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
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
Fri 23 October 2026
Fri 23 October 2026
Fri 23 October 2026
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
Thu 22 October 2026
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
Wed 21 October 2026
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
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]