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 07 May 2025

Blakeney GM
14:30 to 17:30
Sun & cloud. Ne breeze.

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Merlin (Female, flew towards Cley.) ,

12 Whimbrel (At least.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper ,

3 Common Tern (At least.) ,

3 Little Tern (At least. Mouth of the Glaven area.) ,

3 Stonechat (Pair plus male.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 09:05
10-12C, NNE f4 , sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Pink-footed Goose ,

2 Barnacle Goose ,

310 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (E of E Bank then flew to N Foreland) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (fying over reedbed) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret (with cows by Serpentine) ,

18 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kestrel ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,

14 Oystercatcher ,

10 Avocet (8 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew (Sea Pool) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnold's) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

23 Redshank ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Wigeon Marsh/Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 07 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
05:45 to 07:15
Sunny, some cloud. Ne breeze.

1 Gannet ,

3 Whimbrel (East.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern ,

12 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:00
Cloudy, chilly breeze. Becoming sunnier.

1 Ringed Plover (Serpentine.) ,

2 Dunlin (Pats.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnolds.) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds.) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

19 Little Tern (At least. Flying up & down off the end of the East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Village
13:30 to 14:15
Cloudy, breezy. The Hangs to Walsey Hills.

1 Red Kite ,

2 Lesser Whitethroat ,

2 Whitethroat ,

2 Blackcap ,

2 Bullfinch ,

1 Wall Brown ,

1 Red Admiral ,

1 Small Heath ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Morston
09:15 to 10:35
Cloudy, light drizzle at times.

3 Marsh Harrier (Two males, one female.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Whimbrel ,

1 Greenshank ,

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Stonechat (Male.) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing from car park.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:35
10-11C, N f4, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Tufted Duck (pair Snipe's then flew off S) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (ad, E carrying nest matl.) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Serpentine, with cattle) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

15 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Flying around W of W Bank) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

10 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

28 Redshank ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Ringed Plover (beach by Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 06 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
06:45 to 07:45
Cloudy, cool. Wind much lighter.

1 Red-throated Diver (East.) ,

1 Gannet ,

1 Common Scoter (Male settled on the sea just offshore. ) ,

1 Sanderling (West.) ,

16 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern ,

1 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 May 2025

Cley Marshes
15:00 to 17:30
Sunny with clouds. Brisk, cold ne breeze.

1 Gannet (Offshore.) ,

1 Hobby ,

6 Dunlin (Two Pats, four Arnolds.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Simmonds.) ,

4 Curlew (Arnolds.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape.) ,

2 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (West.) ,

6 Little Tern (East.) ,

6 Wheatear (Five from shingle area near North Scrape, one Eye Field.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 May 2025

Cley (sea)
06:00 to 08:00
Sun & clouds. Fresh North Easterly.

24 Gannet (Most east. Mainly adults, a few imms.) ,

1 Kittiwake (West.) ,

26 Sandwich Tern (At least. Most east.) ,

5 Common Tern (East.) ,

10 Little Tern (East.) ,

1 Razorbill (East.) ,

[Andrew Cox]