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 16 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
15-18C, ESE f2, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Little Grebe (with 2 chicks on Don's and 1 chick on Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill (4 ads + 1 full grown imm that begged from adult and was fed) ,

1 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish, pr +1 chick, Arnold) ,

46 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 2 + 2 large chicks Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

40 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m, f) ,

1 Fox (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 15 June 2026

Cley Marshes
16:04 to 18:27
Windy and sunny

3 Little Grebe (One adult and two young) ,

[Helen Hassall]

Mon 15 June 2026

Cley Marshes
16:01 to 18:20
Windy, sunny incoming tide

4 Redshank ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male) ,

1 Hobby ,

9 Little Tern (Over Arnold’s marsh and the sea. Very windy) ,

[Helen Hassall]

Mon 15 June 2026

Kelling WM
08:05 to 08:20
Cloudy with the sun trying to break through. Light wind.

2 Great White Egret ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 15 June 2026

Kelling WM
08:05 to 08:20
Cloudy with the sun trying to break through. Little wind

2 Great White Egret (Flew into Kelling WM from the east.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 15 June 2026

Salthouse
07:50 to 07:58
Cloudy with sun trying to break through. Light wind.

1 Spoonbill (On the water meadow behind Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 15 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:45
13-15C, N f2, Overcast, Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Little Grebe (plus 2 chicks on Don's Pool and 1 chick on Snipe's) ,

3 Spoonbill (2 ads + 1 2cy, Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick on Arnold's) ,

77 Avocet (plus 10 chicks) ,

38 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Curlew ,

13 Redshank ,

2 Knot (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (plus 3 chicks) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer (Ad + fawn, Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 14 June 2026

Cley Marshes
15:22 to 19:56
17C, overcast, NNW 3. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, Central Hides, North Scrape

9 Greylag Goose (Pope's) ,

2 Canada Goose (Pope's) ,

8 Shoveler (Pat's) ,

45 Gadwall (Across reserve) ,

c.55 Shelduck (Across reserve) ,

14 Teal (North Scrape) ,

1 Little Grebe (plus 2 chicks on Don's) ,

6 Sandwich Tern (Feeding along the beach) ,

c.80 Avocet (Across reserve) ,

c.4 Oystercatcher ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds) ,

11 Ringed Plover (Arnolds & North Scrape. Several chicks) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover ,

22 Lapwing ,

25 Curlew (1 Eye Field, 5 North Scrape, 19 flying west) ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.12 Redshank ,

1 Greenshank (North Scrape) ,

1 Knot (North Scrape) ,

2 Dunlin (Arnolds) ,

4 Spoonbill (2 adult, 2 immature, Pat's) ,

3 Little Egret ,

4 Cattle Egret (Simmond's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Buzzard ,

1 Kestrel ,

6 Bearded Tit (3 behind Don's, 3 by Brackish) ,

1 Fox (Cub limping along the bank in front of Gillmor hide, being heavily mobbed.) ,

[David Nurse]

Fri 12 June 2026

Langham
18:00 to 19:00

1 Turtle Dove (feeding in garden with Collared Doves.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 12 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:45
15-17C, W f4, Sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Wigeon (drake, Pat's) ,

66 Gadwall (plus 1 duckling) ,

1 Little Grebe (plus 2 chicks on Don's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

5 Oystercatcher (incl.pr with 1 chick on Arnold's) ,

93 Avocet (+ 4 chics, Pat's + E bank area) ,

130 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

6 Redshank ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]