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 12 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:00
13C,S f4, rain. Visited Bishop's & central hides.

143 Pink-footed Goose (left roost , prob all Whitwell & Simmond's) ,

27 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Curlew ,

3 Snipe ,

18 Ruff (13 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f,) ,

25 Dunlin ,

411 Lapwing ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Water Pipit ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 11 November 2025

Cley/Salthouse
12:22 to 15:12
Overcast. light S.

3 Glossy Ibis (Energetically flighting between Iron Rd to East Bank, stopping off in various ditches..) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 11 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 08:35
7-9C, S f3, cloud then lt rain. Visited Bishop's, Skirt's and E Bank to the Lookout.

1210 Pink-footed Goose (960 W over field behindVisitor Centre and 250 E over reserve fro further west.) ,

4 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Don's Pool & Brackish) ,

2 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

6 Moorhen (in Catchwater Drain W of E Bank) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

19 Redshank ,

65 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Pope's Pool, 64 Pat's) ,

15 Ruff (10 ad m, 2 juv m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f, Pat's) ,

74 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

547 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (Bull Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 10 November 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:30
All records from private garden

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Red Kite (Heard) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Over north) ,

2 Raven (Flew north am then back into trees pm) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Goldcrest ,

3 Lapwing (Flew west) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 09 November 2025

Cley 10Km Square
13:00 to 14:30

1 Fieldfare (In hedge near Kelling WM) ,

1 Grey Partridge (Heard from field west of Kelling WM) ,

2 Chiffchaff (In bushes along Meadow Lane) ,

1 Kingfisher (Seen from Meadow Lane) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 09 November 2025

Cley Marshes
Sun, light wind. ALL SIGHTINGS FROM BABCOCK HIDE

1 Ringed Plover ,

1 Redshank ,

1 Ruff ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit ,

18 Lapwing ,

2 Snipe ,

31 Wigeon ,

2 Shelduck ,

2 Shoveler ,

28 Teal ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Red Kite ,

12 Linnet ,

6 Goldfinch ,

3 Stonechat ,

2 Meadow Pipit ,

3 Reed Bunting ,

3 Carrion Crow ,

1 Kingfisher ,

1 Cormorant ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 08 November 2025

Salthouse
10:24 to 10:26
Overcast

c.1 Crane (Flying west from Kelling towards Cley, parallel to the coast road) ,

[Robert McLean]

Sat 08 November 2025

Cley/Salthouse
09:00 to 09:53
Overcast, light SW.

2 Yellowhammer (Babcock's, Watling Water. Almost daily.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 07 November 2025

Salthouse
11:30 to 12:30

7 Mute Swan (2 adults with 5 young all colour ringed near duck pond) ,

1 Pintail (Male in run-off from duck pond) ,

3 Stonechat (1 male 2 females Granborough ) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 07 November 2025

Salthouse/Kelling
10:00 to 10:30
Warm , no wind, mainly overcast.

1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Willows on Meadow Lane.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]