 Hen Harrier (ring-tail over Blakeney chapel) ,
3 Short-eared Owl (two around Blakeney chapel in the morning and one in off the sea over Arnold's at 2pm) ,
21 Rock Pipit (Sluice on west bank and salt marsh) ,
15 Cattle Egret (over saltmarsh and on to Blakeney FM. ) ,
559 Blackbird (groups of 4 - 10 coming in all day and occasional larger group including 77 off the sea at 3pm. ) ,
[Paul Laurie]
Thu 06 November 2025
c.2 Glossy Ibis (East of east bank looking from Attenborough’s walk looking down 1st drain. Birds 50yds from gate. Flew off together towards Salthouse marsh) ,
[SueChristine Bradshaw]
Thu 06 November 2025
Thu 06 November 2025
Wed 05 November 2025
1700 Pink-footed Goose (In from south to roost at dusk.) ,
c.21 Cattle Egret (15+6 into N.Foreland at dusk) ,
10 Marsh Harrier (Into Cley roost at dusk) ,
2 Glossy Ibis (East past Visitor Centre 15.30) ,
12 Little Egret (Into N.Foreland at dusk) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Tue 04 November 2025
300 Pink-footed Goose (S onto Eye Field area at 08:08.) ,
4 Pintail ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
2 Little Egret ,
38 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
2 Red Kite (flying together over Sea Pool area) ,
1 Avocet (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
92 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
3 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,
20 Redshank ,
14 Ruff (Pat's, 5 ad m, 2 juv m, 7 left before aging) ,
16 Dunlin ,
395 Lapwing ,
1 Grey Phalarope (still Pope's Pool) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 03 November 2025
1 Raven (perched in pine tree very vocal) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
2 Tawny Owl (Both calling) ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Pied Wagtail ,
[David Fell]