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).

Sun 13 September 2026

Cley (sea)
06:45 to 08:30

1 Hobby (West over beach) ,

2 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

21 Teal (15 & 6) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (Male and 6 cream crowns on reserve) ,

c.20 Gannet ,

3 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Perched on bramble on salt marsh) ,

1 Guillemot (On sea. Could have been 2.) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 west 2 east) ,

5 Arctic Skua (1,3 and 1. all dark phase. ) ,

5 Dunlin (Flock west) ,

c.25 Sandwich Tern (Mainly east) ,

3 Harbour Porpoise (3 possibly 4) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 12 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 14:30
Generally overcast, some light rain PM, warm, wind from SSW.

30 Sandwich Tern (Feeding offshore) ,

4 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Knot (Beach) ,

17 Dunlin (12 Beach, 5 Pats) ,

c.1 Hobby (Hunting reserve early AM) ,

3 Spotted Redshank (2 Watling Water AM then off east, 1 Simmonds/Pats PM) ,

3 Little Stint (Pats AM) ,

15 Ruff (Pats/Simmonds) ,

c.22 Spoonbill (Max late AM on Pats. Juveniles begging frequently.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Watling Water AM) ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (4 on Watling Water, others Pats/Simmonds) ,

4 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

16 Pink-footed Goose (12 west AM, 4 Billy's Wash PM) ,

2 Greylag x Canada Goose (Field west of Iron Road PM) ,

12 Egyptian Goose (Eye Field AM) ,

5 Snipe (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 11 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:05
14-18C, WSW f3, Sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

11 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

3 Pintail (Arnold's) ,

19 Spoonbill (17 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's briefly) ,

4 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main drain) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

9 Avocet (Pat's) ,

105 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (1cy Pat's) ,

21 Curlew ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Brackish) ,

41 Redshank ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

9 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 juv m Pat's, 2 ad m Arnold's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

3 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

25 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 10 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:00
Sunny and calm

1 Kingfisher (From east bank) ,

3 Pintail (2 brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,

5 Avocet (Flying over east bank) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting dragonflies over Arnolds) ,

1 Spoonbill (Arnolds) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (Arnolds) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnolds) ,

1 Little Gull (Juv on Arnolds) ,

1 Wheatear (Imm on shingle) ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Thu 10 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 08:30
14-17C, S veering SSW f3, Overcast clearing. Visited Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank viewing Arnold's. Digger clearing Carter' scrape flushed birds from Pat's.

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

4 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

8 Avocet (2 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,

82 Black-tailed Godwit ,

17 Curlew ,

49 Redshank ,

10 Ruff (7 ad m, 3 ad f) ,

6 Dunlin ,

2 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

10 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,

1 Stonechat (male, E Bank) ,

2 Bearded Tit (E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 09 September 2026

Cley/Salthouse
14:30 to 16:25
Fresh northerly, mostly cloudy.

21 Pink-footed Goose (East to west over Watling Water.) ,

4 Glossy Ibis (West to east over Watling Water.) ,

1 Buzzard (North to south over Watling Water.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 09 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:30
Strong westerly winds

2 Spoonbill (Arnold’s then flew off west) ,

2 Spotted Redshank (Arnolds) ,

2 Little Stint (Arnolds) ,

1 Pintail (Arnolds) ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Tue 08 September 2026

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 15:00
Overcast, light rain, wind from south

1 Razorbill (Juvenile drifting east) ,

3 Little Stint (Flew off from North Scrape and later found by EM (along with a 4th) on Brackish Lagoon) ,

3 Little Egret (Billy's Wash) ,

1 Spoonbill (East over reserve) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Juvenile west over reserve) ,

1 Stonechat (Male on Eye Field fence) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 08 September 2026

Cley (sea)
07:45 to 08:45
Overcast, strong SW wind, rain.

7 Arctic Skua (6 East - 3 singles including dark phase adult and then a group of three (Pale phase adult and 2 juveniles). Another juvenile lingering on the sea off coastguards) ,

1 Fulmar (east) ,

2 Teal (west) ,

1 Common Scoter (west) ,

25 Gannet (Mostly east) ,

c.2 Sanderling (west) ,

9 Turnstone (juveniles along beach) ,

3 Common Tern (west) ,

15 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

c.1 Whimbrel (west) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

1 Redshank (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 08 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:15
15>14C, SSW f4, overcast with lt rain. Visited Bishop's, E Bank to the Lookout.

4 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

10 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

6 Snipe (Pat's) ,

90 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Pat's) ,

37 Redshank ,

15 Ruff (8 ad m, 1 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

41 Dunlin ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

17 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (over reedbed) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]