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).

Thu 11 April 2024

Walsey Hills
14:50 to 15:40
19c, sunny with gentle southerly breeze

2 Green Hairstreak ,

2 Orange tip (males) ,

3 Holly Blue (2 males, 1 female) ,

1 Brimstone (male) ,

1 Chiffchaff ,

1 Blackcap (male) ,

[Walter Sadler]

Thu 11 April 2024

Cley Marshes
12:05 to 12:45
Arnold's

41 Shelduck ,

[Walter Sadler]

Wed 10 April 2024

Kelling WM
09:00 to 10:15
Warm, light SW wind

1 Mandarin Duck (Drake on KWM. Seems attached to two Egyptian Geese and very mobile around water meadow with them.) ,

4 Egyptian Goose (Water Meadow) ,

2 Tufted Duck (Pair on Water Meadow) ,

8 Gadwall (4 pairs on Water Meadow) ,

2 Snipe (Water Meadow) ,

1 Ring Ouzel (Female under guns and then east towards the quarry area) ,

3 Red Kite (Over water meadow) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 10 April 2024

Wiveton
08:00 to 16:00
all in private garden

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male sky dancing) ,

1 Blackcap (Male displaying - tail fanning) ,

1 Chiffchaff (Singing) ,

2 Holly Blue ,

1 Orange tip (Male) ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

1 Greenfinch (Singing) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 10 April 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 10:15
6-12C, SSW f4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Arnold's), Brackish, shingle overlooking Big Pool, N Scrape to Coastguards

1 Pink-footed Goose (injured bird on Eye Field) ,

3 Egyptian Goose (pr +5 goslings Pat's, 1 N Scrape) ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (m Pat's, m Snipe's) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill (2ad, 3 imm) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

3 Coot ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

c.104 Avocet (probably more) ,

270 Black-tailed Godwit ,

9 Curlew ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

3 Snipe (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

30 Redshank ,

17 Ruff (4 Pat's, 1 Big Pool, 12 North Scrape) ,

3 Knot (2 N Scrape, 1 Pat's) ,

21 Dunlin ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

7 Ringed Plover (N Scrape) ,

3 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

1 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

1 White Wagtail (White) (m, Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 09 April 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:00
10-11C, S f5 gusting 7, cloud/sun with drizzle then lt rain.. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's,

2 Egyptian Goose (with 5 sm goslings still, Pat's) ,

4 Pintail ,

1 Pochard (Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Hen Harrier (flew E at 07:40) ,

3 Coot ,

156 Avocet ,

5 Oystercatcher (4 Arnold's, 1Brackish) ,

4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe ,

273 Black-tailed Godwit ,

23 Redshank ,

5 Ruff (4 adm, 1 f, Pat's) ,

3 Turnstone ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (2 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley Marshes
11:18 to 11:30

1 Spotted Redshank (initially found roosting with black-tailed godwits on island, Simmonds scrape) ,

[John Swallow]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley (sea)
06:50 to 08:30
WeBS

41 Great Black-backed Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 08 April 2024

Salthouse
06:30 to 09:10
WeBS

2 Cormorant ,

4 Little Egret ,

6 Mute Swan ,

6 Greylag Goose ,

22 Shelduck ,

6 Wigeon ,

14 Gadwall ,

18 Teal ,

24 Mallard (incl. 8 on Duck Pond) ,

4 Shoveler ,

10 Moorhen ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

28 Avocet ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

8 Lapwing ,

1 Snipe ,

47 Black-tailed Godwit ,

58 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

24 Black-headed Gull ,

6 Herring Gull ,

2 Great Black-backed Gull ,

3 Skylark ,

12 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Goldfinch ,

20 Linnet ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 08 April 2024

Salthouse (sea)
06:30 to 09:10
WeBS

2 Mediterranean Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]