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 29 June 2026

Cley (sea)
17:15 to 19:15
Cloudy, easterly breeze. End of the East Bank & back west. Big tern/gull melee eastward. Much coming & going.

2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd summers.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

1 Common Tern (Many.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Also eight fishing in the Glaven, from West Bank.) ,

1 Razorbill (Off the end of East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley/Salthouse
11:05 to 11:35
Patchy light cloud, fresh SW'er.

1 Little Ringed Plover (Watling Water. Chased off several times by the baby-sitting Avocets.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:10 to 10:50
Warm, cooling breeze from SW. Dry.

9 Spoonbill (Initially five on Pats then onto Simmonds where joined by others. 2 ) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew in to Simmonds from Pats then off SW after about half an hour) ,

2 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds - limping adult) ,

7 Ruff (Pats - moulting males) ,

4 Dunlin (Adult SP on Pats) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (2 adults Pats, 2 adults Simmonds but only one chick seen today) ,

2 Kestrel (Pair hunting reserve) ,

7 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summer Simmonds and half a dozen briefly in flight over North Scrape ) ,

1 Common Gull (1st summer bird on Simmonds) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male hunting reserve) ,

2 Grey Heron (In flight over reedbeds) ,

22 Redshank (Juveniles on Simmonds in a single flock) ,

34 Teal (Pats) ,

18 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:15 to 09:05
15--21C, WSW 3, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts' E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Grebe (juvs, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool.) ,

8 Spoonbill ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's early) ,

1 Great White Egret (ad) ,

3 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick still on Arnold's) ,

78 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,

18 Curlew (between E Bank & Pope's Pool) ,

28 Black-tailed Godwit (22 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,

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

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

30 Redshank (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's) ,

12 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's) ,

57 Lapwing (around reserve plus 1 sm chick on Serpentine) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 3 + 1 lge chick Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,

4 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
20:10 to 21:30
Sunny, warm.

1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (At least. Mostly Simmonds.) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly Pats.) ,

41 Curlew (Flying over.) ,

5 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

20 Redshank (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

5 Common Gull (Pats.) ,

25 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Pats, Simmonds & flying over.) ,

1 Little Gull (1st summer. Flew onto Pats.) ,

1 Barn Owl (From hide.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney Hbr
16:30 to 17:30
Calm, warm, bright, obs from seal trip boat (highlights only)

1 Eider (Adult male snoozing on shore near Lifeboat Station, boatman said it had been there for 'a while') ,

2 Turnstone ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.15 Little Tern ,

c.10 Common Tern ,

c.10 Sandwich Tern ,

[Roger Emmens]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:00
Warm, light SW wind, dry

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult on Pats) ,

8 Spoonbill (7 initially then adult in from east) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Including 2 CR birds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Female "Anouk" on Pats) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds and Whitwell) ,

3 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

9 Redshank (Juvs on Pats inc CR/flagged bird) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (4 adults and 3 chicks - latter on Simmonds) ,

4 Little Egret (Simmonds/Whitwell) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney GM
08:00 to 09:15
Sunny, breezy. Warm. Becoming cloudier.

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

6 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Common Tern ,

6 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley (sea)
05:20 to 06:30
Sunny, breezy. Warm.

2 Gannet (East.) ,

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

7 Common Tern (At least.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Three fishing in the Glaven near the sluice.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
05:00 to 05:05
Sunny, warm.

2 Barn Owl (Close to village.) ,

[Andrew Cox]