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 30 May 2025
5
Cattle Egret
(4 on Cricket Marsh with cattle and later another west over the reserve)
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25
Canada Goose
(On the sea, drifting west off Gramborough. )
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6
Great White Egret
(Much toing and froing around the reserve)
,
12 Little Egret (around reserve) ,
c.6
Spoonbill
(2 adults and 3 )
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c.6
Little Ringed Plover
(Still not settled and much display/inter-species aggro going on.)
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1 Hobby (Hunting over the scrapes) ,
c.4 Marsh Harrier (Much activity and the odd food-pass) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (adults on Simmonds) ,
4 Mallard (Female with 3 well grown ducklings) ,
3 Shoveler (2 drakes and a female) ,
16
Mediterranean Gull
(6 adults west at Gramborough then a second year bird west. Remaining birds seen trickling through Cley during the afternoon.)
,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 30 May 2025
35 Little Tern (East and west fishing) ,
c.3 Sandwich Tern (East and west fishing) ,
c.1 Common Tern (West) ,
1 Gannet (East) ,
1 Fulmar (West) ,
12 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
2 Oystercatcher (west) ,
30 Canada Goose (Flying east and landed on sea. See PM report of same species.) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 30 May 2025
4 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Great White Egret ,
4 Little Egret ,
3 Cormorant ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel (Iron Rd) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
11 Oystercatcher ,
54 Avocet ,
20 Redshank ,
3 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's, 1 had 3 little chicks) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
3 Mediterranean Gull (ads E over E Bank calling then 2 flew back W ) ,
1 Little Tern (Arnold's, many more flying around) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 29 May 2025
3 Tawny Owl (Adult and two branching and calling young.) ,
[Sean Dempster]
Thu 29 May 2025
3 Egyptian Goose (Serpentine, including 1 very pale bird.) ,
3 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
2 Grey Heron ,
2 Great White Egret ,
6 Little Egret ,
6 Cormorant ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
11 Oystercatcher ,
39 Avocet ,
4 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m c-r bird with an unringed fem, Pat's) ,
7 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
17 Redshank ,
1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
3 Little Ringed Plover ,
17 Ringed Plover (1 ad with 3 chicks on Arnolds, 1 beach, 14 tundra Arnolds) ,
1 Reed Bunting (m, N end E Bank.) ,
1 Skylark (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 28 May 2025
1 Spoonbill (Snipes) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Snipes) ,
4 Great White Egret (Flew over East bank car park) ,
2 Bearded Tit (East bank) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
6 Knot (Arnold's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Arnold's) ,
4 Shoveler (Pair with 2 young) ,
1 Sedge Warbler (East bank) ,
1 Reed Bunting (East bank) ,
2 Reed Warbler (East bank) ,
7 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
[Steve Clark]
Tue 27 May 2025
1 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,
3 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh and Billy's Wash) ,
1 Great White Egret (Bull Marsh) ,
c.12 Little Egret (To and fro) ,
1
Purple Heron
(Seen by CG circa 14:34 and believed to have landed. After much heavy rain then seen to get up from around Big Pool and fly south over the main reedbed, landing east of Bishops Hide..)
,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 27 May 2025
1 Cormorant ,
12 Little Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Tue 27 May 2025
1 Spoonbill ,
2 Mute Swan ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
3 Gadwall ,
10 Mallard ,
1 Moorhen ,
2 Avocet ,
1 Black-headed Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Tue 27 May 2025
8 Oystercatcher ,
23 Avocet ,
4 Ringed Plover ,
1 Grey Plover ,
1 Lapwing ,
2 Curlew ,
8 Redshank ,
9 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Common Gull ,
7 Herring Gull ,
3 Great Black-backed Gull ,
24 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Skylark ,
7 Meadow Pipit ,
2 Stonechat ,
1 Wheatear ,
3 Goldfinch ,
7 Linnet ,
6 Reed Bunting ,
8 Mallard (all 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
1 Hobby ,
1 Buzzard ,
[Cbc Admin]