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 02 November 2026

Salthouse
10:10 to 10:20
Cool,stiff NNE breeze,occasional showers.

c.6 White-fronted Goose ,

[Martin Flynn]

Mon 02 November 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 12:00
All records from Wiveton Barn garden

1 Red Kite (2 sightings of a single bird) ,

2 Buzzard ,

1 Siskin (Fly over) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 01 November 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 13:50
Grey overcast.

1 Water Pipit (By Bishops hide) ,

1 Grey Wagtail (By Bishops) ,

1 Snipe (Bishops) ,

1 Robin (Bishops (All birds at same time)) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sun 01 November 2026

Cley/Salthouse
09:00 to 10:40
Dull, misty.

1 Red Kite (On the fence by sea pool, finishing breakfast.) ,

c.3 Grey Plover (Feeding on Arnold's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Manic feeding east end of Arnold's) ,

3 Gannet (A lot quieter than yesterday.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sun 01 November 2026

Salthouse
07:30 to 10:30
Walk from Beach Road to Iron Road and back with Jack Williams

1 Short-eared Owl (On fence post and quartering field half way to Iron Road) ,

c.20 Twite (On fence just west of Beach Road) ,

10 Shore Lark (On salt marsh Iron Road then flew on to shingle bank) ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (Flew west) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (All on sea) ,

c.10 Razorbill (All on sea) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
16:17 to 16:18
SE5, clear at sunset.

1 Purple Heron (juv going E. Appears to have deformed lower mandible.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 31 October 2026

Cley (sea)
09:00 to 11:00
Sunny & calm

c.30 Little Gull (A decent passage, heading mostly east. Not a gull person usually, but quite keen on these.) ,

c.30 Gannet (Probably more than 30, a lot close in; can't get enough of their performances.) ,

c.10 Red-throated Diver (Again a rough count, several close in.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
08:51 to 08:52
Mist clearing. Sun trying to break through.

1 Cattle Egret (With the cattle on the Marsh. Taken against the light.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 31 October 2026

Salthouse
07:50 to 08:00
Misty with no wind. Sun trying to break through.

1 Redwing (Feeding on Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Fri 30 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:45
Warm, sunny.

6 Bearded Tit (In reeds near the ) ,

15 Gannet (Fishing close in and generally drifting around) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (Feeding close in and heading east) ,

1 Sabine's Gull (Juvenile picked up by MN feeding with Little Gulls but distant) ,

35 Little Gull (approximate numbers - steady feeding stream) ,

1 Guillemot (West of carpark) ,

10 Mute Swan (All juveniles heading east just offshore) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (Drakes west) ,

1 Arctic Skua (JUvenile east) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (East) ,

1 Peregrine (West along the shingle ridge) ,

[David Griffiths]