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 11 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 07:55
8-9C, NNW f6, cloud/ lt rain. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's & Watling Water.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 2 goslings, Pat's) ,

51 Shelduck (incl. 39 on Pat's) ,

2 Mute Swan (4ERP + mate, Watling Water) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

41 Avocet ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Watling Water) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Watling Water) ,

1 Knot (Watling Water) ,

2 Swallow (in Babcock ) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 10 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:45 to 08:45
Overcast, NNE wind 20mph.

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Bull marsh, with cattle) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Sun 10 May 2026

Cley Marshes

1 Hobby ,

11 Swift ,

3 Ruff (E of Iron Road) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley Marshes
13:23 to 13:23
Cool easterly, sunlit & open blue sky.

3 Hobby (Dragonfly prey.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:29 to 08:30
E8, sun.

1 Little Stint (Syd & Eddie...) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Sat 09 May 2026

Cley 10Km Square
07:15 to 09:30
Warm, cooling SE wind, dry and clear

4 Temminck's Stint (One in front of Avocet Hide, 3 Pats) ,

1 Ruff (Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Little Stint (Pats) ,

1 Spoonbill (Adult west over reserve) ,

7 Little Egret (1 Simmonds, 6 flushed from North Foreland) ,

2 Great White Egret (Simmonds - YB and BB) ,

5 Grey Heron (West over reserve) ,

6 Wood Sandpiper (Pats) ,

11 Dunlin (Pats) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Simmonds and KWM) ,

1 Hooded Crow (KWM) ,

1 Stock Dove (KWM) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 08 May 2026

Cley Marshes
11:52 to 11:53
Cool easterly, clear blue sky.

7 Crane (In from the south-east, over the VC, & proceeded north-west in a stately procession towards BP.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 08 May 2026

Cley Marshes
10:40 to 10:40
Sunny, light breeze

1 Bittern (Just left of the east bank in the reeds, then flew 300 metres northbound and dropped back in the reeds.) ,

[Mick Roe]

Fri 08 May 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:30
Cool SE wind, dry and bright

12 Little Tern (Feeding offshore) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

4 Common Sandpiper (Two North Scrape, 2 Simmonds) ,

42 Dunlin (Pats) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pats, 2 Whitwell) ,

2 Temminck's Stint (Simmonds) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Whitwell Scrape, including CR and flagged individual) ,

2 Golden Plover (SP birds on Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 08 May 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
7-15C, SE 2, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Pink-footed Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 2 goslings) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

31 Avocet (11 serpentine, rest spread around ) ,

1 Curlew ,

1 Whimbrel ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

49 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

17 Redshank ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,

29 Dunlin ,

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

7 Ringed Plover (Shingle & Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

2 Wheatear (1 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine (could have been the same)) ,

2 Red-legged Partridge (Arnold's!!) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]