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).

Tue 16 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:30
9>6C, S f2, light cloud. 08:03 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with Pat Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Chris Gooddie (Visitor Centre), John Swallow (Central Hides) and David Griffiths (Gillmor/North Hide).

1342 Pink-footed Goose (we think about 1342 Pink-footed Goose roosted (they moved around a bit but our best guess is 68 on Pat's Pool, 3 on Simmond's, 9 on Whitwell and 1240 on N Scrape, all leaving the scrapes between 07:30 and 07:51. ) ,) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Sun 14 December 2025

Cley Village
14:13 to 14:13
Clear sky, coolish SW'ly.

1 Sparrowhawk (Hill Top roof.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 14 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 11:00

3 Glossy Ibis (Very close to path between east bank and Babcock hide. More concerned with personal grooming than anything else.) ,

1 Fieldfare (Pigging out on hawthorn berries a few yards up from the ibises. Flew off and settled on tree at bottom of Walsey hills.) ,

[John Fairey]

Sat 13 December 2025

Kelling WM
11:55 to 13:11
Sunny, light S breeze .

1 Red Kite ,

2 Stonechat ,

c.10 Linnet ,

c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, calling.) ,

3 Stock Dove ,

c.40 Wigeon ,

c.12 Teal ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.2 Mallard ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

2 Carrion Crow ,

2 Moorhen ,

1 Wren ,

c.50 Rook ,

1 Redwing ,

1 Siskin ,

1 Goldfinch ,

1 Great Tit ,

2 Blue Tit ,

c.4 Blackbird ,

1 Goldcrest ,

c.1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 12:20
Sunny and calm

1 Jack Snipe (Bobbing away, left side from Bishops hide) ,

1 Snipe ((Close to the Jack)) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Kingfisher (On reeds again left of hide) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:10 to 15:00
Cold, Bright, wind from SW.

1 Snow Bunting (Beach north of North Scrape - flighty) ,

4 Skylark (Beach north of North Scrape) ,

4 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,

250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

c.750 Pink-footed Goose (Bull Marsh) ,

c.3 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

15 Marsh Harrier (Peaking at 15:00. One or two picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds) ,

c.1 Buzzard (Picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pats) ,

1 Water Rail (Snipes) ,

15 Redshank (Reserve wide) ,

c.4 Reed Bunting (Walsey Hills) ,

7 Long-tailed Tit (Walsey Hills) ,

600 Lapwing (Reserve wide) ,

c.3 Avocet (Pats) ,

42 Dunlin (7 Pats, 35 Arnolds) ,

6 Curlew (1 Brackish, 5 Arnolds) ,

15 Pintail (Serpentine, Brackish, Arnolds ) ,

11 Little Grebe (5 Main Drain, 6 Brackish) ,

80 Golden Plover (Simmonds AM) ,

c.4 Snipe (Pats) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Pats) ,

3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,

350 Wigeon (Serpentine and Pats) ,

c.80 Shoveler (50 on Brackish, remainder Serpentine and Pats) ,

c.5 Water Pipit (Minimum count - about 4 Pats, 2 Serpentine) ,

c.4 Gadwall (Serpentine) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Into North Scrape 14:38 and periodically in flight during Marsh Harrier influx) ,

1 Spoonbill (North Scrape) ,

7 Stonechat (Reserve wide) ,

7 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 11:10
Sunny & cold

1 Jack Snipe (Well hidden, to left of Bishops) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Very close to hide, and active all morning.) ,

[John Fairey]

Fri 12 December 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00
All records from private garden

1 Red Kite (A vocal bird circling the plantation) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

14 Long-tailed Tit (All on fat ball feeder) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 12 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:00

1 Kingfisher (The bird was very busy from first light, making several visits to the nearest post to Bishops, and caught three sticklebacks whilst I was there. Just enough red on the lower bill to make this a female I think.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 10 December 2025

Cley Marshes
06:51 to 08:11
9C, SSW f4, clear with sun after 07:57 sunrise. Viisted Bishop's for Pink-foot roost count. Full roost figures to be added later.

3 Glossy Ibis (Pat's till 07:33) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

10 Ruff (incl. 1 sattelite, Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

350 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Little Egret (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]