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).

Sun 14 December 2025

Cley Village
14:13 to 14:13
Clear sky, coolish SW'ly.

1 Sparrowhawk (Hill Top roof.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 13 December 2025

Kelling WM
11:55 to 13:11
Sunny, light S breeze .

1 Red Kite ,

2 Stonechat ,

c.10 Linnet ,

c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, calling.) ,

3 Stock Dove ,

c.40 Wigeon ,

c.12 Teal ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.2 Mallard ,

c.4 Gadwall ,

2 Carrion Crow ,

2 Moorhen ,

1 Wren ,

c.50 Rook ,

1 Redwing ,

1 Siskin ,

1 Goldfinch ,

1 Great Tit ,

2 Blue Tit ,

c.4 Blackbird ,

1 Goldcrest ,

c.1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 12:20
Sunny and calm

1 Jack Snipe (Bobbing away, left side from Bishops hide) ,

1 Snipe ((Close to the Jack)) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Kingfisher (On reeds again left of hide) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:10 to 15:00
Cold, Bright, wind from SW.

1 Snow Bunting (Beach north of North Scrape - flighty) ,

4 Skylark (Beach north of North Scrape) ,

4 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,

250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

c.750 Pink-footed Goose (Bull Marsh) ,

c.3 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

15 Marsh Harrier (Peaking at 15:00. One or two picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds) ,

c.1 Buzzard (Picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pats) ,

1 Water Rail (Snipes) ,

15 Redshank (Reserve wide) ,

c.4 Reed Bunting (Walsey Hills) ,

7 Long-tailed Tit (Walsey Hills) ,

600 Lapwing (Reserve wide) ,

c.3 Avocet (Pats) ,

42 Dunlin (7 Pats, 35 Arnolds) ,

6 Curlew (1 Brackish, 5 Arnolds) ,

15 Pintail (Serpentine, Brackish, Arnolds ) ,

11 Little Grebe (5 Main Drain, 6 Brackish) ,

80 Golden Plover (Simmonds AM) ,

c.4 Snipe (Pats) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Pats) ,

3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,

350 Wigeon (Serpentine and Pats) ,

c.80 Shoveler (50 on Brackish, remainder Serpentine and Pats) ,

c.5 Water Pipit (Minimum count - about 4 Pats, 2 Serpentine) ,

c.4 Gadwall (Serpentine) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Into North Scrape 14:38 and periodically in flight during Marsh Harrier influx) ,

1 Spoonbill (North Scrape) ,

7 Stonechat (Reserve wide) ,

7 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 13 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 11:10
Sunny & cold

1 Jack Snipe (Well hidden, to left of Bishops) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Very close to hide, and active all morning.) ,

[John Fairey]

Fri 12 December 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00
All records from private garden

1 Red Kite (A vocal bird circling the plantation) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

14 Long-tailed Tit (All on fat ball feeder) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 12 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:00

1 Kingfisher (The bird was very busy from first light, making several visits to the nearest post to Bishops, and caught three sticklebacks whilst I was there. Just enough red on the lower bill to make this a female I think.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 10 December 2025

Cley Marshes
14:40 to 14:45

1 Water Rail (Snipes marsh) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Wed 10 December 2025

Kelling WM
12:30 to 14:30

4 Blue Tit ,

1 Great Tit ,

1 Goldfinch ,

4 Chaffinch ,

1 Blackbird ,

2 Pheasant ,

4 Red Kite ,

1 Wren ,

14 Wigeon ,

1 Dunnock ,

1 Robin ,

4 Teal ,

1 Cormorant ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (West along shore) ,

3 Stonechat (On camp fence) ,

1 Curlew (West) ,

1 Redshank ,

7 Linnet (Shingle bank) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Snipe ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Magpie ,

3 Moorhen ,

15 Greenfinch (Flock landed dead tree in meadow lane) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[Gary Bunting]

Wed 10 December 2025

Kelling WM
12:03 to 12:40
Fine, fresh SW wind.

1 Red Kite ,

1 Pied Wagtail ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Linnet ,

1 Stonechat (Male.) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

2 Mallard ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Moorhen ,

1 Blackbird ,

[Tony Pope]