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 22 May 2026

Cley Marshes
16:22 to 20:22
26C Sunny. Southerly gusting to 25mph. Low tide

15 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,

4 Little Grebe (1 pair with chicks on Don's) ,

c.25 Little Tern (2 on Arnolds, the rest over beach/sea) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Over sea) ,

2 Golden Plover (SP - on Eye Field) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's and North Scrape) ,

6 Ringed Plover (Pat's, beach, and North Scrape) ,

c.48 Black-tailed Godwit (40 North Scrape, 8 Pat's) ,

14 Sanderling (10 on beach, 4 North Scrape) ,

1 Great White Egret (Skirts Pool) ,

1 Curlew (West of West Bank) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Lapwing (2 broods of chicks (2 + 3) by Serpentine) ,

1 Whitethroat (Skirts opposite VC) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Skirts between Bishop's and East Bank) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Crossing skirts) ,

[David Nurse]

Thu 21 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:05
13-16C, SSW f3-4, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

2 Barnacle Goose (Serpentine) ,

3 Little Grebe (ad with 1 chick Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks Don's.) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Egret ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's Pool) ,

9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

14 Avocet ,

18 Redshank ,

77 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

7 Dunlin (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

12 Ringed Plover (mainly tundrae) ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 20 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:00
12-15C, SW f4-5, mainly cloudy. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

5 Little Grebe (2pr + 2 chicks (Don's), 1 ad + 1 chick Snipe's) ,

1 Grey Heron (main reedbed) ,

4 Little Egret ,

11 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

24 Avocet ,

72 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

1 Greenshank ,

19 Redshank ,

7 Sanderling (Arnold's briefly then flew W) ,

76 Dunlin ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

32 Ringed Plover (30 Pat's & Pope's pools - prob all 'tundrae', 2 Arnold's - normal) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

1 Bearded Tit (low in reeds, Don's Pool) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 19 May 2026

Cley Village
19:14 to 19:16
SSE19 rain.

13 Shelduck (High street Cley.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Tue 19 May 2026

Blakeney GM
16:00 to 17:30
Dry, tide going out. Broken cloud. Very windy

1 Spoonbill (Lone bird in the river Glaven) ,

1 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Swallow (Swooping over the reeds) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Tue 19 May 2026

Cley Marshes
10:13 to 11:00
Overcast, drizzle at times

2 Temminck's Stint (From Babcock hide) ,

[David Bryant]

Fri 15 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:20
7-9C, NW f5-6 dry after early rain, sun/cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank to Look-out.

2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's.) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

7 Oystercatcher (Serpentine, Brackish & Arnold's) ,

19 Avocet ,

26 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Knot (Arnold's) ,

11 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1 Temminck's Stint (Pat's briefly) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

6 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 14 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:55
7-9C, NE f5 veering WNW 3-4, mainly overcast with showers and sunny spells. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

3 Grey Heron (in/over reedbed) ,

2 Great White Egret ,

5 Little Egret (showing in N Foreland) ,

1 Bittern (heard) ,

4 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 1 heard from Snipe's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

8 Avocet ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

32 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (incl. 3 'tundra') ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 13 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:30
8-11C, SSW f3 veering WSW4-5, Cloud with sunny spells, rain offshore. Visited Snipe's, Pat's & E Bank.

2 Egyptian Goose (ads, no sign of goslings) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's/Pope's Pool) ,

4 Oystercatcher (2 Brackish, E of E Bank) ,

17 Avocet (Pat's & Pope's Pool) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

30 Redshank ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,

2 Swift ,

1 Wheatear (E Bank) ,

1 Fox ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 12 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 08:35
From North Screen. Overcast: strong breeze from WSW

1 Whimbrel (Dropped in briefly, then flew west. (Also Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper)) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (From Babcock hide around midday (Also: Temminck's Stint)) ,

1 Wheatear (From Babcock hide around midday) ,

[David Bryant]