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 29 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 09:20
7>6 C, NE f3, overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank. Doing Pinkfoot roost count.

1 White-fronted Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (Pat's) ,

5 Pintail (4 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

7 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Great White Egret (flew N out of N Foreland at 07:45) ,

10 Avocet (Pat's) ,

34 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

8 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

28 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (1w m, Pat;s) ,

2 Dunlin ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

480 Pink-footed Goose (on Pope's Pool at 08:58. The roost count will be reported later when combined figures calculated.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 29 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 08:00
7C, NE f3, overcast. 08:09 sunrise. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE ROOST count with David Wileman (Bishop's Hide), Chris Gooddie (Visitor Centre), John Swallow (North Scrape), David Griffiths (Central Hides) and Pat Wileman ( E Bank ).

2940 Pink-footed Goose (estimated to have roosted, with 27 North Scrape, 720 Simmond's, 85 Whitwell, 2108 Pat's Pool, leaving between 07:35 and 07:58) ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 29 December 2025

Cley 10Km Square
07:00 to 08:45
Cold, overcast, dry but still the NE wind.

c.2600 Pink-footed Goose (Out of roosts on reserve) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Out of North Scrape and west towards Blakeney) ,

c.1000 Pink-footed Goose (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

4 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

3 Tundra Bean Goose (East of OWL on harvested beet field) ,

1 Canada Goose (With PFGs then flushed and off SW) ,

[David Griffiths]