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 03 April 2025

Blakeney GM
17:30 to 17:36
Bright and clear but cold wind off the sea

1 Barn Owl ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Thu 03 April 2025

Glaven Valley
14:25 to 14:25
Cloudless, cold easterly.

1 Goshawk (South along the Glaven.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 03 April 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 10:00
Still the cold easterly but sunny

1 Goosander (Redhead east) ,

2 Avocet (East out at sea) ,

c.70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pats and then off to feed near the VC) ,

1 Grey Plover (Pats) ,

1 Snipe (In front of Bishops Hide) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Terrorising Pats ) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 03 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:50
9-11C, E f4, Sun - hazy. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank viewing Serpentine, Arnold's (poor visibilty) & Brackish

61 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

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

3 Grey Heron (in and out of N Foreland) ,

2 Great White Egret (flying over reedbed) ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f interacting over reedbed) ,

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

5 Oystercatcher (3 Arnold's, 2 Pat's) ,

111 Avocet ,

12 Curlew (11 E of E Bank, 1 Arnold's) ,

155 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Ruff (1 1wm, 1 ad f) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 02 April 2025

Cley Marshes
12:10 to 16:00
Clear skies, cold and cutting wind from the East.

255 Avocet (150 Pats, 30 Simmonds, 15 Whitwell, 35 Arnolds, 25 Serpentine ) ,

5 Ruff (3 Simmonds, 2 Serpentine) ,

18 Wigeon (11 Pats, 7 Serpentine ) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pats, 1 Simmonds, 1 Serpentine) ,

1 Water Pipit (Pats) ,

3 Spoonbill (Flew East) ,

7 Marsh Harrier (Two "Cley" pairs and three different males flew east PM) ,

150 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Across main scrapes and Serpentine) ,

2 Pochard (Snipes) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,

5 Grey Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,

1 Goldcrest (Walsey Hills) ,

5 Chiffchaff (3 Walsey Hills, 2 Skirts) ,

c.50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (North Scrape) ,

4 Great White Egret (Billy's Wash and North Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 02 April 2025

Cley Marshes
12:10 to 14:10
Sunny strong wind chilly

1 Snipe (Taken from Daukes hide having a bath ) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Wed 02 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:30
7-10C, E f4, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

11 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron (N. Foreland) ,

2 Great White Egret (in flight over reserve) ,

1 Little Egret ,

8 Cormorant ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

118 Avocet ,

11 Curlew ,

141 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Snipe (Pat's) ,

33 Redshank ,

6 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

1 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (2 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Snipe (Pat's) ,

33 Redshank ,

6 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

1 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (2 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 01 April 2025

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:00
Sunny, very cool SE wind.

1 Red-throated Diver (Summer plumaged adult drifting east off Cley CG.) ,

2 Fulmar (west) ,

3 Great Crested Grebe (drifting east) ,

5 Common Scoter (on sea) ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult on North Scrape) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (North Scrape) ,

1 Sanderling (North Scrape) ,

1 Eider (Drake west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 01 April 2025

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:40
5-9C, ESE f3-4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,

3 Little Grebe ,

4 Grey Heron (N, Foreland) ,

5 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

119 Avocet ,

154 Black-tailed Godwit ,

7 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

2 Snipe (Arnold's) ,

37 Redshank ,

5 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 31 March 2025

Salthouse (sea)
13:15 to 13:15
Full sun and calm.

c.40 Common Scoter (Group close to shore on calm sea) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (In amongst the scoter) ,

[Mick Roe]