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).

Fri 17 May 2024

Cley 10Km Square
16:00 to 16:30
Sunny with slight breeze

3 Turtle Dove (Purring away together, 2 seen) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Fri 17 May 2024

Cley 10Km Square
16:00 to 16:30
Sunny with slight breeze

3 Turtle Dove (Purring away together, 2 seen) ,

[Richard Taylor]

Fri 17 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:55
12-18C, calm, sun. Visited Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

12 Mute Swan (+ 6 cygnets) ,

7 Barnacle Goose (E over reserve) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (= 5 goslings) ,

3 Tufted Duck (drakes, Big Pool) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

11 Little Egret ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Serpentine then flew and appeared to drop onto N Scrape at 07:19) ,

6 Cormorant (5 Pope's Pool, 1 Big Pool) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

83 Avocet ,

27 Redshank ,

4 Black-tailed Godwit (central scrapes) ,

3 Common Sandpiper (2 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,

4 Knot (Simmonds) ,

2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,

1 Ringed Plover (beach behind Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 15 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 10:15
12-14C, SE f3, light rain. Visited, Bishop's, Central hides & Snipe's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 4 goslings on Simmonds + 1 sick looking gosling on Pat's) ,

1 Spoonbill (W) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant (Snipe's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Pat's) ,

78 Avocet (plus 10 chicks on Pat's) ,

1 Coot (Bishop's) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmond's) ,

6 Redshank ,

4 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

9 Dunlin ,

2 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (tundrae, Pat's) ,

1 Redstart (fem, fence nr central hides) ,

2 Reed Warbler (feeding on reeds in front of Teal hide) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 14 May 2024

Cley Marshes
18:10 to 18:15

1 Glossy Ibis (Record shot of bird leaving Simmond's scrape) ,

[John Swallow]

Tue 14 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:00
18-20C, SE f4, sun early then light showers. Visited Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,

4 Tufted Duck (2 m on Snipe's then later 2m, 2f Big Pool presumed same.) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

7 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Coot (Pat's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

108 Avocet (plus chicks) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

13 Redshank ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (5 Pat's, 2 Simmond's) ,

9 Ringed Plover (at least 4 tundrae) ,

3 Turnstone (Brackish ) ,

2 Little Tern (Brackish then flew to Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer ,

1 Reeves' Muntjac ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 13 May 2024

Salthouse Heath
10:40 to 10:40
Very warm, cloudless.

1 Spotted Flycatcher (Top of Bard Hill.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 13 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:50
15-22C, S f3, sun slighly hazy. Visited Bishop's & central hides, Skirts path, Snipe's Marsh, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,

5 Barnacle Goose (Serpentine) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (flew W) ,

4 Tufted Duck (in flight, landed on Big Pool) ,

9 Little Egret (incl. 7 on Reedbed Marsh) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Short-eared Owl ,

5 Cormorant ,

106 Avocet (+ 4 chicks) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

19 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin ,

2 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,

16 Ringed Plover (incl. 10 'tundra' on Serpentine.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 12 May 2024

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 20:00
sunny

1 Glossy Ibis (one west 0545 and east 1930) ,

1 Hobby ,

2 Temminck's Stint ,

1 Wood Sandpiper ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Short-eared Owl ,

22 Ringed Plover (22 tundrae) ,

1 Cuckoo ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 11 May 2024

Cley Marshes
20:00 to 20:10
warm

2 Black Tern (over north scrape then flew west) ,

260 Sand Martin (single flock over reedbed) ,

[Paul Laurie]