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 22 November 2024

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 09:05
2-4C, WSW f5-6, cloud. Bishop's, E Bank & Arnold's. Ice - Pat's Pool 80%, SErpentine & Pope's Pool 60%

c.1400 Pink-footed Goose (310 over W, 1100++ distantly seen in Eye Field) ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Arnold's) ,

6 Little Grebe (Brackish/Main Drain) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (W ) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

1 Avocet (Pat's) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (flew over W) ,

3 Redshank (Arnold's) ,

105 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (ad, Pat's) ,

1 Kingfisher (flew E along Main Drain) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 21 November 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 15:45
Sunny with Westerly breeze

5 Little Auk (One on sea 40m offshore (with Common Seal) plus four flying West) ,

[Paul & Jan Williams]

Thu 21 November 2024

Cley (sea)
07:30 to 10:15
Wind from SSW, Cold ~ -3 degrees C

4 Little Auk (All west, 2 with small Dunlin flock) ,

200 Dunlin (west) ,

1 Redshank (west) ,

c.1 Grey Plover (west) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (west) ,

1 Gannet (Juvenile stoofing around) ,

2 Goosander (Redheads west) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (east) ,

1 Knot (west) ,

4 Turnstone (On beach) ,

3 Goldeneye (west) ,

2 Stonechat (Beach carpark) ,

4 Snipe (west) ,

2 Skylark (west) ,

1 Peregrine (Hunting way out) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 20 November 2024

Cley (sea)
14:34 to 14:35
NW30, snow storm.

1 Common Scoter (nigra & alba) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Wed 20 November 2024

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:40
2-4C, W f5 gusting 7, mainly sunny. (snow pm). Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

c.2000 Pink-footed Goose (over the scrapes as we arrived, 720 still on pat's at 07:40) ,

12 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on Pat's to wash) ,

5 Whooper Swan (3 ad, 2 juv Pat's then flew off W at 08:14) ,

1 Goldeneye (fem, Pat's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Brackish & Main Drain) ,

1 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

1 Great White Egret (Brackish) ,

4 Little Egret ,

7 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

1 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Redshank (Brackish) ,

12 Dunlin ,

107 Lapwing ,

2 Little Auk (1 E over N Scrape area, 1 W offshore) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 20 November 2024

Cley (sea)
07:15 to 12:30
Rough sea

1486 Dunlin (west) ,

12 Goldeneye (west) ,

23 Red-throated Diver ,

1895 Teal (west) ,

568 Wigeon (west) ,

223 Common Scoter (west) ,

2 Sanderling (west) ,

6 Turnstone (west) ,

26 Gannet (east) ,

5 Redshank (west) ,

76 Ringed Plover (west) ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (west) ,

4 Red-breasted Merganser (west) ,

14 Grey Plover (west) ,

22 Snipe (west) ,

18 Pintail (west) ,

11 Mallard (west) ,

2 Curlew (west) ,

4 Gadwall (west) ,

3 Tufted Duck (west) ,

271 Knot (west) ,

49 Shelduck (west) ,

5 Kittiwake (west) ,

4 Great Crested Grebe (west) ,

16 Little Auk (two east 14 west, some duplication likely. ) ,

3 Velvet Scoter (east) ,

9 Goosander (west) ,

41 Eider (west) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

3 Great Northern Diver ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (imm fem west) ,

7 Shoveler (west) ,

2 Guillemot ,

1 Razorbill ,

1 Grey Phalarope (on the sea off the fishing boats 1140 & 1215) ,

1 Scaup (west) ,

3 Blackbird (in off) ,

3 Fieldfare (in off) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Tue 19 November 2024

Cley (sea)
09:45 to 11:15
Strong Northerly wind shifting slightly from NE. Cold, overcast. Some light rain.

300 Kittiwake (During my session but even more earlier and obviously a wreck in progress with reorienting birds?) ,

1501 Common Gull (All west) ,

60 Great Black-backed Gull (west) ,

c.5 Red-throated Diver (East) ,

c.1 Velvet Scoter (on sea) ,

c.50 Common Scoter (West) ,

54 Barnacle Goose (West over beachroad having previously been on the Eye Field) ,

2 Little Auk (West. Good pickup from SG and seen heading through the surf before a brief stop infront of the shelter, then off west. Second later spent 15 minutes in the surf being bashed about before heading west.) ,

c.15 Gannet (East) ,

c.1 Arctic Skua (East) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 17 November 2024

Salthouse
08:28 to 08:29
Dry and Sunny with cold N.W. Wind

1 Purple Sandpiper (Sheltering behind a Shingle Bank.) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Flying over Beach Road) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 16 November 2024

Cley (sea)
08:00 to 09:00
Wind from West. Overcast, cold.

1 Little Auk (West passed Coastguards. Seen at Cromer at 08:20 and passed Cley at 08:52) ,

[David Griffiths]