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).

Mon 24 November 2025

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 07:50
3C, SSW f4, cloud with some sun after 07:36 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with David Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Pat Wileman (Visitor Centre), Mandy Etherington (Central Hides) & John Swallow (Gillmor Hide).

2764 Pink-footed Goose (Roosting flocks: 2193 Pat's Pool, 421 Simmond's, 63 Whitwell and 87 N Scrape. Leaving between 07:12 and 07:43) ) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Sun 23 November 2025

Cley Marshes
12:54 to 12:55
SSW18, rain.

300 Pink-footed Goose (Leucistic bird in family group) ,

200 Greylag Goose (Paired Hybrid leucistic bird.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 22 November 2025

Cley Marshes
13:10 to 13:15

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With main db Brent Goose flock on the Eye Field) ,

[William Earp]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley Village
14:00 to 15:00
Bright, fresh NW'er.

2 Firecrest (Hedgerow on Anterton Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 12:20

22 Snow Bunting (On beach by N Hide. ) ,

c.7500 Pink-footed Goose (Onto Cricket Marsh from East) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Bishops) ,

2 Cetti's Warbler (Bishops) ,

3 Red Kite (Two Arnolds, one West Bank) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

25 Shelduck ,

150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

6 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Rock Pipit (West Bank ) ,

8 Mute Swan (Bishops) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Fri 21 November 2025

Kelling WM
10:10 to 11:00
Fine, light breeze.

30 Wigeon ,

1 Snipe ,

1 Redshank ,

3 Red Kite ,

2 Buzzard ,

20 Linnet ,

c.1 Kestrel ,

6 Mallard ,

50 Starling ,

c.50 Rook ,

c.1 Dunnock ,

c.100 Lapwing ,

c.1 Stonechat ,

1 Fieldfare ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

1 Bullfinch ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[Tony Pope]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley (sea)
09:00 to 10:30

4 Great Crested Grebe ,

3 Eider (West ) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (In off from several miles out) ,

1 Gannet (East) ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (West) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,

80 Wigeon ,

35 Teal ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Fri 21 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:35 to 09:35
4-7C, ENE then SSW f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2900 Pink-footed Goose (in from E at 09:35) ,

49 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E over reserve) ,

7 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

1 Coot (heard, Don's Pool) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Redshank (Brackish) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

12 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

10 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

2 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

1 Snow Bunting (behind Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 20 November 2025

Cley (sea)
07:40 to 10:15
Cold, strong NW wind, overcast with some sunshine. Rain and sleet at times.

1 Little Auk (West with Dunlin) ,

c.60 Dunlin (Small groups west) ,

3 Snipe (1, 2, 3 west with Dunlin) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

2 Eider (Drakes east) ,

1 Scaup (Female west with Common Scoter) ,

c.35 Common Scoter (west) ,

3 Red-breasted Merganser (Redheads west) ,

6 Goosander (west - 2m, 3f, 1 juv type) ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (Adult west) ,

3 Great Crested Grebe (West) ,

1 Guillemot (west) ,

3 Little Gull (west - 2ad, 1 juv) ,

1 Gannet (Adult west) ,

1 Grey Plover (west) ,

1 Knot (west) ,

c.15 Pintail (East, 1 drake west) ,

c.75 Teal (west) ,

c.120 Wigeon (west) ,

25 Brent Goose (west) ,

1 Merlin (Juvenile chased west by Kestrel) ,

1 Kestrel (Chasing Merlin!) ,

2 Snow Bunting (West along shingle) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 20 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:35 to 08:30
3>2C, WNW f6, overcast. Very cold!! Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's Marsh & South half of E Bank. Very few birds other than ducks!

35 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E over reserve 07:53-07:58) ,

1 Grey Heron (flew W) ,

5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Moorhen (Catchwater drain) ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

3 Curlew (onto pat's) ,

5 Lapwing (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]