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 November 2025

Bayfield Hall
12:44 to 12:45
SSW9, sun.

4 Otter (The whiskers shot...) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Wed 26 November 2025

Cley Village
10:45 to 11:40
Cool, bright sunshine.

1 Goldcrest (In with mixed Tit flock, Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 26 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:40
4>3C, SW f2-3, sun after early rain. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Bank & Arnold's

1000 Pink-footed Goose (flocks leaving as we arrived) ,

39 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

c.6 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

6 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 4 Main Drain) ,

4 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Water Rail (heard, 1 Pat's, 1 S end E Bank) ,

2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (6 Pat's, 3 Arnold's) ,

4 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

15 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

96 Lapwing ,

2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,

3 Red Kite (flying W together over reserve at c.08:00) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (reedbed S of Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 25 November 2025

Bayfield Hall
13:10 to 13:40
Mild, calm, hazy sunshine

1 Goosander (Very confiding (At northern end of lake)) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 November 2025

Bayfield Hall
13:10 to 13:40
Mild, hazy sunshine

1 Goosander (Very confiding (At northern end of lake)) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 November 2025

Cley Marshes
08:20 to 08:35
Cold, v. windy, overcast

1 Grey Wagtail (Ringed bird, associating with a Water Pipit in front of Bishop's) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 25 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:53 to 09:10
7-8C, N f5, sun/cloud. Visited E Bank. Pat only

5 Little Grebe (2 Main Drain, 3 new channel at N end Serpentine) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

2 Redshank (1 Brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 24 November 2025

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 07:50
3C, SSW f4, cloud with some sun after 07:36 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with David Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Pat Wileman (Visitor Centre), Mandy Etherington (Central Hides) & John Swallow (Gillmor Hide).

2764 Pink-footed Goose (Roosting flocks: 2193 Pat's Pool, 421 Simmond's, 63 Whitwell and 87 N Scrape. Leaving between 07:12 and 07:43) ) ,

[Cbc Admin]