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).

Wed 01 July 2026

Cley (sea)
16:00 to 17:45
Sun & cloud. Warm.

1 Gannet ,

18 Common Scoter ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

1 Common Tern (Many.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 01 July 2026

Kelling (sea)
10:45 to 11:30
Sunny, warm.

2 Gannet (East.) ,

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,

4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 1st summer.) ,

35 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

3 Common Tern ,

1 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 01 July 2026

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 08:55
18-20C, WNW f3, early cloud clearing to sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's fully grown young) ,

6 Spoonbill (incl 2 juvs) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Water Rail (chick on Snipe's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 large on Arnold's) ,

59 Avocet (plus 1 chick) ,

3 Curlew ,

68 Black-tailed Godwit ,

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

44 Redshank (plus 7 chicks) ,

13 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover (plus 2 chicks) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 01 July 2026

Cley (sea)
05:40 to 06:50
Sunny, cool. Becoming warmer.

100 Common Scoter (At least. Several groups moving east.) ,

24 Knot (Flew east towards Arnolds; came back west shortly after, low over the sea.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

1 Common Tern (Many.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 30 June 2026

Cley Marshes
19:30 to 21:30
Sunny, warm.

2 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Pats.) ,

11 Ruff (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,

26 Redshank (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Whitwell.) ,

6 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, two 2nd summers, one 1st summer. Mostly on Simmonds.) ,

1 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven, close to the village. Successful.) ,

1 Barn Owl (Close to the village.) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (From Daukes.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 30 June 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 10:00

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's Pool) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's Pool) ,

3 Spoonbill (Pat's Pool) ,

15 Swift ,

10 Ruff (1 fem, 9 males) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Tue 30 June 2026

Cley (sea)
06:30 to 07:30
Cloudy, cool. Becoming sunny & warm.

4 Gannet (All east.) ,

25 Common Scoter (At least, west. A group going east a bit later may have been these birds.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

6 Common Tern (At least.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 30 June 2026

Cley Marshes
05:00 to 06:00
Cloudy, cool.godw

2 Spoonbill (Simmonds.) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

2 Curlew (Simmonds.) ,

11 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds & Whitwell.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley (sea)
17:15 to 19:15
Cloudy, easterly breeze. End of the East Bank & back west. Big tern/gull melee eastward. Much coming & going.

2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd summers.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

1 Common Tern (Many.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Also eight fishing in the Glaven, from West Bank.) ,

1 Razorbill (Off the end of East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 29 June 2026

Blakeney (sea)
06:00 to 07:00
Sunny cool westerly breeze.

1 Gannet (West.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull ,

30 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

3 Common Tern ,

20 Little Tern (At least. ) ,

2 Brown Hare ,

[Andrew Cox]