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).

Wed 02 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:45

1 Little Stint (Arnold’s Marsh) ,

1 Pintail (Serpentine) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase, moving west) ,

1 Little Gull (Feeding over sea) ,

1 Peregrine (Flew over Arnolds) ,

1 Wheatear (Immature bird, just west of the north end of east bank) ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Wed 02 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:10
14-17C, SSW f3, sun clouding over. Visted Bishop, Skirts E Bank (viewing Arnold's from Lookout), then shingle to Brackish, N Scrape & Coastguards.

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Spoonbill (Pat's briefly) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (1 Arnold's, 5 W over sea) ,

7 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 5 Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ,

13 Curlew ,

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

45 Redshank ,

31 Ruff (21 ad m, 4 juv m, 3 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

4 Turnstone (2 Pat's, 2 North) ,

93 Dunlin ,

5 Little Stint (3 Pat's, 2 Brackish) ,

4 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 3 North) ,

23 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Main Drain, E of E Bank) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Wheatear (1 Brackish shingle, 1 Eye fence nr pillbox) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 01 September 2026

Glaven Valley
18:30 to 20:00
Warm, still, bright

1 Barn Owl ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Adult and two juveniles ) ,

1 Green Woodpecker ,

9 Mute Swan (2 adults, 7 juveniles ) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler ,

1 Wren ,

[Sean Dempster]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 16:30
Warm, clear, sunny

1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile moving to 1st winter Simmonds Scrape ) ,

11 Little Stint (7 Simmonds, 4 Pats) ,

25 Dunlin ,

12 Ruff ,

20 Spoonbill (pats) ,

1 Hobby (Over scrapes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:00
Warm, wind from SW, clear.

11 Spoonbill (7 Simmonds, 4 Pats) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Juveniles hunting offshore) ,

1 Great Skua (East) ,

7 Gannet (east) ,

5 Sanderling (west) ,

2 Redshank (west) ,

2 Grey Plover (west) ,

15 Teal (west) ,

1 Common Tern (west) ,

2 Whinchat (Beach carpark fenceline) ,

1 Wheatear (Eye Field fenceline) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Eye Field) ,

3 Ringed Plover (west) ,

5 Shelduck (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:30
11-16C, WSW f3-4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Pintail (Pat's) ,

2 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

4 Little Egret ,

8 Avocet (Pat's) ,

18 Curlew ,

101 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Snipe (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Arnold's) ,

44 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (19 ad m, 2 juv m, 3 ad f, 1 juv f, Pat's) ,

1 Knot (Arnold's) ,

70 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (left roost early) ,

8 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

33 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:50 to 09:10
Overcast, but bright sunshine periodically. Wind from ESE, blowy!

1 Spotted Redshank (Adult Watling Water) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 31 August 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

2 Buzzard ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Raven (Flew west calling as it went) ,

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

1 Swift (Flew west) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:50

1 Spotted Redshank (Juv on Brackish) ,

1 Knot (Brackish) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Brackish) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

4 Redshank (Brackish) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 30 August 2026

Kelling WM
16:20 to 16:25

1 Great White Egret (Juvenile ) ,

[Jonathan Anderson]