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).

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:50 to 09:10
Overcast, but bright sunshine periodically. Wind from ESE, blowy!

1 Spotted Redshank (Adult Watling Water) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 31 August 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

2 Buzzard ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Raven (Flew west calling as it went) ,

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

1 Swift (Flew west) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:50

1 Spotted Redshank (Juv on Brackish) ,

1 Knot (Brackish) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Brackish) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

4 Redshank (Brackish) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 30 August 2026

Cley Marshes
18:05 to 18:30
Brackish Cooler with SW breeze, then heavy shower

1 Common Sandpiper (Brackish ) ,

1 Sanderling (Brackish ) ,

3 Dunlin (Brackish ) ,

1 Knot (Brackish ) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Brackish) ,

1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Brackish ) ,

2 Pintail (Brackish ) ,

6 Redshank (Brackish) ,

8 Shoveler (Brackish ) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Brackish ) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish ) ,

1 Little Stint (Brackish) ,

[David Nurse]

Sun 30 August 2026

Kelling WM
16:20 to 16:25

1 Great White Egret (Juvenile ) ,

[Jonathan Anderson]

Sat 29 August 2026

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:30
Wind SW 3-4. Bright with hazy cloud

1 Stone Curlew (Flushed up from the shingle behind Brackish Pool and flew towards North Scrape) ,

[Rob Lee]

Sat 29 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:05 to 08:05

1 Kingfisher (Seen by other birder along main drain) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 29 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:00
All records from Bishop Hide onto Pats

68 Dunlin ,

3 Turnstone ,

3 Snipe ,

69 Black-tailed Godwit ,

6 Little Stint ,

7 Avocet ,

7 Ruff ,

1 Greenshank (Heard) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 29 August 2026

Salthouse
06:35 to 06:40

1 Whinchat (On hedge in beet field west of village) ,

[David Fell]

Sat 29 August 2026

Cley 10Km Square
06:25 to 06:25

1 Barn Owl (Perched on hedge near Swan Lodge) ,

[David Fell]