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 21 April 2026

Kelling WM
09:00 to 10:30

1 Red Kite (Checking out a mistle thrush on Weybourne airstrip. No sandwiches here!) ,

[John Fairey]

Tue 21 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:45
9-11C, ENE f5-6, mainly overcast. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, Att Walk & Babcock

2 Egyptian Goose (adults, no sign of goslings) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Oystercatcher (W of Iron Rd) ,

90 Avocet (incl.65 Pat's, 23 Watling Water) ,

110 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Redshank ,

12 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 fw m, 4 ad f, 2 fw f Pat's) ,

23 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Watling) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 20 April 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 15:30
Visited: Beach Road, Iron Road

1 Great White Egret (West of West Bank) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Wheatear ,

2 Whimbrel ,

1 Golden Plover ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Mon 20 April 2026

Cley (sea)
07:05 to 08:35
WeBS

12 Herring Gull ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 20 April 2026

Salthouse
06:45 to 09:15
WeBS

5 Cormorant ,

5 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

9 Mute Swan ,

3 Greylag Goose ,

23 Shelduck ,

6 Gadwall ,

6 Teal ,

14 Mallard (incl. 7 'feral' on duck pond) ,

2 Shoveler ,

1 Moorhen ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

9 Avocet ,

6 Lapwing ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Whimbrel ,

1 Curlew ,

3 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

21 Herring Gull ,

8 Great Black-backed Gull ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Skylark ,

4 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Wheatear ,

9 Linnet ,

3 Reed Bunting ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 20 April 2026

Kelling WM
06:45 to 08:40
WeBS

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

3 Shelduck ,

5 Gadwall ,

1 Teal ,

5 Mallard ,

6 Shoveler ,

1 Moorhen ,

2 Redshank ,

3 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Herring Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 20 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:26 to 09:10
8-11C, N f4, mainly overcast. WeBS

2 Little Grebe ,

24 Cormorant ,

7 Little Egret ,

10 Grey Heron ,

12 Mute Swan ,

46 Greylag Goose ,

2 Canada Goose ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

62 Shelduck ,

4 Wigeon ,

15 Gadwall ,

66 Teal ,

26 Mallard ,

2 Pintail ,

26 Shoveler ,

3 Pochard ,

1 Tufted Duck ,

1 Water Rail ,

2 Moorhen ,

33 Oystercatcher ,

120 Avocet ,

10 Little Ringed Plover ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

1 Grey Plover ,

38 Lapwing ,

55 Dunlin ,

16 Ruff ,

4 Snipe ,

201 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

3 Whimbrel ,

14 Curlew ,

45 Redshank ,

2 Greenshank ,

3 Turnstone ,

32 Black-headed Gull ,

5 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

47 Herring Gull ,

3 Great Black-backed Gull ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

25 Skylark ,

21 Meadow Pipit ,

11 Wheatear ,

4 Goldfinch ,

10 Linnet ,

8 Reed Bunting ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Buzzard ,

[Cbc Admin]

Sun 19 April 2026

Cley Marshes
14:15 to 15:30
Sunny but with very cool SW wind.

2 Great White Egret (Skirts Pool and Richardson Scrape - black billed and reddish tarsi.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 19 April 2026

Cley 10Km Square
08:48 to 09:28
Bright and dry with a northerly wind

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Happy to be corrected if its bar tailed ) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Happy to be corrected if its bar tailed ) ,

1 Whitethroat ,

2 Sedge Warbler ,

c.6 Swallow ,

[Claire Brayne]

Sun 19 April 2026

Blakeney Hbr
06:00 to 08:30
high tide

2 Glossy Ibis (high over harbour then flew east) ,

1 Raven ,

1 Common Sandpiper ,

1 Great Northern Diver ,

[Paul Laurie]