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).

Tue 04 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 09:05
13-15C, SSW f5, Sun/lt cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

300 Pink-footed Goose (S onto Eye Field area at 08:08.) ,

4 Pintail ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

38 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Red Kite (flying together over Sea Pool area) ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

92 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

20 Redshank ,

14 Ruff (Pat's, 5 ad m, 2 juv m, 7 left before aging) ,

16 Dunlin ,

395 Lapwing ,

1 Grey Phalarope (still Pope's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 03 November 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 13:00
all records from private garden

1 Raven (perched in pine tree very vocal) ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

2 Tawny Owl (Both calling) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Pied Wagtail ,

[David Fell]

Mon 03 November 2025

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:15
11-13C, S f5, lt showers. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

165 Pink-footed Goose (probably off N Scrape leaving S at 07:36) ,

13 Pintail (Pope's Pool & Brackish) ,

3 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

1 Red Kite ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

53 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

9 Redshank ,

1 Ruff (juv m, Pat's) ,

47 Dunlin ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

76 Lapwing ,

1 Grey Phalarope (Pope's Pool, still) ,

1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,

1 Reed Bunting (Arnold's) ,

7 Goldfinch (Arnold's) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (on sea off Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 02 November 2025

Morston
14:40 to 14:45

34 Curlew (Minimum count in field west of village and south of coast road.) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 02 November 2025

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 13:15
Walk from VC along East Bank and shingle north of Arnolds and back.

2 Cetti's Warbler (Both heard. 1 from Snipes the other off East Bank) ,

1 Coot (Dons Pool) ,

1 Moorhen (Dons Pool) ,

1 Little Grebe (Dons Pool) ,

3 Shoveler (Dons Pool all drakes) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve ) ,

42 Cormorant (Drying out near Popes.) ,

2 Curlew (Arnolds) ,

1 Red-throated Diver (On sea) ,

21 Redshank (19 Arnolds 2 brackish) ,

2 Little Egret (Arnolds) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnolds) ,

51 Dunlin (Arnolds) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnolds) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnolds) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Still present Serpentine but well hidden. Found this am.) ,

1 Grey Phalarope (Still present on Popes) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 02 November 2025

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 12:00
Overcast

1 Whinchat (Close to Bishops hide back and forth on the reeds) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sun 02 November 2025

Cley Marshes
10:52 to 10:52
Overcast, cool SW.

1 Kingfisher (East Bank.) ,

4 Reed Bunting (East Bank) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 01 November 2025

Cley/Salthouse
14:04 to 14:04
Broken cloud, fresh SW.

1 Peregrine (Watling Water. Several Lapwings bravely flew up to challenge this young bird.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 31 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:10 to 09:10
12-16C, S f3-4, drizzle clearing then sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

51 Pink-footed Goose (1 Pat's, 50 E) ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E at 08:15) ,

5 Pintail (4 Pope's Pool, 1 Brackish) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

2 Little Egret ,

37 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier (incl. 1cy with yellow wing tags) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

79 Black-tailed Godwit (75 Pat's, 4 Arnold's) ,

5 Curlew ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

7 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

54 Lapwing ,

72 Dunlin (mainly on Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Phalarope (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 30 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:05
7-9C, SW f3, Sun. Visited Beach car park, Gillmor hide and N Screen.

18 Pink-footed Goose (W) ,

33 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (N Scrape/Eye Field, incl. 1 juv ) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,

2 Redshank (North scrape) ,

1 Turnstone (North Scrape) ,

2 Stonechat (Eye Field fence) ,

2 Cormorant (W offshore) ,

2 Guillemot (on sea) ,

3 Wigeon (W over sea) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]