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).

Fri 09 October 2026

Kelling
10:20 to 10:25
A good old blow from the west, with clear intervals after early rain.

1 Buzzard (An eye-catching pale bird quartering the shingle bank. Photo's from a distance on Meadow Lane.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 09 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 08:50
13-15C, SW f5, lt rain. Visited Bishop's

2 Egyptian Goose ,

17 Shelduck ,

6 Pintail ,

185 Teal (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

4 Avocet ,

1 Curlew ,

76 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Spotted Redshank (flew over W) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 08 October 2026

Cley (sea)
14:45 to 18:00
Sunny, nw breeze swinging round west.

2 Red-throated Diver (On the sea. More passing offshore.) ,

1 Gannet (Many.) ,

95 Brent Goose (Groups west.) ,

60 Common Scoter (At least. Flocks or pairs moving west.) ,

9 Eider (Six & three west. All males.) ,

1 Knot (West.) ,

1 Great Skua (East.) ,

3 Arctic Skua (Two west with Pom quite close; another west also fairly close. ) ,

1 Pomarine Skua (West with two arctics. Quite close.) ,

1 Little Gull (Distant.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

2 Razorbill (At least, on sea. More passing.) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (West.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 October 2026

Cley Marshes
09:10 to 12:00
Sunny, strong nw breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver (On the sea.) ,

1 Gannet (Many.) ,

10 Brent Goose (West from beach.) ,

2 Eider (Males, west.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Pats.) ,

20 Dunlin ,

2 Snipe ,

50 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Pats.) ,

1 Little Gull (Adult offshore.) ,

3 Arctic Tern (West from beach.) ,

2 Stonechat ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 10:30
Breezy SW'ly, sunny spells

1 Water Pipit (Nice views on the newly wetted Whitwell) ,

78 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (All on Pat's Pool) ,

1 Knot (Single bird hiding amongst the Godwits) ,

6 Redwing (Heading in-off and away inland) ,

[Mark Golley]

Thu 08 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 10:45

1 Gadwall (West) ,

1 Knot (In with Teal) ,

1 Leach's Petrel (West close in. Several observers) ,

89 Teal (All west) ,

37 Red-throated Diver (31 East 6 West) ,

13 Common Scoter (West) ,

104 Gannet (Minimum count ) ,

292 Wigeon (West) ,

10 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (West) ,

41 Brent Goose (West) ,

6 Arctic Skua (5 west 1 East) ,

3 Manx Shearwater (West) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

3 Great Skua (All west a 2 & 1) ,

1 Grey Plover (West) ,

3 Guillemot (West close in) ,

4 Pintail (West in with other duck) ,

12 Dunlin (West) ,

2 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Kittiwake (Adult west) ,

1 Common Tern (Feeding off shore) ,

1 Arctic Tern (West) ,

1 Common Gull (West) ,

6 Eider (All adult males west) ,

[David Fell]

Thu 08 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:00 to 08:15
Rain easing, then cloudy with some sunshine. Strong nw breeze.

1 Red-throated Diver (Many.) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (West, close.) ,

1 Leach's Petrel (West, close.) ,

1 Gannet (Many.) ,

10 Common Scoter (At least.) ,

1 Grey Plover ,

1 Great Skua (West, close.) ,

5 Arctic Skua (One east, close. Rest west distant.) ,

1 Arctic Tern (West.) ,

8 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Guillemot (Close, west.) ,

1 Razorbill (Many.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 October 2026

Cley (sea)
15:35 to 18:00
Light rain petering out,cloudy. Strong nw breeze.

1 Red-throated Diver (Many.) ,

5 Manx Shearwater (At least. Two west quite close; others east, more distant.) ,

1 Sooty Shearwater (West, quite close.) ,

1 Gannet (Many. Lots of adults.) ,

250 Brent Goose (At least. Groups heading west throughout.) ,

1 Wigeon (Many.) ,

20 Pintail (At least.) ,

14 Common Scoter (At least.) ,

9 Eider (Male & three females, then five males. All west.) ,

4 Grey Plover ,

5 Dunlin ,

1 Great Skua (West, close.) ,

3 Arctic Skua (At least. Moving fast east.) ,

8 Little Gull (All adults inc three close in.) ,

3 Sandwich Tern (West.) ,

5 Arctic Tern (All juvs, west.) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea close in.) ,

1 Razorbill (Many.) ,

1 Short-eared Owl (In off the sea.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 October 2026

Blakeney (sea)
09:20 to 10:40
Cloudy, breeze wnw. Then light rain.

4 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

3 Gannet ,

15 Common Scoter (West.) ,

2 Grey Plover ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,

4 Sandwich Tern ,

5 Razorbill ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:20 to 09:20
Misty first thing, the clearing. Cloud building from the wnw on a rising breeze.

6 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

1 Great Crested Grebe (West.) ,

10 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages.) ,

12 Common Scoter (West.) ,

1 Sanderling (West. Along shore.) ,

1 Greenshank (Salt pans off East Bank.) ,

6 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]