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).

Mon 13 October 2025

Kelling WM
11:27 to 12:34
Overcast, light wind.

2 Stonechat ,

15 Linnet ,

c.6 Teal ,

c.2 Mute Swan ,

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

c.6 Mallard ,

c.6 Gadwall ,

c.6 Shoveler ,

c.1 Snipe ,

1 Pintail (Female.) ,

100 Wigeon ,

c.1 Kestrel ,

1 Blackbird ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

30 Curlew (Flock flew W.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Mon 13 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
09:30 to 14:00
Grey, light rain/drizzle at times. Wind from NE

6 Glossy Ibis (In from west and dropped onto Blakeney Freshmarsh ) ,

1 Blackcap (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,

1 Garden Warbler (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,

3 Redwing (Friary Hills northern hedge) ,

1 Barred Warbler (Friary Hills northern hedge - eventually gave itself up after about an hour.) ,

1 Snow Bunting (500 metres east of Gramborough Hill) ,

2 Lapland Bunting (On saltings land side of shingle east of Gramborough and then flew west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 13 October 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00
all records from private garden.

4 Blackbird (New in) ,

5 Redwing (Flew into plantation from the north) ,

1 Bullfinch (Heard calling) ,

1 Blackcap (Male in with tit flock) ,

1 Goldcrest (In with tit flock) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

[David Fell]

Mon 13 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 09:20
3-14C, NNE f3, mist/drizzle. Visted Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

270 Pink-footed Goose (120 already feeding on Vis centre field and 13 on Pat's when we arrived.) ,

131 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

5 Cattle Egret ,

43 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m, 2 juv) ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

90 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Arnold's) ,

32 Redshank (Arnold's & Brackish) ,

33 Ruff (25 ad m, 4 juv m, 3ad f on Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

10 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

227 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy, Pats) ,

10 Curlew ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 12 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
15:40 to 15:45

1 Lapland Bunting (Found by visiting birder on shingle bank north of Arnolds Marsh 300 yds east of East Bank. Flushed by Kestrel) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 12 October 2025

Salthouse
09:15 to 09:40

4 Glossy Ibis (East over Iron Road) ,

1 Redshank ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

4 Cetti's Warbler (2 seen together near gates, 2 heard either side of car park ) ,

2 Gadwall ,

14 Teal ,

36 Greylag Goose ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sat 11 October 2025

Salthouse
14:05 to 14:06
Overcast, light winds

4 Glossy Ibis (Seen from the Dun Cow. First sighting was of a single bird flying west and then east. A couple of minutes later a group of four flew west. I’m assuming that the first one was part of this group. ) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Sat 11 October 2025

Kelling WM
12:35 to 13:25
Overcast, light wind.

2 Stonechat ,

3 Linnet ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Blue Tit ,

8 Common Scoter (On sea.) ,

c.3 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Stock Dove ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Little Egret ,

5 Mallard ,

c.20 Shoveler ,

c.10 Gadwall ,

c.100 Wigeon ,

2 Mute Swan ,

c.10 Teal ,

2 Carrion Crow ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Curlew ,

c.40 Greenfinch (A flock.) ,

1 Skylark ,

2 Robin (Singing. Confrontation.) ,

1 Chaffinch ,

2 Goldfinch ,

[Tony Pope]

Fri 10 October 2025

Kelling WM
07:10 to 09:25
WeBS

2 Mute Swan ,

91 Wigeon ,

3 Gadwall ,

7 Teal ,

7 Mallard ,

4 Shoveler ,

[CBC Admin2]

Fri 10 October 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:30
10-17C, W f3, sun, Visited central hides for WeBS. WeBS results under We\B|S entry

1823 Pink-footed Goose (64 roosted on Pat's, 21 on Simmond's, rest seen flying off S) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (seen briefly S end E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]