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).

Sat 19 April 2025

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 14:00
Cold, strong wind from ESE

5 Greenshank (On Simmonds most of the day.) ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult in from west PM and onto pool west of Whitwell Scrape.) ,

4 Great White Egret (On reserve) ,

2 Whimbrel (1 west over beach and one on Serpentine with Curlew) ,

2 Ruff (Simmonds) ,

9 Little Ringed Plover (2 Whitwell, 5 Pats, 2 Serpentine) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds Marsh) ,

11 Dunlin (10 Arnolds, 1 Pats/Simmonds) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,

6 Ringed Plover (4 Arnolds, 2 North Scrape) ,

7 Curlew (1 Arnolds, 5 Serpentine, 1 North Scrape) ,

4 Common Scoter (East) ,

20 Swallow (Including the two pairs now nest building) ,

6 Sand Martin (Over the reserve) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Large female hunting over the reserve) ,

17 Sedge Warbler (Singing birds - VC to end of Eastbank and Snipes) ,

6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing birds VC to end of Eastbank and Snipes) ,

2 Reed Warbler (Singing - Boardwalk) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Males - Eastbank and Boardwalk) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Singing males Eastbank) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 18 April 2025

Kelling WM
17:00 to 17:45
Sunny, SE3

1 Whinchat (Rather elusive and being chased around by a Stonechat) ,

[David Gilroy]

Fri 18 April 2025

Kelling WM
17:00 to 17:45
Sunny, SE3

1 Whinchat (Rather elusive and being chased around by a Stonechat) ,

[David Gilroy]

Fri 18 April 2025

Salthouse
10:06 to 11:00
Sunny, fresh wind.

1 Whimbrel ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (One in spring colour.) ,

3 Curlew ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Cream-crown) ,

[Tony Pope]

Fri 18 April 2025

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 10:05
Cool, dry.

1 Pochard (Drake briefly on Whitwell Scrape) ,

2 Snipe (Performing well in front of Daukes Hide) ,

1 Lapwing (In front of Daukes Hide) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Whitwell Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 18 April 2025

Salthouse
08:35 to 09:40
Sunny with cool SW wind.

1 Wheatear (Male on beach west of Gramborough Hill) ,

1 Whimbrel (On shingle east of Gramborough Hill) ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Deceased on shingle west of Gramborough Hill.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 18 April 2025

Salthouse Heath
08:30 to 08:40

1 Mistle Thrush ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 18 April 2025

Salthouse Heath
07:45 to 08:15
Clear skies, cool wind from SW.

4 Ring Ouzel (Field west of Holt Road/Bard Hill crossroads. Initially two, then three and joined by another. Later after I left a fifth bird turned up.) ,

5 Mistle Thrush (With ROs) ,

1 Redwing (With ROs) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 18 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:25
8-13C, SE f3 , sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Arnold's & Brackish).

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew South) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Pintail (2 pr, Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

2 Little Egret ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

50 Avocet ,

2 Curlew ,

82 Black-tailed Godwit ,

28 Redshank ,

5 Ruff (Pat's) ,

12 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 17 April 2025

Kelling
12:50 to 13:35
Warm with SW breeze, sunny.

1 American Wigeon (Drake on KWM with female Wigeon sp ) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (KWM) ,

[David Griffiths]