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 19 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
13:15 to 15:15
Light SW wind, fine, sunny.

1 Great Northern Diver (In harbour stream opposite lifeboat station) ,

7 Goldeneye (Harbour stream) ,

1 Great Crested Grebe (Harbour Stream) ,

11 Red-breasted Merganser (Harbour stream) ,

c.250 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

3 Greenshank ,

6 Little Egret (Morston creek) ,

1 Rock Pipit (Morston Harbour carpark) ,

c.60 Grey Plover ,

2 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 19 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 10:05
7-9C, S f4, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

380 Pink-footed Goose (at least) ,

19 Pintail (2 Brackish, 17 Arnold's) ,

80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's, incl.16 juvs) ,

69 Shoveler (mainly Brackish) ,

3 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 2 Brackish) ,

3 Little Egret ,

22 Avocet (Pat's) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (13 Pat's, 4 Arnold's) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

5 Redshank (Arnold's) ,

1040 Lapwing ,

1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

7 Ringed Plover (Beach) ,

8 Turnstone (Beach) ,

6 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 2 f) ,

1 Peregrine ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, pr Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 18 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
14:00 to 17:00
incoming tide

1 Long-tailed Duck (immature female in brick pit) ,

5 Goldeneye (two drakes) ,

22 Red-breasted Merganser ,

1 Great Northern Diver ,

350 Pintail ,

170 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Peregrine ,

690 Teal ,

3 Little Grebe ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sun 18 January 2026

Kelling WM
11:52 to 12:54
Dry, well-broken cloud, light E wind.

c.12 Linnet ,

c.5 Lapwing (Over, E.) ,

2 Buzzard (Including a very white individual.) ,

c.15 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Stonechat ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Mute Swan ,

c.21 Wigeon ,

c.21 Teal ,

1 Redshank ,

c.2 Shoveler ,

2 Shelduck ,

4 Gadwall ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Dunnock ,

c.10 Long-tailed Tit ,

c.1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only, calling.) ,

2 Greenfinch ,

[Tony Pope]

Sun 18 January 2026

Cley Marshes
10:02 to 10:03
grey cloud, SE8.

1 Merlin (shot low across Eye Field.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 17 January 2026

Cley Village
12:14 to 12:14
Alternating sunny spells/mist.

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (An urban 'pecker.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 16 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
08:30 to 10:30
low tide

1 Hen Harrier (adult male hunting) ,

1 Great Crested Grebe (one in the channel) ,

559 Dunlin ,

490 Lapwing ,

1 Merlin ,

6 Red Kite ,

[Paul Laurie]

Fri 16 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:25
3-4C, S f3,light cloud, some sun after 08:00 sunrise. Doing Pink-foot roost count.

500 Pink-footed Goose (only had rooseted, rest flying E from roost sites further W along coast) ,

c.4 White-fronted Goose (had roosted on Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

22 Avocet (Pat's) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

500 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Tawny Owl (heard, calling from N Foreland pre dawn) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 16 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:00
3-4C, S f3. Sunrice 08:00. Pink-footed Geese Roost Count with David Wileman in Bishop's, John Swallow at North, Chris Gooddie in central hides, Stella Baylis at the Visitor Centre and Pat Wileman on E Bank. This will probably the last count of the season at Cley.

2 Pink-footed Goose (only 2 had roosted on Pat's Pool although flocks were seen flying E from more westerly sites.) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Thu 15 January 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:35
7C, S f3, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirt's, E Bank & Arnold's

220 Pink-footed Goose (flying over E or W) ,

166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

12 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

19 Avocet (Pat's) ,

16 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

11 Redshank ,

2 Knot (Arnold's) ,

27 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

109 Lapwing ,

4 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 2 f) ,

2 Kestrel ,

1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]