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).

Fri 14 August 2026

Cley Marshes
15:15 to 15:45
Warm

2 Pied Flycatcher (NWT VC) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 13 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:45
17-24C, calm, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

12 Avocet (+ 3 chicks on Serpentine) ,

5 Curlew ,

100 Black-tailed Godwit (35+ Pat's, 65 Arnold's) ,

c.11 Snipe ,

1 Jack Snipe (Bishop's) ,

98 Redshank ,

6 Green Sandpiper (4 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Knot (Brackish) ,

59 Dunlin ,

14 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (and 4 chicks) ,

4 Ringed Plover ,

17 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 12 August 2026

Cley Village
19:05 to 19:05
Six minutes before maximum eclipse at 19:11. Eerie calm.

1 Sparrowhawk (Looking into the remaining light, as bird flew from perch.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 12 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:45
17-22C, SE f4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

6 Avocet (+ 4 chicks,) ,

115 Black-tailed Godwit (53 Pat's, 62 Arnold's) ,

11 Snipe (7 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,

2 Greenshank (heard) ,

93 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

21 Ruff (18 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f Pat's) ,

25 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (+ 2 chicks, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

13 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad, Pat's) ,

2 Buzzard ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 11 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:40
12-18C, SE 2-3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Spoonbill (Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

7 Cormorant ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

8 Avocet (incl. 1 juv + 4 chicks) ,

118 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's & Arnold's) ,

6 Curlew ,

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

88 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

18 Ruff (17 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

22 Dunlin ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (2 +2 chicks Pat's, 1 + 1 lge chick Serpentine) ,

10 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 10 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:10
16C, NNW f4, Cloud with light rain. Visited Bishop's & E Bank

107 Greylag Goose (Serpentine) ,

4 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Oystercatcher (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish) ,

11 Avocet (+ 3 med chicks) ,

59 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Curlew ,

4 Snipe (2 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

28 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

19 Ruff (17 ad m, 2 ad f Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

33 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (+ 2 chicks, Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Anold's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland and reserve) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sat 08 August 2026

Cley Marshes
17:30 to 19:15
Sunny spells under increasing cloud cover. Warm with freshening SSE breeze.

1 Caspian Gull (4CY into the LBB flock on Pat's ) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (After days of waiting, finally they showed well in good light! Two adults & the showy 1CY moving between both Pat's and Simmonds) ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

2 Yellow-legged Gull (Both adults, both on Simmonds ) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Smart juvenile on Pat's & a moulting 2nd summer on Simmonds) ,

1 Little Stint (Yesterday's juvenile again on Pat's with the Dunlin flock ) ,

35 Dunlin ,

20 Ruff ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Juvenile active at the back of Simmonds ) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Causing a bit of havoc on the south side... ) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (Minding it's own business on Pat's) ,

4 Egyptian Goose (Noisy quartet bossing most things around, also on Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

3 Bearded Tit (Seen in the walk back off the reserve by the boardwalk ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Sat 08 August 2026

Glandford
13:15 to 13:30
Sunny, hot and negligible wind.

1 Daubenton's Bat (Bat flying in broad daylight over the ford constantly catching flies and dipping in the Ford to drink. Had good views from the footbridge. (We think it was Daubenton’s from looking at a field guide, but not bat experts).) ,

[Nigel Young]

Sat 08 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:55 to 09:26

1 Jack Snipe (Presumably previously reported injured bird on Serpentine, now on Pat's viewed from Bishop's Hide) ,

[John Swallow]

Sat 08 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:54 to 09:26

1 Jack Snipe (Presumably previously reported injured bird on Serpentine, now on Pat's viewed from Bishop's Hide) ,

[John Swallow]