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 07 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
09:05 to 09:10

1 Red-breasted Merganser (Male east of Blakeney Hotel) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 07 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
08:30 to 09:00

3 Red-breasted Merganser (One fishing western side of harbour and two in eastern channel beyond boats.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 07 January 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:30
3C, WSW f5, cloud, sun later. Scrapes frozen, some paths icy, drains not frozen. Doing WeBS - results to be published soon

200 Pink-footed Goose (left S at 07:40) ,

c.2 Little Egret (W (probably out of roost) at 07:42) ,

1 Robin (Skirts path) ,

1 Pied Wagtail (flying around frozen Pat's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 07 January 2026

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

1 Woodcock (Accidentally flushed from plantation) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Cream crown over) ,

1 Fieldfare (2 flew south. Heard then seen.) ,

1 Redwing (2 calling from tree top) ,

14 Long-tailed Tit (On fat ball feeder) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 06 January 2026

Salthouse Heath
16:00 to 16:05
Cold, bright

2 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Woodcock ,

[Sean Dempster]

Tue 06 January 2026

Cley Village
14:00 to 15:00
Overcast. Penetrating sub-zero WNW.

3 Redwing (Northern village edge.) ,

1 Woodcock (Pitched into old orchard on Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 06 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
08:40 to 10:40
High Tide, good light a bit chilly. @ - 6c.

2 Great Northern Diver (one in the a creek and one in open water.) ,

1 Slavonian Grebe ,

1 Raven ,

1 Short-eared Owl (being harried by carrion crow then herring gull. ) ,

2 Kingfisher ,

1 Woodcock (on saltmarsh) ,

6 Snipe ,

334 Dunlin ,

110 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

540 Teal ,

4 Red Kite ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sun 04 January 2026

Glaven Valley
11:00 to 11:30
Very cold. Bright.

6 Snipe ,

10 Teal ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Buzzard ,

10 Curlew ,

10 Lapwing ,

2 Fieldfare ,

[Sean Dempster]

Sun 04 January 2026

Cley 10Km Square
11:00 to 14:00

1 Bullfinch (Wiveton Downs) ,

1 Woodcock (Flushed from gorse Wiveton Downs) ,

1 Grey Plover (Flew west Blakeney Freshes) ,

1 Ringed Plover (On bank of Glaven Blakeney Freshes) ,

60 Teal (On bank of Glaven Blakeney Freshes) ,

c.29 Curlew (In field behind Wiveton church) ,

1 Little Grebe (On Glaven west of windmill) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 04 January 2026

Cley/Salthouse
Clear, windy. 1C

2 Jack Snipe (1 Cley Beach Rd/edge Bull Marsh; 1Salthouse Beach Rd) ,

2 Snipe (1 Bull Marsh Cley; 1 East of Salthouse Beach Rd) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]