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).

Thu 17 April 2025

Kelling
12:50 to 13:35
Warm with SW breeze, sunny.

1 American Wigeon (Drake on KWM with female Wigeon sp ) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (KWM) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 17 April 2025

Cley Marshes
08:40 to 10:00
Warm, SW breeze, good visibility

1 Whitethroat (Singing at north end of Old Woman's Lane) ,

6 Sedge Warbler (4 - Along main boardwalk, 1 Snipes, 1 CW Drain) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Along main boardwalk) ,

4 Great White Egret (In flight over reserve) ,

2 Grey Heron (Flew west) ,

2 Wren (Reedbed) ,

3 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,

4 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills) ,

1 Water Rail (Calling from Snipes) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Snipes) ,

1 Goldcrest (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,

2 Pochard (Pair on Snipes) ,

2 Coot (Snipes) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (2m, 1f over reserve) ,

3 Sand Martin (Simmonds) ,

4 Swallow (Simmonds) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 17 April 2025

Salthouse
07:45 to 08:25
Warm, light SW, good visibility

2 Avocet (Gramborough Pools) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (west) ,

6 Stonechat (Gramborough and fenceline) ,

1 Red Kite (Kelling Quags) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 17 April 2025

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:20
6-10C, SSW f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnolds.

70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,

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

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Marsh Harrier (males) ,

3 Coot (Snipe's) ,

7 Oystercatcher (Arnold's/Brackish) ,

66 Avocet ,

140 Black-tailed Godwit ,

3 Curlew ,

24 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

3 Turnstone (1 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,

21 Dunlin ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

3 Brown Hare (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 16 April 2025

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 12:00
Sun/cloud. Very windy.

1 Little Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (West over East Bank) ,

2 Great White Egret ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 16 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:45
7-10C, S f4-5, sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Serpetine, Brackish & Arnold's (into sun)).

2 White-fronted Goose (Pat's with c.7 Brents) ,

29 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

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

3 Garganey (2 drakes + 1 female, Serpentine) ,

3 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,

8 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

3 Coot (Snipe's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

79 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

156 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

25 Redshank ,

5 Ruff (4 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

2 Turnstone (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

16 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 15 April 2025

Walsey Hills
15:37 to 15:37
Clearing after rain.

1 Chiffchaff (Lone bird calling.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 15 April 2025

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 16:30
Cool, overcast, dry.

250 Sand Martin (Around Simmonds and surrounding area) ,

c.1 House Martin (Simmonds) ,

25 Swallow (Simmonds) ,

c.2 Sandwich Tern (Flew over scrapes) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (Pats/Simmonds) ,

60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (In to feed in fields south of VC) ,

c.7 Canada Goose (Pats) ,

11 Greylag Goose (Including the leucistic bird) ,

7 Great White Egret (One feeding off East Bank and then one plus five in from the east to Big Pool area) ,

7 Ruff (5 Pats/Simmonds, 2 Serpentine) ,

2 Garganey (Pair asleep on Serpentine. Found by SG earlier.f) ,

1 Wheatear (Serpentine) ,

70 Dunlin (Arnolds Marsh) ,

c.5 Turnstone (Arnolds Marsh) ,

9 Ringed Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 15 April 2025

Salthouse
07:45 to 10:45
Overcast, light rain then a downpour. Cool.

1 Wheatear (Beach Road.) ,

1 Willow Warbler (Gramborough Hill) ,

2 Chiffchaff (Gramborough Hill) ,

4 Swallow (West) ,

1 Great White Egret (East over towards the Quag) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Pool west of Gramborough) ,

1 Dunlin (Pool west of Gramborough) ,

2 Avocet (Pool west of Gramborough) ,

2 Redshank (Pool west of Gramborough) ,

800 Common Scoter (NW of Salthouse Beach Road) ,

c.1 Velvet Scoter (NW of Salthouse Beach Road) ,

4 Mediterranean Gull (Adult SP west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 14 April 2025

Salthouse
07:20 to 07:22
Full sun, chilly light wind.

1 Ring Ouzel (Feeding on field east of Meadow Lane) ,

[Graham Sutton]