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).

Thu 15 October 2026

Kelling WM
11:00 to 11:30
Warm, moderate southerly.

8 Red Kite (Sporting together along the shingle ridge in the up-draught of the warm southerly hitting the shingle bank.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley Marshes
16:55 to 18:40
Getting dark early! Bright spells and variable cloud as the wind started to drop a little, still WSW

1 Cattle Egret (Flew east across boardwalk to South Pool before heading back west soon after) ,

1 Jack Snipe (One flushed by Marsh Harrier from the back of Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Little Stint (Smart juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

2 Curlew Sandpiper (A moulting juvenile-1w plus a fresher, younger juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

8 Caspian Gull (The total since Monday rises to a remarkable 36 individuals with the evening's eight birds, again all new individuals. Three adults & three first-winters on Pat's, plus single second-winters on Simmonds and Pat's) ,

3 Yellow-legged Gull (All adults) ,

7 Mediterranean Gull (Five adults and two first-winters including three bathing on Whitwell) ,

1 Great White Egret (Off to roost in North Foreland with three Little Egrets - finally the weird hoodoo of no roost in the wood may be broken...) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley 10Km Square
10:45 to 13:45
Bright and sunny with another day of brisk SW - WSW wind

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Single bird in-off and across the reserve towards North Foreland ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult on the sea off Sea Pool) ,

5 Red Kite (Loose flock of five appeared over the Iron Road) ,

650 Pink-footed Goose (Small to medium size groups in skeins west all morning) ,

15 Razorbill ,

2 Guillemot ,

3 Red-throated Diver ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny with a mild southerly wind.

2 Red-throated Diver (Feeding close to shore.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley (sea)
09:20 to 11:45
A shingle walk coast guards to east of Arnolds and back.

8 Common Gull (West) ,

5 Red-throated Diver (On sea (min count)) ,

12 Razorbill (Mostly on sea (min count)) ,

1 Snow Bunting (A smart male on beach near entrance to North scrape) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Both adults) ,

2 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Brent Goose (West) ,

1 Curlew (Heard) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

50 Pink-footed Goose (In off sea) ,

c.30 Goldfinch (Feeding in scrub near bunker) ,

c.2 Stonechat (Males on Eye field fence) ,

60 Wigeon ( Plenty of activity over reserve but 3 flocks over sea west) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley (sea)
08:20 to 09:20

7 Razorbill (All on sea) ,

35 Wigeon (14 & 21 east) ,

12 Gannet (Mainly juvs) ,

2 Common Tern ,

34 Pink-footed Goose (In off the sea) ,

c.100 Ringed Plover (All west. A flock of c75) ,

10 Brent Goose (West) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (Ditched on sea east. Found by Chris Goodie.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

2 Common Scoter (East) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 09:05
7-11C, SSW f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank and Arnolds.

290 Pink-footed Goose (plus off N Scrape after we arrived. ) ,

2 Pintail (drakes, Brackish) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

8 Avocet ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (pat's) ,

7 Curlew ,

21 Redshank ,

16 Ruff (12ad m, 2 juv m, 1 ad f, 1 juv f, all pat's) ,

194 Dunlin ,

5 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Pat's) ,

3 Egyptian Goose ,

c.40 Goldfinch (flock on Brackish shingle) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]