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
Thu 03 April 2025
Thu 03 April 2025
Thu 03 April 2025
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
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
Wed 02 April 2025
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
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
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
c.40 Common Scoter (Group close to shore on calm sea) ,
1 Long-tailed Duck (In amongst the scoter) ,
[Mick Roe]