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 14 April 2025

Salthouse
08:45 to 08:57
Full sun with cool light wind

1 Wheatear (Feeding on the path east of Beach Road) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Mon 14 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:30
6-11C, SSW f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's, Iron Rd & Beach Rd.

2 Pintail (pr, Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

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

4 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,

6 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

96 Avocet ,

143 Black-tailed Godwit ,

4 Curlew ,

25 Redshank ,

4 Ruff (ad f, Pat's) ,

2 Turnstone (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

c.9 Knot (Arnold's) ,

34 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

10 Little Ringed Plover (6 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

c.3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

4 Mediterranean Gull (flew W high over shingle) ,

c.7 Swallow (around hides) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 13 April 2025

Cley Village
14:03 to 14:03
9/10 cloud, fresh westerly.

1 Red Kite (Checking out Hill Top gardens) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 13 April 2025

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 13:00

1 White Wagtail (White) (Serpentine) ,

1 Sedge Warbler (Skirts Pool) ,

2 Ruff (Serpentine (1 with injured leg)) ,

3 Swallow (West over East Bank) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 12 April 2025

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 15:00
Warm, generally clear with some light cloud. SW wind increasing over the day.

2 Yellow-legged Gull (Adults on the beach - just failed to get some shots as a fisherman cast his line and off they went, east.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Flew west along coast, calling.) ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling and brief view at back of Snipes Marsh.) ,

2 Willow Warbler (One singing Walsey Hills AM and second in bushes along East Bank just after midday.) ,

12 Chiffchaff (Walsey, Skirts, VC and East Bank.) ,

7 Blackcap (At least 5 Walsey and 2 on Skirts) ,

c.4 Coot (Snipes, including some aggressive interactions) ,

6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males - from VC, skirts and East Bank) ,

2 Wheatear (Shingle Ridge behind Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 White Wagtail (White) (Beach north of Arnolds) ,

6 Eider (Flew East.) ,

13 Knot (Arnolds Marsh) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Beach north of North Scrape) ,

22 Curlew (Eye Field) ,

2 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Pats AM and Simmonds Scrape PM) ,

8 Ruff (2 on Serpentine, others Pats/Simmonds) ,

8 Little Ringed Plover (Spread across scrapes) ,

2 Spoonbill (Reserve) ,

1 Great White Egret (Flew west) ,

170 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats AM) ,

2 Red Kite (Over Reserve) ,

c.3 Marsh Harrier (On reserve) ,

2 Buzzard (Over Reserve) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Kestrel (Pair over reserve) ,

4 Swallow (Around Central Hides and in and out of hides) ,

3 Sand Martin (Over Reserve) ,

7 Sedge Warbler (Catchwater Drain, East Bank and Snipes) ,

2 Pochard (Pair on Snipes) ,

2 Little Grebe (Pair on Snipes) ,

1 Snipe (In front of Daukes Hide ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 11 April 2025

Cley 10Km Square
11:30 to 16:00
Warm, clear but with a hint of a cool wind

1 Ring Ouzel (Weybourne Camp below the Met Station - viewed from the beach) ,

2 Sedge Warbler (Kelling Water Meadow) ,

12 Sand Martin (KWM) ,

4 Swallow (KWM) ,

4 Blackcap (Marsh Lane KWM) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Several times in flight around reserve at Cley) ,

2 Spoonbill (Over reserve) ,

1 Great White Egret (Sitting around west of Avocet Hide) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (Max count on three main scrapes) ,

3 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,

2 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Suspiciously tame birds on Pats with Greylags) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 11 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:40
6-12C, SW f2, Sun. Visited Bshop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank to Arnold's. EA mowing E Bank (S of Main Drain) 07:00-08:30

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (m + f Snipe's) ,

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

3 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

3 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,

4 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

3 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

110 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

166 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's , 1 Brackish) ,

50 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (1 ad m, 2 ad f Pat's) ,

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

34 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

6 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (flying over shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 10 April 2025

Cley Marshes
07:50 to 08:10
Cool wind from NE, overcast

2 Garganey (Pair asleep on Serpentine. PW finder.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 10 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 09:10
8-10C, N f3, Cloud, still felt cold. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank (Viewing Serpentine, Brackish& Arnold's).

370 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's at 07:15) ,

6 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Garganey (pr Serpentine ) ,

3 Little Grebe ,

1 Great White Egret ,

3 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m+f) ,

2 Coot (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

119 Avocet ,

129 Black-tailed Godwit (119 Pat's, 10 Serpentine) ,

52 Curlew (incl. 44 on meadow E of E Bank at 09:00) ,

28 Redshank ,

9 Ruff (5 ad m, 4 ad f) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

30 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 09 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:00
8-9C, NE f4, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Pink-footed Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

360 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,

7 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

2 Spoonbill (flying over N Foreland) ,

1 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,

7 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

108 Avocet ,

169 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

35 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (5 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's & Serpentine) ,

35 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]