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).

Sat 29 August 2026

Blakeney Point
12:30 to 14:50
Overcast, warm, light rain. Wind from south.

1 Wryneck (At the Hood) ,

1 Whinchat (At the Hood) ,

3 Wheatear ,

1 Tree Pipit (At the Hood) ,

2 Grey Plover (Blakeney Harbour) ,

5 Bar-tailed Godwit (Blakeney Harbour) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 29 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 12:30
Warm, dry then a touch of light drizzle. Wind from SW.

6 Whinchat (Eye Field fenceline) ,

7 British Yellow Wagtail (Eye field) ,

4 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

c.150 Common Tern (melee offshore) ,

6 Curlew Sandpiper (North Scrape at 09:00) ,

1 Little Stint (North Scrape at 09:00) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (North Scrape at 09:00) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (North Scrape at 09:00) ,

c.60 Dunlin (North Scrape at 09:00) ,

4 Little Stint (Pats at 10:15) ,

45 Dunlin (Pats at 10:15) ,

4 Turnstone (Pats at 10:15) ,

6 Little Stint (Simmonds at 11:00) ,

15 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

4 Avocet (Pats) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds at 11:00) ,

c.150 Swallow (over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 28 August 2026

Cley Marshes
16:45 to 16:47
Downpour, SSW13.

10 Dunlin (dunlin downpour.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Fri 28 August 2026

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 15:00
8/8 cloud with showers

15 Little Stint ,

9 Curlew Sandpiper ,

1 Peregrine (Juv. blue colour ringed female (PB) from Norwich Cathedral) ,

[Rob Lee]

Fri 28 August 2026

Cley (sea)
08:15 to 10:15
Warm, wind from SW, generally clear.

c.300 Common Tern (approximate numbers - steady stream west. NB some 400 seen earlier by PW on Arnolds Marsh!) ,

c.70 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

32 Knot (west) ,

c.200 Dunlin (west) ,

25 Turnstone (west) ,

50 Ringed Plover (west) ,

8 Golden Plover (west) ,

2 Whimbrel (west) ,

4 Curlew (west) ,

1 Purple Sandpiper (west ) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Shingle west of the boats) ,

1 Wheatear (West of the boats) ,

8 Reed Bunting (west of boats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 28 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:45
16-19C, SSW f3-4, hazy sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Spoonbill (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

10 Avocet (incl.3 juvs) ,

26 Curlew ,

1 Whimbrel ,

98 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

58 Redshank ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

14 Ruff (8 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad fem, 1 juv f Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

1 Sanderling (Pat's) ,

6 Curlew Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 4 Arnold's) ,

128 Dunlin ,

12 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

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

c.400 Common Tern (at least, coming and going on Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (juvs) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 27 August 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
13:00 to 15:00
Cool, then extremely wet

2 Little Stint (Gramborough Pools) ,

1 Sanderling ,

7 Ringed Plover ,

3 Dunlin ,

4 Avocet (2 adults and two fledged juveniles) ,

1 Hobby (Adult hunting over the Quags) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 27 August 2026

Cley/Salthouse
08:00 to 10:00
Overcast, threatening rain. Wind from ESE, brisk.

1 Redstart (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Coal Tit (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Little Stint (Juveniles showing really well in pool west of Gramborough Hill) ,

1 Sanderling (Extremely confiding bird in same pool as Little Stints) ,

6 Ringed Plover (4 adults and two fledged juveniles - same pool) ,

2 Dunlin ,

1 Willow Warbler (Gramborough copse) ,

6 Stonechat (Gramborough) ,

1 Whitethroat (Gramborough) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 27 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
19-20C, E f3-4, hazy sun clouding over. Visted Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

3 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

13 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs) ,

21 Curlew ,

9 Snipe (7 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

62 Redshank ,

26 Ruff (20 ad m, 1 juv m, 3 ad f, 2 juv f, all on Pat's) ,

3 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

2 Knot (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

102 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

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

64 Sandwich Tern (Being flushed regulary on Arnold's) ,

61 Common Tern (in with the Sandwiches.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 26 August 2026

Cley Marshes
13:45 to 15:00
Warm, strong easterlies, dry and sunny

2 Spotted Redshank (Pats from Bishops) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

14 Ruff (Pats Pool) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Pats Pool ) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

c.110 Dunlin (Approx - 3 main flocks) ,

1 Knot (Pats from Bishops) ,

c.25 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

1 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

3 Wigeon ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over Pats Pool) ,

[David Griffiths]