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).

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Marshes
17:00 to 19:00
Sunny, becoming cooler.

4 Glossy Ibis ,

36 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds & Pats.) ,

1 Ruff (Simmonds & Pats.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,

1 Kingfisher (Pats, in flight.) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (Over, calling.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Marshes
15:30 to 16:30
Sunny with Westerly breeze

1 Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Feeding from East Bank and chased by Pied Wagtails) ,

[Paul & Jan Williams]

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Village
14:08 to 14:20
Dry clear air, afternoon sunshine.

1 Mistle Thrush (Gorged on yew berries, then flew high & to the south.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 02 October 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
Wiveton Barns garden

1 Raven (Flew west calling as it went) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Female) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Flew south calling as it went) ,

1 Greenfinch (Heard) ,

1 Buzzard (Heard) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 02 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:05
10-17C, S f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's,Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Digger working Simmond's/Whitwell banks.

9 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Little Egret ,

12 Cormorant ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

23 Avocet ,

105 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

29 Redshank ,

13 Ruff (incl. 3 ad m, 2 juv m) ,

130 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 01 October 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 19:05
A warm, sunny October evening, with some cloud building at dusk when the temperature dropped quickly too.

4 Glossy Ibis (The regular quartet whizzed from west to east across the reserve before dropping down somewhere around the Serpentine) ,

3 Caspian Gull (Three 1CY in this evening, all different to last night's trio and two pretty smart individuals too) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Beefy 2CY on Simmonds) ,

1 Little Gull (1CY made a couple of circuits around Simmonds but didn't drop on the scrape) ,

1 Kingfisher (Several passes up and down the dykes around the scrapes off and on all evening) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still some smart, near-full juveniles on Pat's) ,

55 Dunlin (Significant increase on last night) ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

6 Ruff ,

7 Marsh Harrier (Minimum count ~ a lot of flushing from these again tonight) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Female across Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Barn Owl (Over the cattle pen at the bottom of Old Woman's Lane at dusk) ,

2500 Starling (Hard to estimate but easily 2500 (likely more as the murmuration headed east)) ,

[Mark Golley]

Thu 01 October 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:35
13-18C, lt W, initial cloud, brightening to sun. Viste Bishop' Skirts, E Bnak & Arnold's. Digger working by Simmond's

440 Pink-footed Goose (left S from roost at 07:03) ,

11 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Pintail (Brackish) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

12 Cormorant ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

13 Avocet ,

5 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

56 Black-tailed Godwit ,

6 Snipe ,

34 Redshank ,

24 Ruff (11 ad m, 4 juv m, 1 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

92 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

7 Grey Plover ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 19:00
Sunny, very mild in south to southeast breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,

3 Caspian Gull (All 1CY of various appearances!) ,

3 Yellow-legged Gull (All adults, all on Simmonds (gulls skittish with a lot Marsh Harrier disturbance) ) ,

1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Moulting adult argentatus in the mix) ,

1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (A striking 5CY hybrid LBBG x HG on Simmonds ) ,

180 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Minimum count) ,

250 Herring Gull (Minimum count) ,

800 Black-headed Gull (Including a Dutch ringed adult ) ,

30 Song Thrush (Minimum count, several birds dotted around the edges of the scrapes as well as in the bushes behind the hides. ) ,

1 Wheatear (Feeding on Whitwell spoil heaps. ) ,

450 Pink-footed Goose (Rough estimate of birds onto North at dusk, could have been closer to 600. All flushed by aircraft. ) ,

23 Dunlin ,

4 Snipe ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

8 Ruff ,

1 Greenshank (Vocal juvenile on Simmonds until a Harrier flush. ) ,

1 Grey Plover (Smart juv on Pat's. ) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
17:15 to 19:00
Sunny, very mild in south to southeast breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 30 September 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
13:30 to 13:32
Very warm southerly, broken cloud.

1 Clouded Yellow (Meadow Lane) ,

[Gerard Sabran]