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 26 December 2025

Cley Village
13:00 to 13:50
Clear skies, very cold wind from NE.

c.600 Pink-footed Goose (Harvested Beet field east of Old Womans Lane) ,

c.200 Lapwing (Harvested Beet field east of Old Womans Lane) ,

4 Tundra Bean Goose (At least 4 in harvested Beet field east of Old Womans Lane ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 26 December 2025

Wiveton

27 Curlew (Field East of Wiveton church) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 25 December 2025

Cley Village
13:15 to 13:20

3 Fieldfare (Bridgefoot Lane) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 25 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
13:00 to 13:00

335 Lapwing (Field E of 1st crossroad) ,

35 Golden Plover (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

29 Curlew (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

1 Buzzard (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Langham
14:00 to 14:00

57 Jackdaw (Langham playing field in afternoon) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 24 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
13:58 to 13:58
Cold ENE'ly, rain showers developing.

2 Bewick's Swan (Bewick's ? Probably in-off, heading south over Gallow Hill.) ,

18 Fieldfare (Working the hedges around Gallow Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 24 December 2025

Wiveton
13:45 to 13:45
6C Cloudy

3 Bullfinch (Sewage works lane) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Salthouse Heath
12:45 to 13:30
6C. Sun/cloud.

4 Mistle Thrush (2+2 in field W of 1st crossroad) ,

158 Lapwing (Field W of 1st crossroad) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 24 December 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:40
5C, E f5 gusting 7, cloud with some sun later. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank to sea.

c.1300 Pink-footed Goose (E of E Bank, difficult to count looking into wind ) ,

60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

8 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

26 Lapwing ,

2 Red Kite ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

c.530 Black-headed Gull (Arnold's, difficult to count looking into wind ) ,

1 Kestrel (E Bank) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 22 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 10:15
Cool, wind from SW veering ENE. Dry.

1500 Pink-footed Goose (Roosted on reserve and all away by 08:00. Later circa 2500 in from SE and onto Eye Field/Billy's Wash) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Roosted again on North Scrape and only seen when PFGs has departed!) ,

1 Snow Bunting (Shingle/scrub east of Pillbox from beach carpark.) ,

1 Kingfisher (Putting on an amazing performance again opposite Bishops Hide. ) ,

c.2 Water Pipit (Near Bishops Hide) ,

1 Snipe (From Bishops Hide) ,

1 Water Rail (From Bishops Hide) ,

10 Avocet (Pats) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

40 Ringed Plover (Beach at high tide) ,

30 Dunlin (Beach at high tide) ,

1 Fulmar (Flew east off CG) ,

c.25 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

20 Pintail (15 North Scrape and later five in from the west) ,

c.2 Kittiwake (East) ,

1 Guillemot (SP adult east) ,

2 Stonechat (Scrub around beach carpark) ,

15 Marsh Harrier (Out of reedbed roost either side of 08:00) ,

7 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

c.5 Chinese Water Deer (4 running west along main drain in front of North Screen, 5th east of screen in reeds.) ,

1 Shag (Adult west about 08:10) ,

2 Goldeneye (Females east) ,

[David Griffiths]