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 23 August 2026

Walsey Hills
07:15 to 08:00

2 Lesser Whitethroat ,

1 Whitethroat ,

1 Blackcap (Heard ) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 22 August 2026

Glaven Valley
19:00 to 19:01
Bright, still, warm

1 Green Woodpecker (In mown field above Wiveton Bridge) ,

1 Barn Owl (Upstream of poplars between Wiveton Bridge and Glandford) ,

[Sean Dempster]

Fri 21 August 2026

Cley (sea)
14:00 to 15:15
Cool, dry with rain later, wind strengthening from NNW

1 Mediterranean Gull (Juvenile west) ,

1 Little Gull (Juvenile in melee) ,

1 Common Tern (Juvenile west) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (West at sea with Grey Plover) ,

1 Grey Plover (west) ,

1 Oystercatcher (wet) ,

1 Arctic Skua (east) ,

c.15 Gannet (Mainly west) ,

1 Sanderling (west) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

c.30 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

3 Common Scoter (west) ,

1 Teal (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 21 August 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard yaffling) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

1 Swift (Flew north) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 21 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:00
Cool, dry, wind from NNW, brisk.

3 Arctic Skua (Including 2 adults after terns) ,

12 Arctic Tern (East) ,

1 Fulmar (east) ,

1 Whimbrel (west) ,

6 Oystercatcher (west) ,

3 Sanderling (west) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (east) ,

2 Kittiwake (east) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pats) ,

2 Garganey (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 21 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:30
13-15C, NNW f4, overcast but dry after earlier shower.

1 Grey Heron (Standing on E Bank) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

6 Cormorant ,

14 Avocet (incl 3 juvs on Serpentine (saw them fly today)) ,

86 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (juv Pat's) ,

22 Curlew ,

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

68 Redshank ,

21 Ruff (15 ad m, 3 juv m, 3 ad f) ,

3 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

46 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (incl. 3 juvs) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

5 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 20 August 2026

Cley Marshes
19:00 to 20:00
NNW breeze with some heavy showers rolling in-off late in the evening.

2 Garganey (Superb views of the two birds found earlier today, close to Daukes mid-evening) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Pat's Pool) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still good percentage of youngsters, at least 25 juveniles ) ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

90 Dunlin ,

1 Peregrine (Smart - paleish - juvenile cavorting with Marsh Harriers over the reed bed and then hounding Teal on Pat's) ,

8 Marsh Harrier ,

30 Ruff ,

1 Tawny Owl (Amazing twilight views of one on the way home! ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Thu 20 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:00
Warm, overcast, wind from SW

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

10 Ruff (Simmonds) ,

9 Little Ringed Plover (3 Simmonds, 6 Pats) ,

10 Snipe (Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Avocet (Pats) ,

115 Dunlin (Pats and Simmonds) ,

3 Turnstone (Simmonds) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over reserve) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,

2 Garganey (Pats - female types. Difficult to gauge from Teal Hide) ,

3 British Yellow Wagtail (Simmonds and Pats) ,

2 Spoonbill (Juv/2CY Pats and Simmonds) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Juvenile on Simmonds) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile on Simmonds - Yellow CR on right leg G:6) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 20 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 08:20
13-15C, SSW f3 , cloud with some sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

13 Avocet (plus 3 lrge chicks on Serpentine) ,

16 Curlew ,

151 Black-tailed Godwit (incl.73 Pat's, 74 Arnold's) ,

9 Snipe (5 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,

69 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone ,

125 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (incl 4 juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

59 Lapwing ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

14 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 19 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:35
15-16C, SW f2-3, cloud with some drizzle before rain at 09:30. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

15 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

9 Avocet (plus 3 large chicks on Serpentine) ,

11 Curlew ,

165 Black-tailed Godwit ,

14 Snipe (7 Pat's, 7 Serpentine) ,

48 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,

24 Ruff (17 ad m, 3 juv m, 1 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

165 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

20 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

70 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]