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).

Tue 06 October 2026

Cley (sea)
16:00 to 18:00
Cold northerly breeze bringing sea mist & poor visibility. Eventually cleared a little with sunshine before coming in thick again.

4 Red-throated Diver (Three very close in.) ,

1 Gannet (Adult or sub adult came out of the mist into the sunshine. Turned & went back in.) ,

50 Ringed Plover (Approx. Sitting on the shingle beach. Some west west as it cleared.) ,

1 Grey Plover (East along the shoreline.) ,

2 Turnstone (With Ringed Plovers.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (1st winter east along shore.) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Adult & juv calling somewhere in the mist. Eventually they showed close in, going east.) ,

2 Razorbill (At least. On the sea.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 October 2026

Cley (sea)
15:30 to 18:00
Sunny, some cloud.

6 Red-throated Diver ,

3 Gannet ,

3 Turnstone ,

10 Ringed Plover ,

4 Dunlin ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Two adults, one 2nd winter.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Juv.) ,

1 Common Tern (Juv.) ,

1 Arctic Tern (Juv. With Common Tern.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 October 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:00
Wiveton Barns garden

1 Red Kite ,

3 Buzzard (Together) ,

1 Redwing ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Tawny Owl (Calling at 13.10) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 05 October 2026

Salthouse
07:30 to 10:00
Light SSW wind, initially cloudy but becoming warm & sunny

3 Brent Goose (west) ,

3 Shelduck (west) ,

1 Pintail (west) ,

31 Wigeon (west) ,

43 Teal (west) ,

12 Red-throated Diver (2 birds feeding close inshore) ,

16 Snipe (west, 6 over the sea the others just inland from the shoreline) ,

2 Grey Plover (west) ,

40 Lapwing (west) ,

c.1 Little Gull (west, 1st cy) ,

100 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (east, all identified birds were Razorbills) ,

c.2 Skylark (west) ,

14 Meadow Pipit (west) ,

1 Wheatear ,

7 Chaffinch (west) ,

170 Linnet (west) ,

c.9 Goldfinch (west) ,

4 Eider (males west) ,

[Rob Lee]

Mon 05 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:05
14-16C, SW f3, mainly overcast Visited Bishop's, E Bank & Arnold's. Digger working Simmond's/Whitwell from 07:40.

6 Pintail (1 Pat's, 4 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Grey Heron ,

18 Cormorant ,

8 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 6 Main Drain) ,

1 Water Rail (heard E Bank) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

67 Black-tailed Godwit ,

29 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (6 Popes Pool, 1 f Pat's) ,

134 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

c.40 Goldfinch (single flock, Brackish shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 05 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 08:45
Sunny, some cloud. Breeze wsw.

14 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (West, just offshore.) ,

20 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages.) ,

30 Pintail (West. Several groups.) ,

2 Common Scoter (East.) ,

1 Grey Plover ,

1 Great Skua (East, quite distant.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Common Tern (Juv.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Salthouse
08:34 to 08:40
Dry and sunny with cool S.W. wind.

1 Ruff (Feeding on Beach Lane pool) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:15 to 08:45
Sunny, cool. Light southerly breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver (East.) ,

12 Gannet (East.) ,

3 Brent Goose (West.) ,

1 Peregrine (West.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Distant, east.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adult & 2nd winter.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern (Sitting on the beach westward.) ,

4 Razorbill (At least. Fishing just offshore. More auks moving east & west distantly.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 08:40
All on Simmons from Daukes

51 Dunlin ,

3 Snipe ,

1 Curlew (Heard) ,

1 Kingfisher (perched with fish) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

[David Fell]

Sun 04 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:15
Sunny, cool.

28 Golden Plover (Eye Field.) ,

6 Stonechat (Three pairs along the West Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]