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 22 August 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 12:00
All in private garden

1 Chiffchaff ,

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Both together at top of pine tree) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Very vocal as it flew through garden) ,

1 Buzzard (The usual vocal juvenile) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 22 August 2025

Cley (sea)
06:35 to 07:45
WeBS

4 Cormorant ,

1 Common Gull ,

31 Herring Gull ,

17 Sandwich Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 22 August 2025

Salthouse
06:25 to 08:45

5 Little Egret ,

3 Grey Heron ,

15 Mute Swan ,

26 Greylag Goose ,

5 Shelduck ,

2 Gadwall ,

16 Teal ,

70 Mallard (including 17 'feral' on Duckpond) ,

4 Moorhen ,

2 Avocet ,

1 Golden Plover ,

2 Lapwing ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Whimbrel ,

83 Curlew ,

18 Redshank ,

52 Black-headed Gull ,

3 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

2 Herring Gull ,

4 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Meadow Pipit ,

5 Stonechat ,

1 Wheatear ,

8 Goldfinch ,

26 Linnet ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

13 Cattle Egret ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 22 August 2025

Kelling WM
06:25 to 08:45
WeBS

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Mute Swan ,

3 Wigeon ,

16 Gadwall ,

3 Mallard ,

1 Moorhen ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 22 August 2025

Cley Marshes
06:05 to 08:25
15-17C, NW f2-3, cloud. WeBS

4 Little Grebe ,

6 Cormorant ,

11 Little Egret ,

1 Grey Heron ,

13 Mute Swan ,

3 Greylag Goose ,

31 Shelduck ,

12 Wigeon ,

16 Gadwall ,

63 Teal ,

47 Mallard ,

1 Pintail ,

20 Shoveler ,

11 Moorhen ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

2 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

8 Lapwing ,

1 Knot ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper ,

28 Dunlin ,

29 Ruff ,

1 Snipe ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Whimbrel ,

55 Curlew ,

52 Redshank ,

4 Greenshank ,

6 Green Sandpiper ,

2 Common Sandpiper ,

8 Turnstone ,

501 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Common Gull ,

7 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

26 Herring Gull ,

3 Great Black-backed Gull ,

24 Sandwich Tern ,

4 Common Tern ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Cattle Egret ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 22 August 2025

Cley Marshes
06:05 to 08:30
Overcast, gloomy start, warming up later. Light wind from NW

5 Curlew (Swan Lake and Arnolds) ,

c.40 Sandwich Tern (Feeding flock at sea and loafing around Arnolds. 5 Juveniles present.) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase bird harassing tern flock) ,

4 Common Tern (Arnolds - 1 juvenile) ,

1 Greenshank (Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Knot (Juveniles on Arnolds) ,

31 Dunlin (26 Arnolds, 5 Serpentine) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds Marsh) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (3 Swan Lake, 2 Arnolds, 12 Serpentine) ,

1 Little Stint (Juveniles on Arnolds) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnolds Marsh) ,

c.70 Black-headed Gull (62 on Arnolds, rest various points on reserve) ,

7 Little Egret (Around reserve/North Foreland) ,

1 Spoonbill (Out of North Foreland) ,

45 Redshank (Largest group - 36 on Arnolds Marsh) ,

6 Turnstone (Arnolds Marsh) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 21 August 2025

Cley Village
08:25 to 08:25
Overcast, fresh NE.

1 Sparrowhawk ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 21 August 2025

Salthouse
08:04 to 08:06
Overcast with cool NNE wind.

1 Wheatear (On fence east of Beach Car Park.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Thu 21 August 2025

Salthouse
07:26 to 07:45
Cloudy and overcast with cool NNE wind.

1 Knot (Knot and Dunlin landed on pool near Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Thu 21 August 2025

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 08:45
16C, NNE f5, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's & E Bank (after W Bank for Blakeney WeBS)

4 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Skirts Pool) ,

3 Cattle Egret ,

6 Avocet (incl 3 juvs, Serpentine then Pat's) ,

89 Black-tailed Godwit (2 juvs Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

6 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

3 Redshank ,

32 Ruff (12 ad m, 6 juv m, 2 ad f & 2 juv f, Pat's+ 12 juvs on Serpentine) ,

6 Green Sandpiper (1 Snipe's, 2 Pat's, 3 Serpentine) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]