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).
Tue 06 January 2026
2 Sparrowhawk ,
1 Woodcock ,
[Sean Dempster]
Tue 06 January 2026
Tue 06 January 2026
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
6 Snipe ,
10 Teal ,
1 Red Kite ,
2 Buzzard ,
10 Curlew ,
10 Lapwing ,
2 Fieldfare ,
[Sean Dempster]
Sun 04 January 2026
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
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]
Sat 03 January 2026
1 Woodcock (Flushed from muck in pit opposite Swan Lodge, Holt Road) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Flying over field near same muck heap) ,
[Sean Dempster]
Fri 02 January 2026
1 Marsh Tit (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,
1 Nuthatch (Natural Surroundings Feeders) ,
2
Goosander
(The two stunning drakes looking splendid until flushed by three Otters!!!)
,
3 Otter (Mother plus two cubs) ,
9 Little Grebe ,
5 Redwing (Woodland at north end of lake) ,
6 Siskin (Woodland at north end of lake) ,
3
Goldcrest
(Woodland at north end of lake)
,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Woodland at north end of lake) ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (With Greylags) ,
200 Greylag Goose ,
[David Griffiths]