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).

Sat 24 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 11:50

1 Desert Wheatear (Superb views as it worked along fence line east of beach car park ) ,

10 Cattle Egret (At least, east of beach road) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Fri 23 October 2026

Kelling WM
11:41 to 11:50
Warm, very little wind from the south.

3 Cetti's Warbler (A threesome, very vocal & flighty around the Catchwater.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 23 October 2026

Salthouse
08:30 to 10:05

1 Snow Bunting (Female feeding at base of Gramborough hill cliff, then along shingle beach) ,

[Alan Roe]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:40
Overcast, occasional sunshine, cool, wind from SW

4 Water Pipit (From Bishops Hide on cut reeds to left of hide) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (1st winter male relocated by GH and watched well near pillbox east of beach carpark.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:35 to 09:11
11-13C, SE f3, sun after overnight rain. Visited Bishop's.

1630 Pink-footed Goose (counted flying off reserve) ,

3 Avocet ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (22 ad m, 2 juv m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

3 Snipe ,

25 Dunlin ,

114 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Water Pipit (between Pat's & Richardson's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 22 October 2026

Cley Village
12:35 to 12:50
Overcast, gloomy, wind from SW

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (In field east of North end of OWL with a dozen PFGs) ,

2 Grey Wagtail (Flew west over OWL) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 22 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:15
8-9C, SW f3-4, overcast but dry. Visited Bishop's & central hides.

1 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Eye field/Bull Marsh with cows. ) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

6 Avocet ,

44 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

14 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 juv m, 1 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

46 Dunlin ,

196 Lapwing ,

22 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (juv, by boardwalk) ,

1 Stonechat (m) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (with Pinkfeet off Old Woman's Lane) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 21 October 2026

Cley Marshes
09:10 to 09:12
Mainly overcast.

1 Dartford Warbler (Briefly, flitting along the gorse beside the N end of the West Bank, though distant.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 21 October 2026

Outside the Square
08:33 to 08:34
Wind from SE vectoring S, dry and sunny

2 Whooper Swan (For information - two Whoopers flew east overhead at Weybourne and then assumed to have landed on the sea before drifting west and eventually taking flight over Cley (Report by EM). One was ringed - FFU in Iceland at Miklavatn in August 2023 and seen in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire winter 20025/2026.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 21 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:20
7-10C, Sun, SE f4. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

8 Pintail (Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (in flight over reedbed) ,

2 Little Egret ,

54 Cormorant (Arnold's (fighting for space)) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

6 Curlew ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

22 Redshank ,

8 Ruff (7 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

88 Dunlin ,

11 Ringed Plover ,

3 Grey Plover (2 Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

7 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (fem, E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]