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 13 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:30
8-11C, SSW f3 veering WSW4-5, Cloud with sunny spells, rain offshore. Visited Snipe's, Pat's & E Bank.

2 Egyptian Goose (ads, no sign of goslings) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's/Pope's Pool) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 Brackish, E of E Bank) ,

17 Avocet (Pat's & Pope's Pool) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

30 Redshank ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

2 Swift ,

1 Wheatear (E Bank) ,

1 Fox ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 12 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 08:35
From North Screen. Overcast: strong breeze from WSW

1 Whimbrel (Dropped in briefly, then flew west. (Also Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper)) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (From Babcock hide around midday (Also: Temminck's Stint)) ,

1 Wheatear (From Babcock hide around midday) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 12 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:35
6-9C, SW f3-4, cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

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

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

14 Avocet (Pat's, Arnold's & Pope's Pool) ,

1 Curlew (off E Bank) ,

5 Black-tailed Godwit (3 Pat's, 2 Pope's Pool) ,

32 Redshank ,

1 Knot (wp Arnold's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (shingle & Arnold's) ,

1 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (incl. 1 m) ,

1 Kestrel (flew E over E Bank) ,

1 Wheatear (fem, E Bank) ,

1 Fox (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 11 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 07:55
8-9C, NNW f6, cloud/ lt rain. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's & Watling Water.

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

51 Shelduck (incl. 39 on Pat's) ,

2 Mute Swan (4ERP + mate, Watling Water) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

41 Avocet ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Watling Water) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Watling Water) ,

1 Knot (Watling Water) ,

2 Swallow (in Babcock ) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 10 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 08:45
Overcast, NNE wind 20mph.

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Bull marsh, with cattle) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sun 10 May 2026

Cley Marshes

1 Hobby ,

11 Swift ,

3 Ruff (E of Iron Road) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley Marshes
13:23 to 13:23
Cool easterly, sunlit & open blue sky.

3 Hobby (Dragonfly prey.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:29 to 08:30
E8, sun.

1 Little Stint (Syd & Eddie...) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley 10Km Square
07:15 to 09:30
Warm, cooling SE wind, dry and clear

4 Temminck's Stint (One in front of Avocet Hide, 3 Pats) ,

1 Ruff (Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats) ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult west over reserve) ,

7 Little Egret (1 Simmonds, 6 flushed from North Foreland) ,

2 Great White Egret (Simmonds - YB and BB) ,

5 Grey Heron (West over reserve) ,

6 Wood Sandpiper (Pats) ,

11 Dunlin (Pats) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Simmonds and KWM) ,

1 Hooded Crow (KWM) ,

1 Stock Dove (KWM) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 08 May 2026

Cley Marshes
14:20 to 16:45
Sun, very cool easterly breeze

1 Bittern (Off East Bank c.14.30) ,

2 Spoonbill (Over N.Foreland) ,

1 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

2 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]