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 14 September 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

4 Jay (Together south) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

1 Buzzard ,

c.70 Greylag Goose (Skein west) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 14 September 2026

Cley (sea)
07:10 to 08:01
WeBS

1 Cormorant ,

6 Black-headed Gull ,

4 Herring Gull ,

2 Great Black-backed Gull ,

4 Sandwich Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 14 September 2026

Salthouse (sea)
06:45 to 08:45
WeBS

2 Cormorant ,

2 Sandwich Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 14 September 2026

Salthouse
06:45 to 08:45
WeBS

1 Little Grebe ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Mute Swan ,

139 Greylag Goose ,

74 Canada Goose ,

4 Shelduck ,

12 Wigeon ,

2 Gadwall ,

13 Teal ,

23 Mallard (incl. 14 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,

2 Shoveler ,

4 Moorhen ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

4 Grey Plover ,

1 Lapwing ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit ,

11 Curlew ,

1 Redshank ,

80 Black-headed Gull ,

2 Common Gull ,

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

22 Herring Gull ,

5 Great Black-backed Gull ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

8 Meadow Pipit ,

3 Stonechat ,

1 Caspian Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 14 September 2026

Kelling WM
06:45 to 08:45
WeBS

1 Little Grebe ,

2 Mute Swan ,

7 Gadwall ,

5 Teal ,

7 Mallard ,

1 Shoveler ,

1 Lapwing ,

1 Black-headed Gull ,

2 Stonechat ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 14 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:20
Warm, light cloud, wind from South West.

1 Hobby (Hunting small bats over North Foreland Wood at 06:30) ,

31 Curlew (Swan Lake) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (One flew in to Sea Pool flying in from the sea, calling. Then off to Arnolds where seen with another later.) ,

1 Little Stint (Arnolds Marsh) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (Arnolds Marsh then off east ) ,

2 Sanderling (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Knot (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Pintail (Arnolds and Brackish) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 13 September 2026

Cley (sea)
06:45 to 08:30

1 Hobby (West over beach) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

21 Teal (15 & 6) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (Male and 6 cream crowns on reserve) ,

c.20 Gannet ,

3 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Perched on bramble on salt marsh) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea. Could have been 2.) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 west 2 east) ,

5 Arctic Skua (1,3 and 1. all dark phase. ) ,

5 Dunlin (Flock west) ,

c.25 Sandwich Tern (Mainly east) ,

3 Harbour Porpoise (3 possibly 4) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 12 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 14:30
Generally overcast, some light rain PM, warm, wind from SSW.

30 Sandwich Tern (Feeding offshore) ,

4 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Knot (Beach) ,

17 Dunlin (12 Beach, 5 Pats) ,

c.1 Hobby (Hunting reserve early AM) ,

3 Spotted Redshank (2 Watling Water AM then off east, 1 Simmonds/Pats PM) ,

3 Little Stint (Pats AM) ,

15 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

c.22 Spoonbill (Max late AM on Pats. Juveniles begging frequently.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Watling Water AM) ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (4 on Watling Water, others Pats/Simmonds) ,

4 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

16 Pink-footed Goose (12 west AM, 4 Billy's Wash PM) ,

2 Greylag x Canada Goose (Field west of Iron Road PM) ,

12 Egyptian Goose (Eye Field AM) ,

5 Snipe (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 11 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:05
14-18C, WSW f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

11 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

19 Spoonbill (17 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's briefly) ,

4 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main drain) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

105 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1cy Pat's) ,

21 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish) ,

41 Redshank ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

9 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 juv m Pat's, 2 ad m Arnold's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

3 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

25 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 10 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:30
14-17C, S veering SSW f3, Overcast clearing. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank viewing Arnold's. Digger clearing Carter' scrape flushed birds from Pat's.

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

4 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

8 Avocet (2 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,

82 Black-tailed Godwit ,

17 Curlew ,

49 Redshank ,

10 Ruff (7 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

6 Dunlin ,

2 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

10 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,

1 Stonechat (male, E Bank) ,

2 Bearded Tit (E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]