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 22 December 2025

Glandford
10:40 to 10:46
Thin veil of stratocumulus, calm.

7 Siskin (Over the Glaven, in the alders at the ford.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 20 December 2025

Cley/Salthouse
12:00 to 13:30
Sunny. Sightings Watling Water

7 Dunlin ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Lapwing ,

228 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

3 Shoveler ,

63 Teal ,

2 Mallard ,

2 Black-headed Gull ,

8 Starling ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Red Kite ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 20 December 2025

Kelling WM
11:37 to 12:35
Dry, sunny periods. Light wind.

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

c.50 Linnet ,

c.22 Wigeon ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Red Kite ,

c.10 Teal ,

c.5 Gadwall ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.5 Mallard ,

1 Robin ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Curlew ,

c.75 Rook ,

c.10 Jackdaw ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 20 December 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 09:30
Misty and frosty

2 Jack Snipe (In cut reeds to west of Bishops hide) ,

[Andy Thompson]

Fri 19 December 2025

Cley Village
15:00 to 15:00
Sun setting low over Blakeney after a day of clear skies. Cold.

1 Goldcrest (Foraging with mixed flock along Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 18 December 2025

Cley Marshes
11:45 to 11:50
S12, grey cloud.

1 Great Black-backed Gull (goose or turkey...?) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Thu 18 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:35
10-11C, S f4 , cloud. Bishop's Hide

15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

30 Shelduck ,

1 Little Egret ,

41 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,

1 Jack Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,

1 Redshank ,

5 Dunlin ,

160 Lapwing ,

3 Avocet ,

1 Kingfisher ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Stonechat (m in tree E of Pat;s) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 16 December 2025

Kelling WM
10:36 to 12:00
Overcast, drizzle, light S wind.

1 Robin ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Kestrel ,

c.5 Shoveler ,

c.4 Mallard ,

c.3 Gadwall ,

c.35 Wigeon ,

c.25 Black-headed Gull ,

3 Common Gull ,

c.3 Teal ,

c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.16 Curlew ,

c.150 Rook ,

c.50 Jackdaw ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.2 Blackbird ,

2 Bullfinch ,

1 Wren ,

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

c.10 Woodpigeon ,

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

1 Goldcrest ,

1 Blue Tit ,

[Tony Pope]

Tue 16 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:02 to 08:30
9C, S f3,drizzle as I left. Visited Bishop's for Pinkfoot roost count. Sunrise 08:03 but it didn't

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's left early) ,

4 Mute Swan (4 flew over SW at 07:48, 1 in Catchwater drain ) ,

51 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

15 Ruff ,

45 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Dunlin ,

1 Kingfisher (on post in front of Bishops before it got light) ,

13 Marsh Harrier (flew W from 07:30) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 16 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:30
9>6C, S f2, light cloud. 08:03 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with Pat Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Chris Gooddie (Visitor Centre), John Swallow (Central Hides) and David Griffiths (Gillmor/North Hide).

1342 Pink-footed Goose (we think about 1342 Pink-footed Goose roosted (they moved around a bit but our best guess is 68 on Pat's Pool, 3 on Simmond's, 9 on Whitwell and 1240 on N Scrape, all leaving the scrapes between 07:30 and 07:51. ) ,) ,

[Cbc Admin]