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
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
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
1 Gannet ,
3 Whimbrel (East.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern ,
12 Little Tern (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 06 May 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]