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).

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 14:46
Sunny and warm.

1 Stoat (On Skirts path and entered Reserve via Laddergate Bridge opposite path from Visitor Centre. ) ,

[Michael Harcup]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 12:30

6 Wheatear (Near NW corner Pope's Pool) ,

7 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

4 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 08:30
Cool Southerly shifting slightly Easterly. Dry. Cloudy.

c.12 Wheatear (Coastguards to Arnolds Shingle Ridge) ,

1 Whinchat (Superb male found by CG at back of Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

3 Little Tern (Offshore, fishing, moving slowly east) ,

1 Garden Warbler (Surprise find at North Screen, soon off over the scrub) ,

5 Whimbrel (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:50
10-14C, S f3, overcast, brightening. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank to Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 6 goslings still, Pat's) ,

1 Mallard (fem with 10 tiny ducklings on Don's Pool) ,

1 Pochard (f, Don's Pool) ,

2 Pintail (pr still Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

14 Cormorant (incl. green c-r juv) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

74 Avocet ,

96 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

3 Snipe (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

6 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

14 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

5 Wheatear ,

1 Whinchat (Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 16 April 2026

Cley Marshes
16:50 to 17:20
AREA COVERED: Eye Field

2 Yellow Wagtail ,

3 Wheatear ,

3 Whimbrel ,

2 Skylark ,

6 Linnet ,

1 Red Kite (On prey) ,

2 Lapwing ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 16 April 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 15:15
Cool SW wind, dry, mixed cloud, some sunshine.

1 Hen Harrier (Male did a flypast in front of Daukes shaking up everything on Pats before disappearing east over the reedbeds.) ,

1 Osprey (Seen high to the east being mobbed by a Marsh harrier and then circled NW and along the shoreline quite high.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Male bringing food in to female ) ,

1 Kestrel (Over North Scrape) ,

17 Dunlin (Pats) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (2 Whitwell, 2 Simmonds, 3 Pats) ,

7 Ruff (across the scrapes) ,

11 Curlew (from North Scrape onto Simmonds) ,

1 Whimbrel (with Curlew) ,

2 Reed Warbler (Singing along boardwalk reeds) ,

1 Greenshank (HO ? west) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (HO - west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 16 April 2026

Glaven Valley
11:20 to 11:21
Overcast, cool.

1 Treecreeper ,

1 Buzzard (Hill Top,16:31, flying south. A nice pale example.) ,

2 Little Egret (18:59. A pair chancing their arm on a recce for a roosting site in the established Rookery in Deborah's Wood, Hill Top.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 16 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:45
10-12C, SSW f4, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (+ 6 goslings still Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (pr Arnold's) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (pr Don's Pool) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (booming, heard from E Bank) ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

57 Avocet ,

75 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

13 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (3 ad m (1 sattelite)) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (1 full sum plumage, 1 all grey, Arnold's) ,

36 Dunlin ,

4 Ringed Plover (3 Arnold's, 1 beach) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

4 Wheatear (3 Arnold's, 1 Wigeon marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 15 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:50
12-14C, S f4, overcast. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew SE) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 6 goslings, Pat's) ,

1 Garganey (drake Pat's,later on S Pool then Whitwell) ,

2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 heard on Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

20 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

11 Oystercatcher ,

57 Avocet ,

68 Black-tailed Godwit ,

11 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

4 Ruff (all ad m incl. 1 satellite) ,

38 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Wheatear (1 of E Bank, 1 Brackish shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 14 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:55
5-12C, SSW f2-3, Sun. Env. Agency mowing E Bank. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (with 6 goslings on Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (pr on Arnold's) ,

1 Pochard (drake on's Pool. {fem on nest?}) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

28 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

75 Avocet ,

15 Curlew (incl. 10 on Wigeon Marsh) ,

22 Redshank ,

107 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

4 Ruff (1 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 fw m) ,

2 Turnstone ,

92 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

2 Ringed Plover (1 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

4 Wheatear (2 Arnolds' 2 Brackish shingle) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]