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 31 October 2024

Cley Marshes
07:18 to 09:10
10C, WSW f3, cloud. Visited Bishop's, central hides Iron Rd and Snipe's.

c.600 Pink-footed Goose (many heard & small flock seen flying around in the mist, then c.500 N off fields S of Coast Rd appeared to land on N Scrape at 08:37) ,

55 Canada Goose (field W of Iron Rd at 09:00) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

35 Lapwing ,

70 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 30 October 2024

Blakeney GM
16:00 to 16:30
Cloud/15c/nw10

1 Whooper Swan (SE corner of Freshes ) ,

[Richard Burton]

Wed 30 October 2024

Cley Marshes
09:30 to 10:30
Visited Iron Road and Attenborough Walk. Cloudy, damp. Very light wind.

10 Bar-tailed Godwit (Swan Lake) ,

12 Redshank (Swan Lake) ,

106 Wigeon (32 Swan Lake, 74 on Po2) ,

1 Long-tailed Tit (Attenborough Walk/opposite Walsey) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 30 October 2024

Cley Marshes
07:37 to 09:08
12C, W f2, cloud. Visited E Bank & Arnold's

240 Pink-footed Goose (flying E, many more hear above the cloud) ,

14 Pintail (Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (3 Main Drain, 1 Brackish) ,

4 Little Egret ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

13 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

60 Redshank (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 30 October 2024

Cley (sea)
07:30 to 15:00
AM Slight SW Breeze, dull and overcast - two sessions with break and light wind from NW PM

5 Velvet Scoter (Off Coastguards) ,

50 Common Scoter (7 with Velvets, remainder west in groups) ,

3 Goldeneye (Females west (1 + 2)) ,

55 Eider (15 AM and one group of 40 PM - all west) ,

1 Woodcock (Deceased on beach near North Scrape) ,

c.40 Red-throated Diver (Mainly AM east but several west PM) ,

1 Scaup (Drake west PM) ,

2 Great Crested Grebe (One on sea and one east AM) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 28 October 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:45
11C, Sw f4, cloud with some lt showers & sunny spell. Visited E Bank & Arnold's. GMT. clocks changed 27th.

21 Pintail (Brackish) ,

5 Little Grebe (4 Brackish, 1 Main Drain) ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

28 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

5 Curlew ,

45 Redshank ,

18 Black-tailed Godwit (W off Serpentine/Popes Pool at 07:15) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 27 October 2024

Cley (sea)
07:30 to 10:10
Wind from NW but no more than 10 mph. Generally clear and good visibility.

75 Common Scoter (All west either in small groups or in with other flocks of duck) ,

30 Eider (Good westerly movement, primarily of drakes but a few females and first winter males) ,

c.1 Goldeneye (Female west) ,

c.20 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West - others, uncounted in to reserve) ,

3 Great Crested Grebe (2 + 1 west) ,

c.1 Tufted Duck (West with Teal) ,

500 Teal (West) ,

400 Wigeon (West) ,

c.20 Red-throated Diver (east, one on sea) ,

c.20 Gannet (East) ,

c.12 Guillemot (East and 1 on sea) ,

c.15 Razorbill (East) ,

c.2 Purple Sandpiper (West) ,

2 Grey Plover (West) ,

20 Sanderling (West) ,

100 Dunlin (West ) ,

c.6 Turnstone (West) ,

12 Shelduck (West) ,

1 Pintail (West) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 26 October 2024

Cley Marshes
10:29 to 10:35
Mist, clearing to a bright morning.

3 Bearded Tit (East Bank, 2m,1f.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 24 October 2024

Cley Marshes
14:52 to 14:52
Cloudless, warm sw'ly.

1 Kestrel ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 24 October 2024

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 09:10
10-12C, SSE f3, Sun. (sunrise 07:39). Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's.

1785 Pink-footed Goose (probably 35 left roost; 1750 flew over E 8:06-08:35) ,

12 Pintail (Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (3 Brackish, 1 Skirts Pool) ,

1 Great White Egret (appeared to drop into N Scrape) ,

5 Little Egret ,

6 Cormorant ,

6 Marsh Harrier ,

3 Water Rail (heard) ,

15 Curlew ,

64 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

57 Redshank ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

30 Ruff (incl. 12 ad m, 1 juv m, 2ad f.) ,

55 Dunlin ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

187 Lapwing ,

14 Goldfinch (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]