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).

Wed 18 March 2026

Kelling WM
09:10 to 10:09
Sunny, moderate S wind.

c.2 Meadow Pipit (Singing.) ,

c.10 Linnet ,

2 Stonechat ,

c.2 Skylark ,

3 Cormorant (E over sea.) ,

c.1 Redshank ,

c.10 Wigeon ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.16 Teal ,

c.6 Gadwall ,

c.5 Mallard ,

c.2 Shoveler ,

c.2 Coot ,

1 Greylag Goose ,

2 Avocet ,

3 Snipe ,

2 Shelduck ,

c.14 Black-headed Gull ,

c.1 Reed Bunting (Male) ,

1 Little Egret ,

c.2 Common Gull ,

1 Buzzard ,

c.50 Rook ,

c.1 Chiffchaff (Heard singing.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Wed 18 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:50
9-14C, SSE f4, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

9 Pintail ,

2 Pochard (Pr, Don's Pool) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

30 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

147 Avocet ,

14 Curlew ,

154 Black-tailed Godwit (6 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

26 Redshank ,

11 Ruff (8 ad m, 2 fw m, 1 ad f) ,

32 Dunlin ,

7 Ringed Plover ,

1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,

4 Red-legged Partridge (E Bank) ,

2 Brown Hare (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 17 March 2026

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 15:00
Warm, clear skies, cooling easterly wind.

c.180 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Inc CR bird) ,

7 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,

9 Curlew (Simmonds) ,

13 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,

c.12 Redshank (Pats and Simmonds) ,

c.75 Knot (Mainly asleep at south end of Pats) ,

1 Snipe (Simmonds) ,

c.120 Lapwing (Pats and Simmonds) ,

6 Oystercatcher (2 Simmonds, 4 Billy's Wash) ,

c.80 Wigeon (Simmonds) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 17 March 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
12:40 to 14:00
Sunny,breezy.

2 Redshank (Gramborough Hill) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

2 Stonechat (Male and female) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Skylark ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Buzzard ,

20 Curlew ,

1 Little Egret ,

[Mick Roe]

Tue 17 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:50
10-12C, SSW f4-5, overcast. Visited Snipe;s, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

6 Pintail (3 prs, Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr on Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (ad ) ,

4 Little Egret ,

16 Cormorant ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

92 Avocet ,

132 Black-tailed Godwit (3 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

18 Redshank ,

5 Ruff (4 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

72 Dunlin ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Red-legged Partridge (around on reserve) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 16 March 2026

Kelling
15:00 to 15:01
Cool, wind from SW, dry.

2 Grey Wagtail (Flushed from leat at side of road and flew SW.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 16 March 2026

Kelling WM
12:40 to 15:00
Cool wind from SW, dry

2 Coot (Doing what Coots do.) ,

57 Wigeon (Grazing around the water meadow) ,

4 Gadwall ,

8 Teal ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

3 Snipe ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Mallard ,

1 Curlew ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 16 March 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:55
4-8C, SW f4, sun, Visited, Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

9 Pintail ,

3 Little Grebe ,

6 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

4 Little Egret ,

26 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

12 Oystercatcher ,

103 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe ,

27 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 fw m, 1 ad f) ,

84 Dunlin ,

13 Ringed Plover ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Tawny Owl (heard, calling from N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 15 March 2026

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 13:30
Sunny but clouding over. Windy

1 Swallow (Single bird flew west over Simmond's Scrape) ,

[Mark Gimson]

Sat 14 March 2026

Kelling WM
10:00 to 10:00
Cloudless, fresh NW.

3 Red Kite (Quartering shingle/Catchwater Drain.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]