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 30 May 2025

Cley/Salthouse
13:00 to 16:15
Clearish skies and cool wind from SW, dropping later and becoming humid

5 Cattle Egret (4 on Cricket Marsh with cattle and later another west over the reserve) ,

25 Canada Goose (On the sea, drifting west off Gramborough. ) ,

6 Great White Egret (Much toing and froing around the reserve) ,

12 Little Egret (around reserve) ,

c.6 Spoonbill (2 adults and 3 ) ,

c.6 Little Ringed Plover (Still not settled and much display/inter-species aggro going on.) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over the scrapes) ,

c.4 Marsh Harrier (Much activity and the odd food-pass) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (adults on Simmonds) ,

4 Mallard (Female with 3 well grown ducklings) ,

3 Shoveler (2 drakes and a female) ,

16 Mediterranean Gull (6 adults west at Gramborough then a second year bird west. Remaining birds seen trickling through Cley during the afternoon.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 30 May 2025

Cley (sea)
07:50 to 08:20
Clearish skies, cool wind from SW

35 Little Tern (East and west fishing) ,

c.3 Sandwich Tern (East and west fishing) ,

c.1 Common Tern (West) ,

1 Gannet (East) ,

1 Fulmar (West) ,

12 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

2 Oystercatcher (west) ,

30 Canada Goose (Flying east and landed on sea. See PM report of same species.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 30 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:00
16-20C, SW f4-5, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank, Arnold's, Sea Pool & Iron Rd.

4 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Great White Egret ,

4 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Iron Rd) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

54 Avocet ,

20 Redshank ,

3 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's, 1 had 3 little chicks) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (ads E over E Bank calling then 2 flew back W ) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's, many more flying around) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 29 May 2025

Glaven Valley
21:45 to 21:45
Almost dark. Warm, windy

3 Tawny Owl (Adult and two branching and calling young.) ,

[Sean Dempster]

Thu 29 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 09:10
13-16C, S f4 cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's & Snipe's.

3 Egyptian Goose (Serpentine, including 1 very pale bird.) ,

3 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret ,

6 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

39 Avocet ,

4 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m c-r bird with an unringed fem, Pat's) ,

7 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover ,

17 Ringed Plover (1 ad with 3 chicks on Arnolds, 1 beach, 14 tundra Arnolds) ,

1 Reed Bunting (m, N end E Bank.) ,

1 Skylark (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 28 May 2025

Cley Marshes
20:20 to 20:50
Still, light cloud.

1 Spoonbill (Snipes) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Snipes) ,

4 Great White Egret (Flew over East bank car park) ,

2 Bearded Tit (East bank) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

6 Knot (Arnold's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Arnold's) ,

4 Shoveler (Pair with 2 young) ,

1 Sedge Warbler (East bank) ,

1 Reed Bunting (East bank) ,

2 Reed Warbler (East bank) ,

7 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

[Steve Clark]

Tue 27 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 16:45
Overcast, heavy rain at times and wind from SW. Not cold though!

1 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,

3 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh and Billy's Wash) ,

1 Great White Egret (Bull Marsh) ,

c.12 Little Egret (To and fro) ,

1 Purple Heron (Seen by CG circa 14:34 and believed to have landed. After much heavy rain then seen to get up from around Big Pool and fly south over the main reedbed, landing east of Bishops Hide..) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 27 May 2025

Cley (sea)
06:45 to 08:10
WeBS

1 Cormorant ,

12 Little Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Tue 27 May 2025

Kelling WM
06:40 to 08:40
WeBS

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Mute Swan ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

3 Gadwall ,

10 Mallard ,

1 Moorhen ,

2 Avocet ,

1 Black-headed Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Tue 27 May 2025

Salthouse
06:30 to 08:40
WeBS.

8 Oystercatcher ,

23 Avocet ,

4 Ringed Plover ,

1 Grey Plover ,

1 Lapwing ,

2 Curlew ,

8 Redshank ,

9 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Common Gull ,

7 Herring Gull ,

3 Great Black-backed Gull ,

24 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Skylark ,

7 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Wheatear ,

3 Goldfinch ,

7 Linnet ,

6 Reed Bunting ,

8 Mallard (all 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Hobby ,

1 Buzzard ,

[Cbc Admin]