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 15 January 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:35
7C, S f3, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirt's, E Bank & Arnold's

220 Pink-footed Goose (flying over E or W) ,

166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

12 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

19 Avocet (Pat's) ,

16 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

11 Redshank ,

2 Knot (Arnold's) ,

27 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

109 Lapwing ,

4 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 2 f) ,

2 Kestrel ,

1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 14 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:40
1-4C, sun, SW f3. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

580 Pink-footed Goose (over, E) ,

5 Pintail (Arnold's & Brackish) ,

7 Little Grebe (Main Drain & Brackish) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

17 Avocet ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

10 Redshank (Arnold's & Brackish) ,

9 Dunlin ,

214 Lapwing ,

1 Golden Plover ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Water Pipit ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 13 January 2026

Cley/Salthouse
14:40 to 14:49
Rain clearing, overcast gloom.

1 Barn Owl (The Hangs/Cuckoo Corner.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 13 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:20
7-8C, SW f4, cloud. Visited Bishop's and central hides.

240 Pink-footed Goose (W) ,

260 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

7 Avocet ,

170 Lapwing ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Ruff (ad m,Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret ,

4 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 3 f) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 12 January 2026

Salthouse Heath
11:00 to 11:05
Overcast, fresh SW.

60 Fieldfare (60+ ranged along hawthorns at Gallow Hill , + several Redwings.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 12 January 2026

Cley Marshes
10:00 to 14:30
12c. SF/3 mostly cloudy 72 species seen in total. Full circuit of Marshes inc. Snipes

1 Little Gull (Adult flew East off Coastguards) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Adult on North Scrape) ,

57 Pintail (On North Scrape) ,

[Edmund Mackrill]

Mon 12 January 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:30
All records from private garden

2 Woodcock (1 flew over the other flushed) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Twice heard yaffling) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Female) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Raven (Flew north calling) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 12 January 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:45
8-9C, S f4, mainly cloudy. Visited Bishop's Hide, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

630 Pink-footed Goose (over W) ,

195 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

14 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

14 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

1 Curlew ,

13 Black-tailed Godwit (8 Pat's, 5 Arnold'sArnold's) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Richardson's Scrape) ,

7 Redshank ,

14 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1 Cormorant ,

3 Red Kite ,

1 Kestrel (juv on red & white pole on E Bank) ,

1 Mistle Thrush (E of E Bank ) ,

2 Stonechat (1 E Bank, 1 Pat's) ,

2 Little Egret ,

79 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 11 January 2026

Cley (sea)
12:50 to 14:30
Cold, wind from SW, overcast but dryish

2 Common Gull (Including some smart 1w birds) ,

2 Little Gull (Adult WP and 1W up and down beach in gul melee) ,

c.9 Turnstone (Busy feeding along beach) ,

38 Snow Bunting (In scrub/shingle to west of North Scrape) ,

1 Great Crested Grebe (Offshore) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (offshore) ,

1 Mallard (Drake on sea) ,

6 Teal (On sea) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 11 January 2026

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 10:10

c.11 Fieldfare (Pope's/serpentine field. Flew in with a few starlings.) ,

1 Red Kite (Dark-looking individual, hunting reddbed east of Pope's.) ,

1 Water Pipit (Close to the fieldfare flock on Pope's.) ,

[John Fairey]