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).

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]

Sat 18 April 2026

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 12:00
Sunny, Westerly breeze

2 Mediterranean Gull (Pats Pool) ,

[Tim Slater]

Sat 18 April 2026

Salthouse Heath
10:07 to 10:08
W13 sun.

1 White Wagtail (White) (stretch & rest in paddock.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 14:46
Sunny and warm.

1 Stoat (On Skirts path and entered Reserve via Laddergate Bridge opposite path from Visitor Centre. ) ,

[Michael Harcup]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 12:30

6 Wheatear (Near NW corner Pope's Pool) ,

7 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

4 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 08:30
Cool Southerly shifting slightly Easterly. Dry. Cloudy.

c.12 Wheatear (Coastguards to Arnolds Shingle Ridge) ,

1 Whinchat (Superb male found by CG at back of Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

3 Little Tern (Offshore, fishing, moving slowly east) ,

1 Garden Warbler (Surprise find at North Screen, soon off over the scrub) ,

5 Whimbrel (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:50
10-14C, S f3, overcast, brightening. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 6 goslings still, Pat's) ,

1 Mallard (fem with 10 tiny ducklings on Don's Pool) ,

1 Pochard (f, Don's Pool) ,

2 Pintail (pr still Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

14 Cormorant (incl. green c-r juv) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

74 Avocet ,

96 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

3 Snipe (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

6 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

14 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

5 Wheatear ,

1 Whinchat (Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 16 April 2026

Cley Marshes
16:50 to 17:20
AREA COVERED: Eye Field

2 Yellow Wagtail ,

3 Wheatear ,

3 Whimbrel ,

2 Skylark ,

6 Linnet ,

1 Red Kite (On prey) ,

2 Lapwing ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 16 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:45
10-12C, SSW f4, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (+ 6 goslings still Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (pr Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (pr Don's Pool) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (booming, heard from E Bank) ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

57 Avocet ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

13 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (3 ad m (1 sattelite)) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 full sum plumage, 1 all grey, Arnold's) ,

36 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (3 Arnold's, 1 beach) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

4 Wheatear (3 Arnold's, 1 Wigeon marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]