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).

Wed 10 June 2026

Glaven Valley
08:51 to 08:51
Cool, broken cloud threatening rain.

1 Barn Owl (Meadow marsh opposite the sewage works.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 09 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:35
11-15C, SW f4-5, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

4 Egyptian Goose ,

31 Gadwall ,

4 Teal (drakes) ,

3 Little Grebe (+3 chicks) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron (over reedbed) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard) ,

4 Oystercatcher (plus 1 tiny chick on Arnold's) ,

71 Avocet (Pat's, Serp, Brackish & Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

43 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Arnold's, 43 Pat's) ,

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

13 Redshank ,

1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (flew low W over Brackish) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 09 June 2026

Cley Marshes

1 Glossy Ibis (Whitwell) ,

[Andrew Cannon]

Tue 09 June 2026

Cley Marshes

1 Swallow (Whitwell) ,

[Andrew Cannon]

Mon 08 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:55
14-16C, S f3, cloud some lt rain. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Wigeon (m Pat's) ,

3 Little Grebe (ad + 1 m/lge chick, Snipe's, pr + 2 med chicks Don's) ,

1 Spoonbill (off E Bank) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (E of E Bank) ,

9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

65 Avocet (plus 6 chicks) ,

57 Black-tailed Godwit (44 Arnold's) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

8 Redshank ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Ringed Plover (1 Shingle N of E Bank, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

4 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 08 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:00 to 07:30
Overcast, dull, cool, light drizzle

1 Glossy Ibis (Feeding in front of Daukes Hide) ,

5 Cattle Egret (One Pats Pool, 4 North Scrape) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats Pool) ,

1 Barn Owl (Hunting along beach scrub then off down West Bank) ,

1 Garganey (Drake on Watling Water) ,

1 Spoonbill (tSpoon on Watling Water briefly before flying to Swan Lake area) ,

6 Egyptian Goose (Watling Water) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Main scrapes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 08 June 2026

Cley/Salthouse

1 Chinese Water Deer (Watling) ,

[Andrew Cannon]

Sun 07 June 2026

Kelling Heath
10:06 to 10:35
16c sunny, SE 3 Crossed heath to Kelling village

3 Woodlark ,

[David Nurse]

Sun 07 June 2026

Salthouse Heath
10:06 to 10:06
Warm, broken cloud.

1 Woodlark (On roadside burnt gorse.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 07 June 2026

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 10:40

1 Great White Egret (No black bill/yellow bill issues....this one's got both.) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Tucked in out of the wind, having been mobbed by lapwings earlier.) ,

3 Barnacle Goose (Heading west over the beach) ,

1 Garganey (Showing well on Pat's for a time.) ,

1 Greenshank (On Pat's) ,

[John Fairey]