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).

Mon 12 October 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 18:55
Overcast, windy from WSW with the threat of rain never far away.

16 Caspian Gull (Sensational! A record Cley count with gulls galore. There were x10 1w, x2 2w, a single 3w plus 3 adults. What a brilliant evening experience) ,

5 Yellow-legged Gull (Comprising 2 1st W, a 2nd W and 2 adults) ,

7 Mediterranean Gull (There were 3 1w, 1 2w, & 3 adults) ,

2250 Black-headed Gull (Minimum count - I was so focussed on the big gulls I barely got around to looking through the BHG flocks) ,

450 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

650 Herring Gull ,

2 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Both smart adult argentatus) ,

25 Common Gull ,

10 Great Black-backed Gull ,

30 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

25 Ruff ,

2 Golden Plover ,

6 Avocet ,

1250 Starling (Murmuration starting to build over main reedbed) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (Dropped onto Pat's Pool at 6.20 before disappearing off east soon afterwards) ,

[Mark Golley]

Mon 12 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
08:25 to 08:40
Sunny with a light SE wind.

1 Red-throated Diver (Feeding and drifting west.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 12 October 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
Wiveton Barn garden records

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Jay ,

[David Fell]

Mon 12 October 2026

Salthouse
07:55 to 08:20
Dry and sunny, with light SE wind.

1 Snow Bunting (Feeding on Gramborough Cliff Face.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 12 October 2026

Salthouse
07:20 to 07:25
Dry at sunrise, with light SE wind.

1 Brent Goose (Feeding beside Gramborough Lagoon) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 12 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:10 to 08:10
Sunny, light wind.

2 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

20 Gannet (At least. Many joining feeding melee close in.) ,

3 Red-breasted Merganser (West.) ,

12 Ringed Plover (West.) ,

1 Arctic Skua (East offshore. Chased some gulls before settling on the sea.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

11 Little Gull (At least. Three west (two adults, 1st winter) then 8 east. Mix of ages. Mobbed settled skua at one point.) ,

1 Guillemot ,

10 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 11 October 2026

Cley Village
13:50 to 13:55
Sunny, westerly breeze. Quite warm out of the wind.

1 Clouded Yellow (In cottage garden.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 11 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 11:35
Sunny, westerly breeze.

1 Swallow (Flew west.) ,

2 Wheatear (Eye Field.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 11 October 2026

Cley Village
09:45 to 09:50
Sunny, becoming warmer.

30 Meadow Pipit (At least. Field east of Cley Allotments.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 11 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:20 to 08:50
Sunny, westerly breeze.

26 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

4 Manx Shearwater (All west. All close in.) ,

30 Gannet (At least.) ,

4 Common Scoter (Female, then three males. All west.) ,

3 Pintail (West.) ,

80 Ringed Plover (At least. Several flocks heading west.) ,

2 Arctic Tern (Juvs.) ,

2 Guillemot ,

5 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]