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 17 October 2025
4
Velvet Scoter
(Drakes west with Common Scoter)
,
17 Common Scoter (west) ,
5 Gannet (Adults east) ,
3 Red-throated Diver (2 on sea, one west) ,
4
Whooper Swan
(3 adults still in arable field SW of NWT VC, juvenile on North Scrape.)
,
1 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape then SW towards Cley Village) ,
1 Ruddy Shelduck (Female still associating with Egyptian Geese, field east of NWT VC) ,
c.1500
Pink-footed Goose
(Field SE of NWT VC including the leucistic individual.)
,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 17 October 2025
Fri 17 October 2025
1441 Pink-footed Goose (508 roosted Pat's 08:01-08:38, rest left from further N from 07:41) ,
140 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Barnacle Goose (Pope's Pool, with Canada's) ,
6 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
7 Little Egret ,
15 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
6 Avocet (Pat's) ,
9 Curlew ,
92 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
3 Snipe (Pat's) ,
46 Redshank ,
29 Ruff (26 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 juv m, Pat's) ,
27 Dunlin ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 16 October 2025
2 Barn Owl (Flew out of roost together) ,
[David Fell]
Thu 16 October 2025
2 Glossy Ibis (Spent time mostly feeding together,last seen in front of Bishops) ,
[Jon & Kath Trinder]
Thu 16 October 2025
1 Red Kite ,
3 Linnet ,
c.10 Teal ,
c.5 Mallard ,
c.9 Shoveler ,
1 Kestrel ,
c.2 Reed Bunting ,
2 Mute Swan ,
c.2 Gadwall ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.50 Greenfinch (A flock.) ,
1 Dunnock ,
c.1 Wren (Heard only, calling.) ,
1 Moorhen ,
1 Blackbird ,
1 Pied Wagtail ,
[Tony Pope]
Thu 16 October 2025
9 Blackbird (New in) ,
1 Redwing (Came in with Blackbirds) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
1 Tawny Owl (Calling 12.45) ,
[David Fell]
Thu 16 October 2025
1050 Pink-footed Goose (181 on Pat's started leaving at 07:40) ,
151 Canada Goose ,
3 Whooper Swan (in field by Visitor Centre) ,
7 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (heard S end E Bank) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Great White Egret (flew W) ,
5 Little Egret ,
51 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Kestrel ,
6 Avocet ,
4 Curlew ,
98 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
3 Snipe (Pat's) ,
44 Redshank ,
30 Ruff ,
35 Dunlin ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Wren (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 15 October 2025
2 Velvet Scoter (Both males flew east then dropped on the sea) ,
2 Gannet (West) ,
6 Eider (2 males 4 females all west) ,
1 Guillemot (On sea) ,
3 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (On sea) ,
8 Common Gull (All west) ,
12 Red-throated Diver (Mostly east) ,
16 Common Scoter (All west in small flocks) ,
6 Brent Goose (All west) ,
13 Wigeon (One flock west) ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (East) ,
[David Fell]