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 12 October 2026
16
Caspian Gull
(Sensational! A record Cley count with gulls galore. There were x10 1w, x2 2w, a single 3w plus 3 adults. What a brilliant evening experience)
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5 Yellow-legged Gull (Comprising 2 1st W, a 2nd W and 2 adults) ,
7 Mediterranean Gull (There were 3 1w, 1 2w, & 3 adults) ,
2250
Black-headed Gull
(Minimum count - I was so focussed on the big gulls I barely got around to looking through the BHG flocks)
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450 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
650 Herring Gull ,
2 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Both smart adult argentatus) ,
25 Common Gull ,
10 Great Black-backed Gull ,
30 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,
25 Ruff ,
2 Golden Plover ,
6 Avocet ,
1250 Starling (Murmuration starting to build over main reedbed) ,
4
Glossy Ibis
(Dropped onto Pat's Pool at 6.20 before disappearing off east soon afterwards)
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[Mark Golley]
Sun 11 October 2026
5 Red-throated Diver ,
20 Gannet (At least.) ,
7 Common Scoter (All west.) ,
4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 2nd winter.) ,
2 Little Gull (1st winters west.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Juv.) ,
1 Common Tern (Juv.) ,
20 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 11 October 2026
1 Clouded Yellow (In cottage garden.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 11 October 2026
1 Swallow (Flew west.) ,
2 Wheatear (Eye Field.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 11 October 2026
Sun 11 October 2026
30 Meadow Pipit (At least. Field east of Cley Allotments.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 11 October 2026
13 Teal (West) ,
17 Gannet (Minimum count) ,
11 Red-throated Diver (Mostly west. 4 on sea and 1 cutting across Eye field probably heading for the harbour) ,
3 Manx Shearwater (West close in) ,
2 Razorbill ,
3 Wigeon (West) ,
c.100 Ringed Plover (one flock of about 50 plus 2 more sizeable flocks all west) ,
1 Golden Plover (Heard over Eye field) ,
1 Knot (West with Turnstone) ,
1 Turnstone (West with Knot) ,
1 Oystercatcher (West) ,
[David Fell]
Sun 11 October 2026
26 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
4 Manx Shearwater (All west. All close in.) ,
30 Gannet (At least.) ,
4 Common Scoter (Female, then three males. All west.) ,
3 Pintail (West.) ,
80 Ringed Plover (At least. Several flocks heading west.) ,
2 Arctic Tern (Juvs.) ,
2 Guillemot ,
5 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 11 October 2026
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Still present in sallows) ,
[David Fell]
Sat 10 October 2026
10 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West, distant.) ,
130 Gannet (At least. Regular procession, mostly east. Mix of ages but predominently juvs.) ,
2 Common Scoter (Pair, west.) ,
3 Dunlin (West.) ,
1 Turnstone (West.) ,
45 Curlew (West.) ,
1 Arctic Skua (East, offshore.) ,
1 Arctic Tern (Juv west.) ,
65 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]