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 16 October 2025

Wiveton
18:25 to 18:25

2 Barn Owl (Flew out of roost together) ,

[David Fell]

Thu 16 October 2025

Cley Marshes
17:30 to 18:00
overcast evening.

2 Glossy Ibis (Spent time mostly feeding together,last seen in front of Bishops) ,

[Jon & Kath Trinder]

Thu 16 October 2025

Kelling WM
09:35 to 10:24
Overcast, light breeze.

1 Red Kite ,

3 Linnet ,

c.10 Teal ,

c.5 Mallard ,

c.9 Shoveler ,

1 Kestrel ,

c.2 Reed Bunting ,

2 Mute Swan ,

c.2 Gadwall ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.50 Greenfinch (A flock.) ,

1 Dunnock ,

c.1 Wren (Heard only, calling.) ,

1 Moorhen ,

1 Blackbird ,

1 Pied Wagtail ,

[Tony Pope]

Thu 16 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 09:30
13C, N f3-4, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1050 Pink-footed Goose (181 on Pat's started leaving at 07:40) ,

151 Canada Goose ,

3 Whooper Swan (in field by Visitor Centre) ,

7 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard S end E Bank) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Great White Egret (flew W) ,

5 Little Egret ,

51 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kestrel ,

6 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

98 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Snipe (Pat's) ,

44 Redshank ,

30 Ruff ,

35 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Wren (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 15 October 2025

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 15:48
Overcast, dry light winds

c.1 Stonechat (One male showing really well east of Bishop’s hide) ,

c.2 Marsh Harrier (1 male, 1 female. Male being mobbed by corvids. ) ,

c.14 Cattle Egret (Only 13 in the photo because one was an outlier) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Wed 15 October 2025

Cley (sea)
09:30 to 11:00

2 Velvet Scoter (Both males flew east then dropped on the sea) ,

2 Gannet (West) ,

6 Eider (2 males 4 females all west) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea) ,

3 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (On sea) ,

8 Common Gull (All west) ,

12 Red-throated Diver (Mostly east) ,

16 Common Scoter (All west in small flocks) ,

6 Brent Goose (All west) ,

13 Wigeon (One flock west) ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (East) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 15 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
08:30 to 09:00

1 Dusky Warbler (The bird at Walsey Hills showed well for 10 minutes but was always a bit distant in the murky light of the sallows.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 15 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 09:05
12C, N f4, cloud with some drizzle. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

1140 Pink-footed Goose (1060 roosted Pat's, leaving at 07:34) ,

c.3 Whooper Swan (still in field NE of Visitor Centre) ,

169 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (W over beach) ,

3 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

8 Cattle Egret ,

42 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

91 Black-tailed Godwit (5 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,

9 Curlew ,

24 Redshank ,

36 Ruff (28 ad m, 7 juv m, 1 ad f) ,

29 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 14 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
15:40 to 15:45
Walsey Hills

1 Dusky Warbler (Still present. Showed briefly as it skulked through brambles) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 14 October 2025

Cley 10Km Square
07:30 to 11:30
All records from Walsey Hills

1 Brambling (On feeders) ,

1 Blackcap (Female in sallows) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,

2 Yellow-browed Warbler (In sallows1 seen whilst the other heard) ,

3 Chiffchaff (In sallows) ,

1 Red Kite (Flew over) ,

1 Goldcrest (In sallows) ,

[David Fell]