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 01 May 2026

Cley Marshes
10:30 to 16:45

34 Ruff (4 Serpentine + min. 30 Pat’s.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Serpentine) ,

36 Black-tailed Godwit (31 Pats Pool; 5 Serpentine) ,

85 Dunlin (At least85 on Pats) ,

7 Wood Sandpiper (2 South Pool. 2 Whitwell. 3 Pat’s Pool) ,

4 Knot (Pat's Pool) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Fri 01 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:50
11-19C, SE f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

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

3 Grey Heron (around reedbed) ,

1 Great White Egret (Skirts Pool) ,

1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

17 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,

1 Water Rail ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

14 Avocet ,

3 Curlew ,

3 Whimbrel (E over Arnold's) ,

48 Black-tailed Godwit ,

8 Bar-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (arnold's) ,

13 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

7 Knot (4 Arnold's, 3 Pat's - summer plumage) ,

1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

77 Dunlin ,

37 Ruff (9 m, 23 f Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

7 Ringed Plover (6 Arnold's (2 displaying over beach), 1 Pat's) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's, sum pl) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (E over Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem, main reedbed) ,

5 British Yellow Wagtail (Serpentine with cattle) ,

1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 30 April 2026

Kelling Heath
09:30 to 09:45
Sunny and windy

1 Turtle Dove (Along railway line on caravan site ) ,

[Colin Hunt]

Thu 30 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
11-15C, SE f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Bittern (heard from Bishop's) ,

10 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's Marsh) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

5 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

29 Black-tailed Godwit (25 Pat's, 3 Arnold's) ,

2 Whimbrel (Serpentine) ,

6 Redshank ,

11 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's early morning) ,

7 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

21 Ruff (9 m, 12 f Pat's) ,

7 Dunlin ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover ,

3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f over main reedbed) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 30 April 2026

Cley Marshes

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's Pool) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (South Pool) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Visitor Centre car park) ,

1 Whitethroat (Visitor Centre car park) ,

6 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Wed 29 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:50
11-14C, E f5, Sun, felt colder than temp. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Water back on Pope's Pool, levels high on Brackish & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (E of E Bank) ,

2 Pintail (pr Arnold's still) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

12 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

7 Avocet (Pat's) ,

16 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

11 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,

8 Redshank ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

8 Ruff (5 m, 3 f, Pat's) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (m + 2 f main reedbed, m over Wigeon Marsh) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 29 April 2026

Cley Marshes
Sun. Cold strong wind.

3 Ruff (Central scrapes) ,

2 Garganey (Watling Water) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Watling Water) ,

2 Wall Brown (Attenborough Walk) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Tue 28 April 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 09:00
Overcast, blustery, gloomy!

3 Wood Sandpiper (Lurking in reed fringes of South Pool) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 28 April 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:20
9C, NE f5, cloud after earlier rain - felt cold. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts & E Bank.

2 Egyptian Goose (E of E Bank) ,

4 Canada Goose (1 still on nest Don's Pool) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

2 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,

13 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

16 Avocet ,

2 Curlew ,

1 Whimbrel (Pat's) ,

12 Black-tailed Godwit ,

5 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (1 ad m, 2 fw m, Pat's) ,

25 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 28 April 2026

Cley Marshes

2 Swift (Over Pope's marshes.) ,

4 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Car Park Pool) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]