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).

Wed 26 August 2026

Blakeney Point
13:00 to 14:30
Sunny, stiff breeze from East/South-East

c.4 Pied Flycatcher (Plantation ) ,

1 Redstart (Middle Point in suaeda) ,

1 Willow Warbler (Plantation) ,

1 Melodious Warbler (Found on Middle Point by Andy Stoddart. I was lucky to be at Plantation when alert went out. Have added the second "headless" photo as it's the best I managed of the wing.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 26 August 2026

Walsey Hills
07:15 to 08:00

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (A pair on telegraph pole.) ,

1 Garden Warbler ,

1 Pied Flycatcher (In tree with owl box) ,

1 House Sparrow ,

[David Fell]

Wed 26 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 09:00
18-22C, SE f2, sun. Visited Bishop's Skirts, E Bank , Arnold's then shingle to Iron Rd.

1 Spoonbill (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

20 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

107 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

6 Snipe (4 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

51 Redshank ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

19 Ruff (15 ad m, 1 juv m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

51 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

124 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (on dried up Swan Lake) ,

1 Wheatear (N end Iron Rd) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 26 August 2026

Salthouse
06:00 to 07:10

1 Barn Owl (quartering fields north end of Beach Road) ,

12 Black-tailed Godwit (In field east of Beach Road) ,

c.30 Pied Wagtail (North end of Beach Road on shingle and in fields) ,

34 Curlew (In field east of Beach Road) ,

3 Wheatear (2 on shingle north of Beach Road 1 on Gramboro) ,

2 Redshank (On Gramboro pool) ,

1 Ruff (On Gramboro pool) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Flew from Gramboro pool) ,

4 Avocet (On Gramboro pool) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east with egrets) ,

6 Little Egret (Flew east with Ibis) ,

4 Stock Dove (Flew south from Gramboro) ,

10 Goldfinch ,

11 Linnet ,

2 Stonechat (A pair) ,

12 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Reed Bunting (On fence north end of Beach Road) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 25 August 2026

Salthouse
11:05 to 11:10
Mild, sunny, ENE breeze

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east over Beach Road, landing near cattle) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 10:35

1 Hobby (Visible from Daukes flying over marsh) ,

[Alex Randall]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley 10Km Square
10:30 to 11:30
Warm easterly, broken cloud.

5 Marsh Harrier (Family party, with three juv's freshly fledged. 2nd attempt at nesting, first failed.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 25 August 2026

Salthouse
07:11 to 07:18
Sunny with a very strong east wind.

2 Snipe (Feeding on Beach Lane pool) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Tue 25 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:15
17-21C, E f4-5, Sun. Visted Bishop's, start of E Bank, Daukes.

2 Egyptian Goose (Simmond's) ,

10 Avocet ,

17 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

3 Snipe ,

94 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ,

1 Greenshank ,

1 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper ,

16 Ruff (9 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f, 2 juv f) ,

4 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (juvs) ,

23 Dunlin ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 24 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:55
11-18C, ENE f4, overcast after heavy rain. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

3 Little Egret ,

18 Cormorant ,

12 Avocet (incl. 3 juvs) ,

30 Curlew ,

10 Snipe ( 9 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,

89 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (juv Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

71 Redshank ,

22 Ruff (14 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

31 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs) ,

12 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]