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 20 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:00
12-15C, SW f4-5, mainly cloudy. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

5 Little Grebe (2pr + 2 chicks (Don's), 1 ad + 1 chick Snipe's) ,

1 Grey Heron (main reedbed) ,

4 Little Egret ,

11 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

24 Avocet ,

72 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

1 Greenshank ,

19 Redshank ,

7 Sanderling (Arnold's briefly then flew W) ,

76 Dunlin ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

32 Ringed Plover (30 Pat's & Pope's pools - prob all 'tundrae', 2 Arnold's - normal) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

1 Bearded Tit (low in reeds, Don's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 19 May 2026

Cley Village
19:14 to 19:16
SSE19 rain.

13 Shelduck (High street Cley.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Tue 19 May 2026

Blakeney GM
16:00 to 17:30
Dry, tide going out. Broken cloud. Very windy

1 Spoonbill (Lone bird in the river Glaven) ,

1 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Swallow (Swooping over the reeds) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Tue 19 May 2026

Cley Marshes
10:13 to 11:00
Overcast, drizzle at times

2 Temminck's Stint (From Babcock hide) ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 18 May 2026

Kelling WM
06:30 to 08:45
WeBS

2 Mute Swan ,

2 Shelduck ,

1 Gadwall ,

3 Mallard ,

1 Coot ,

1 Linnet ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 18 May 2026

Salthouse (sea)
06:30 to 08:45
WeBS

4 Cormorant ,

3 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern ,

2 Little Tern ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 18 May 2026

Salthouse
06:30 to 08:45
WeBS

1 Cormorant ,

1 Little Egret ,

3 Grey Heron ,

4 Mute Swan ,

43 Greylag Goose ,

4 Egyptian Goose ,

17 Shelduck ,

3 Gadwall ,

17 Mallard (incl. 11 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,

4 Moorhen ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

17 Avocet ,

5 Ringed Plover ,

3 Lapwing ,

2 Whimbrel ,

1 Curlew ,

10 Redshank ,

1 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

23 Herring Gull ,

5 Great Black-backed Gull ,

4 Skylark ,

10 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Stonechat ,

2 Wheatear ,

2 Goldfinch ,

14 Linnet ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 18 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:40
8-15C, light SW, Sun. WeBS

2 Little Grebe ,

7 Cormorant ,

4 Little Egret ,

4 Grey Heron ,

2 Spoonbill ,

6 Mute Swan ,

74 Greylag Goose ,

2 Canada Goose ,

65 Shelduck ,

24 Gadwall ,

4 Teal ,

37 Mallard ,

3 Shoveler ,

3 Moorhen ,

23 Oystercatcher ,

74 Avocet ,

11 Little Ringed Plover ,

49 Ringed Plover ,

1 Golden Plover ,

35 Lapwing ,

1 Sanderling ,

1 Little Stint ,

30 Dunlin ,

30 Black-tailed Godwit ,

53 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper ,

2 Common Sandpiper ,

14 Black-headed Gull ,

1 Herring Gull ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

12 Skylark ,

7 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Wheatear ,

3 Goldfinch ,

4 Linnet ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

2 Red Kite ,

1 Hobby ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 15 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:20
7-9C, NW f5-6 dry after early rain, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank to Look-out.

2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's.) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

7 Oystercatcher (Serpentine, Brackish & Arnold's) ,

19 Avocet ,

26 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Knot (Arnold's) ,

11 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1 Temminck's Stint (Pat's briefly) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 14 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:55
7-9C, NE f5 veering WNW 3-4, mainly overcast with showers and sunny spells. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

3 Grey Heron (in/over reedbed) ,

2 Great White Egret ,

5 Little Egret (showing in N Foreland) ,

1 Bittern (heard) ,

4 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 1 heard from Snipe's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

8 Avocet ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

32 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (incl. 3 'tundra') ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]