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 06 September 2026

Cley Village
15:31 to 15:31
Warm southerly, broken cloud.

2 Buzzard ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 06 September 2026

Kelling WM
07:52 to 07:56
Increasing cloud, wind from the south.

1 Goosander (Feeding at the back of the pool.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 06 September 2026

Kelling WM
07:35 to 09:00

1 Goosander (Female, on water meadow until flew off west at 8.10) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Flew over heading west) ,

3 Little Egret ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Sun 06 September 2026

Salthouse (sea)
07:33 to 07:36
Increasing cloud, wind from the south.

2 Sandwich Tern (Feeding and moving west.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 05 September 2026

Cley Marshes
10:15 to 10:30
2/8 cld, fine, moderate breeze

21 Spoonbill (on island, Pats Pool) ,

[Andrew Goodall]

Sat 05 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 11:00
Warm, dry, wind from east

6 Whinchat (Eye Field fenceline) ,

4 Wheatear (Eye Field fenceline) ,

3 Stonechat (Eye Field fenceline) ,

3 Black Tern (West feeding with terns) ,

3 Sanderling (On beach and then off west) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (west with Whimbrel) ,

2 Whimbrel (west with Barwits) ,

2 Avocet (west - having been tracked from Cromer. Seen at Cromer at 08:24 and passed Cley at 09:07! ) ,

1 Oystercatcher (west with Avocets) ,

1 Guillemot (Drifting west passed coastguards) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats early AM) ,

20 Spoonbill (Pats from Bishops) ,

2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 05 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 07:30

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Pats from Bishop hide) ,

28 Ruff (Pats) ,

11 Avocet (Pats) ,

c.50 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Juvs) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Pats) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 04 September 2026

Cley Marshes
15:35 to 16:00
Overcast, some sunshine, dry

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Simmonds from Daukes. Distant on "Guitar" Island ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 03 September 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Raven (Heard calling from the east) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Female) ,

1 Swift (In with a small flock of hirundines) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,

2 Jay ,

1 Chiffchaff (Heard) ,

c.15 House Martin (With Swallows over field looking towards Blakeney church) ,

c.15 Swallow (With House Martins over field looking towards Blakeney churh) ,

[David Fell]

Thu 03 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 09:00
17-19C, WSW f4, mainly overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

6 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Pintail (Brackish) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

13 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

98 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Curlew ,

43 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (19 ad m, 2 juv m, 2 ad f, 2 juv f, Pat's) ,

1 Knot (Arnold's) ,

1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

44 Dunlin ,

2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

6 Little Stint (Arnold's) ,

15 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]