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).

Sun 31 August 2025

Kelling WM
17:56 to 18:47
Windy, fine.

1 Dunnock ,

3 Stonechat ,

c.6 Linnet ,

1 Sandwich Tern (West over sea.) ,

1 Whinchat (This year’s.) ,

1 Whitethroat ,

c.35 Mallard ,

c.25 Gadwall ,

2 Mute Swan ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

1 Moorhen ,

2 Sand Martin ,

c.6 Swallow ,

[Tony Pope]

Sun 31 August 2025

Cley Marshes
14:40 to 15:00
Sunny,SW f/4

1 Little Stint (Juvenile on Swan Pool) ,

6 Curlew Sandpiper (Swan Pool) ,

28 Snipe (Swan Pool feeding out in the open) ,

[Edmund Mackrill]

Sun 31 August 2025

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 13:30
Partly cloudy, breezy. Visited: Skirts path-East Bank-Arnolds Marsh/shingle-Wigeon Marsh.

7 House Martin (West over East Bank) ,

25 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,

37 Redshank (33 Arnolds, 4 Serpentine) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnolds) ,

1 Dunlin (Arnolds) ,

31 Black-headed Gull (Arnolds) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (7 Arnolds, 2 Serpentine) ,

18 Sandwich Tern (Arnolds) ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (Arnolds) ,

12 Shelduck (Arnolds) ,

2 Curlew (Arnolds) ,

3 Kestrel (1 Wigeon Marsh, 1 Arnolds, 1 Brackish) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnolds) ,

2 Avocet (Serpentine) ,

2 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

5 Wall Brown ,

2 Small Heath ,

1 Peacock (Butterfly!) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sun 31 August 2025

Cley Marshes
10:00 to 11:00
Sunny

1 Yellow-legged Gull (Juvenile on Pats ) ,

[Edmund Mackrill]

Sun 31 August 2025

Cley 10Km Square
07:40 to 08:20
Walsey Hills and fields behind

3 Chiffchaff ,

1 Blackcap ,

2 Turtle Dove (On wires in field behind Walsey) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler ,

3 Moorhen (2 adults and juv Snipes) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 31 August 2025

Kelling WM
06:15 to 07:25

5 Chiffchaff (2 in with tit flock) ,

1 Blackcap ,

1 Cetti's Warbler ,

1 Stonechat ,

1 Stock Dove ,

3 Shoveler ,

[David Fell]

Sat 30 August 2025

Kelling WM
09:45 to 10:44
Sunny.

1 Buzzard (By guns.) ,

1 Dunnock ,

10 Linnet ,

2 Stonechat ,

c.10 House Martin (With swallows, drifting W.) ,

c.20 Swallow (With House Martins, drifting W.) ,

c.12 Rook ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat ,

2 Mute Swan ,

1 Moorhen (Imm.) ,

c.10 Gadwall ,

1 Teal ,

3 Mallard ,

1 Greenshank (Heard only,calling.) ,

1 Great Tit ,

1 Chiffchaff (Heard only, singing.) ,

1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,

1 Robin (Heard only, singing.) ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 30 August 2025

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 11:00
Warm, wind from SW, dry. Light cloud moving in.

1 Wheatear (Beach fence line) ,

11 Curlew (Eye Field) ,

150 Greylag Goose (In from west to North Scrape) ,

c.60 Canada Goose (In from west to North Scrape) ,

c.1 Turtle Dove (Stubble field south of Snipes Marsh) ,

3 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills) ,

11 Spoonbill (6 on Simmonds and 5 North Scrape ~ 10:00) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats) ,

4 Curlew Sandpiper (Juveniles on pats) ,

2 Buzzard (Flew west over reserve) ,

3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,

1 Sedge Warbler (Juvenile East Bank) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male west across reserve) ,

1 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 30 August 2025

Salthouse
07:32 to 08:05
Sunny and dry. SW wind.

10 Cattle Egret (Feeding with cattle, south of Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Fri 29 August 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:35
15-17C, S f3, dull but dry. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Little Grebe (Skirts Pool) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

11 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Kestrel ,

9 Avocet ,

8 Curlew ,

87 Black-tailed Godwit ,

44 Redshank ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 ad fm 2 juv m, 2 juv f + 10 juv) ,

5 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

10 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,

9 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Main Drain by E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]