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 08 February 2026

Blakeney Point
07:00 to 13:00
mild, south east wind. high tide mid morning.

2 Barn Owl (hunting) ,

28 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Group of six east over harbour then flock of 22 east over shingle ridge) ,

4500 Pink-footed Goose (east) ,

1 Raven (east along shingle ridge) ,

1 Little Gull (1st winter along shore line) ,

1 Egyptian Goose ,

4 Red Kite ,

86 Golden Plover (harbour) ,

20 Reed Bunting ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) ,

21 Rock Pipit ,

6 Great Crested Grebe ,

1 Velvet Scoter (immature on sea off Watch House) ,

2 Goosander (pair east) ,

1 Peregrine ,

6 Stonechat (three pairs) ,

20 Common Scoter ,

6 Gannet ,

1 Great Northern Diver (in harbour) ,

20 Red-breasted Merganser ,

1 Blackbird ,

6 Goldeneye ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (in Cley Channel, Blakeney Harbour) ,

1 Hen Harrier (adult male hunting ) ,

1 Fulmar ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 07 February 2026

Blakeney Point
07:00 to 08:00
clear and still.

4 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (flew over old chapel east.) ,

1 Barn Owl (hunting ) ,

2 Reed Bunting (males in song ) ,

2 Raven (flew along shingle ridge and the south east over Cley village 0740) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Thu 05 February 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:40
4C, E f5, overcast, mist. Visited Bishop's & Daukes.

24 White-fronted Goose (at least with Greylags on Simmond's) ,

17 Barnacle Goose (flew into Simmond's briefly at 08:55) ,

29 Avocet (Pat's) ,

850 Lapwing ,

69 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 04 February 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:55
5-7C, SSE f3, cloud/mist. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

c.600 Pink-footed Goose (E around 08:15, then possibly the same back W at 09:45) ,

5 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe ,

2 Little Egret ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

56 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew (1 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,

13 Redshank ,

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

4 Turnstone (beach) ,

17 Dunlin ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1296 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 03 February 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 08:35
2C, E f5, overcast - very cold! Visited Bishop's, Don's Pool, Snipes and walked through Walsey but only common birds

175 Pink-footed Goose (at least in small flocks E) ,

5 Pintail (Pat's) ,

1 Cormorant ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

69 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 09:30
O/c, drizzly, v. cold

50 Black-tailed Godwit ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
09:15 to 09:30
Overcast, cool, slight drizzle at times

6 Snipe (Lurking in the cut reeds to the left of Bishop's (No Jacks!)) ,

[David Bryant]

Mon 02 February 2026

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:30
7>5C, E f4, overcast with mist. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret ,

30 Avocet (Pat's) ,

83 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

3 Redshank (Arnold's) ,

2 Ruff (1 sat m, 1 1w f, Pat's) ,

8 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

1000 Lapwing (at least) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 01 February 2026

Cley Marshes
16:00 to 16:45
Drizzle

c.1 Merlin (Male) ,

c.1 Barn Owl (Hunting west of beach road) ,

c.30 Snow Bunting (C.30 flew east along beach) ,

c.2 Stonechat (Two on fence of eye field) ,

c.100 Brent Goose (100+ in eye field) ,

[Steve Clark]

Sun 01 February 2026

Blakeney Hbr
15:00 to 17:00
warm, drizzle.

1 Short-eared Owl (hunting) ,

1 Barn Owl (hunting) ,

3760 Lapwing ,

12 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Merlin (1st winter male chasing a skylark) ,

[Paul Laurie]