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).

Sun 02 November 2025

Morston
14:40 to 14:45

34 Curlew (Minimum count in field west of village and south of coast road.) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 01 November 2025

Cley/Salthouse
14:04 to 14:04
Broken cloud, fresh SW.

1 Peregrine (Watling Water. Several Lapwings bravely flew up to challenge this young bird.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 31 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 09:10
12-16C, S f3-4, drizzle clearing then sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

51 Pink-footed Goose (1 Pat's, 50 E) ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E at 08:15) ,

5 Pintail (4 Pope's Pool, 1 Brackish) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

2 Little Egret ,

37 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier (incl. 1cy with yellow wing tags) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

79 Black-tailed Godwit (75 Pat's, 4 Arnold's) ,

5 Curlew ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

7 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

54 Lapwing ,

72 Dunlin (mainly on Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Phalarope (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 30 October 2025

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 15:00
Overcast with no wind.

2 Glossy Ibis (Seen from central hides boardwalk flying in from Cley direction and dropped down into a channel in Cricket Marsh.) ,

[Mike Caldwell]

Thu 30 October 2025

Wiveton
09:30 to 09:40
Bright sunlight, calm.

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Leatherpool Lane.) ,

1 Goldcrest ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 30 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:05
7-9C, SW f3, Sun. Visited Beach car park, Gillmor hide and N Screen.

18 Pink-footed Goose (W) ,

33 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (N Scrape/Eye Field, incl. 1 juv ) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

2 Redshank (North scrape) ,

1 Turnstone (North Scrape) ,

2 Stonechat (Eye Field fence) ,

2 Cormorant (W offshore) ,

2 Guillemot (on sea) ,

3 Wigeon (W over sea) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 29 October 2025

Salthouse
16:30 to 17:00
Dusk with little wind and sun dipping in the west.

2 Peregrine (Two peregrines circling and alighting on St Nicholas’ Church tower.) ,

[Mike Caldwell]

Wed 29 October 2025

Cley/Salthouse
10:26 to 10:27
Overcast, damp, slight SW.

1 Yellowhammer (Babcock hide; a surprise, perched alongside a Reed Bunting & Stonechat.) ,

1 Treecreeper (11:46. Wiveton, Leatherpool Lane.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 29 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 09:20
10-11C, SW f3. overcast. Visited Pat's Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Pink-footed Goose (Pat's) ,

9 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

2 Little Egret ,

22 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (juvs) ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Curlew ,

59 Black-tailed Godwit (38 Pat's, 21 Arnold's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

25 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (juv, Pat's) ,

35 Dunlin ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Phalarope (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Fieldfare (Serpentine) ,

3 Moorhen (2 Catchwater Drain, 1 Don's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 28 October 2025

Cley/Salthouse
10:07 to 10:07
Broken cloud, fresh, cool westerly.

1 Peregrine (Juv mobbed by corvids high over Watling Water, then flew west.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]