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).

Thu 04 June 2026

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 10:00
Moderate SW wind, cool, threatening rain.

c.60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (21 on SSimmonds and about 40 flushed from North Scrape) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 04 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:45
14-16C, SSW f4-5, mainly cloudy. Visited Bishop's, Iron Rd & Babcock.

6 Egyptian Goose (Swan Lake) ,

56 Gadwall ,

1 Wigeon (m, Pat's ) ,

1 Garganey (m, Watling Water ) ,

2 Spoonbill (ad and 2cy (begging!), not together - Pat's) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

3 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,

1 Cormorant (flew E) ,

1 Oystercatcher (between Iron Rd & Babcock) ,

52 Avocet (+ 13 chicks) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Watling Water) ,

76 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (f/imm) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 03 June 2026

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 10:20
Cool SW wind. Some sunshine but generally overcast and threatening rain.

c.15 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

c.30 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

1 Fulmar (Flew east) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Adult in BP flew west 08:02 accompanied/chased off by Shelduck. Two others in from high NE (09:22) onto Simmonds briefly before heading off west.) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Across three main scrapes) ,

1 Reed Warbler (Adult collecting food in front of Daukes Hide) ,

3 Cattle Egret (2 adults (one in fine BP), also one non-breeder. Pats Pool and off with cattle.) ,

4 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY bird on Pats, adult west high and adult in from west joinng the two on Pats Pool.) ,

1 Common Tern (In from sea and over scrapes briefly.) ,

c.60 Swift (Feeding over reserve) ,

2 Little Egret (west) ,

1 Grey Heron (east) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 03 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
14-16C, SW f4, sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's. Eel survey taking place in main Drain

1 Little Grebe (chick on Snipe;s) ,

2 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

52 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,

12 Redshank ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Fox (ad + large cub on Pat's) ,

1 Reeves' Muntjac (Beach N of Arnold's) ,

1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 02 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 11:15
Overcast, dry until 09:30 then increasing intensity of rain.

4 Cattle Egret (Looking very smart. Near BP. All on or around Pats Pool.) ,

2 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY, Pats Pool) ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats and Simmonds) ,

24 Avocet (Pats and Simmonds. Considerable aggressive behaviourr) ,

c.2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

6 Mute Swan (Pats) ,

2 Oystercatcher (Simmonds) ,

15 Redshank (inc 3 chicks on Simmonds) ,

c.2 Marsh Harrier (Over reedbeds) ,

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West along beach) ,

4 Teal (Drakes and a single female Simmonds) ,

24 Gadwall (Simmonds) ,

1 Little Tern (west) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over reedbeds) ,

1 Cuckoo (Protracted views of a perched up and calling bird north of Pats Pool. Pushed around by Pipits!) ,

25 House Martin (Feeding and collecting mud) ,

c.20 Sand Martin (Feeding and resting up in heavy rain) ,

c.120 Swallow (Big feeding push, plus locals resting up and in/out of hides) ,

c.20 Swift (Feeding low) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 02 June 2026

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 06:30
Overcast with some light rain

c.1 Glossy Ibis ((north scrape) Adult) ,

[Peter Tilton]

Mon 01 June 2026

Cley Village
07:10 to 07:10
Perfect June day.

1 Cuckoo (Flew onto the top of a dead beech on Anterton Hill, singing heartily, but immediately mobbed by two Jackdaws & chased off south over the village. ( Pristine bird, but no time to even raise the camera!)) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 01 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:48 to 08:30
16-18C, SSW f3, sun. Visited Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. (Pat only) -

2 Egyptian Goose (off E Bank) ,

2 Little Grebe (pr + 2 chicks Don's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Spoonbill (flew into Arnold's) ,

19 Avocet (plus 4 chicks) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

8 Redshank ,

1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Cuckoo (flew W behind Walsey & N Foreland, calling, at c.07:00 ) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Buzzard (N Foreland) ,

5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 31 May 2026

Cley Marshes
15:10 to 19:50
Sunny, some cloud. 23C. Calm. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, Beach, North Scrape, West Bank, Central Hides.

c.30 Greylag Goose (24 Serpentine, Keeper's ) ,

1 Greylag x Canada Goose (Serpentine with Canada Geese) ,

28 Canada Goose (Serpentine ) ,

c.50 Shelduck (Across reserve) ,

c.50 Gadwall (Pat's, Serpentine, North Scrape) ,

c.10 Mallard (Serpentine ) ,

4 Teal (North Scrape) ,

2 Little Grebe (With 2 chick's, Don's ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Simmond's) ,

c.10 Little Tern (Over Brackish and sea) ,

c.30 Avocet (Across reserve, inc 2 chicks on Serpentine ) ,

c.10 Oystercatcher (Across reserve) ,

17 Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine, 2 Brackish, 12 North Scrape) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's) ,

c.45 Lapwing (Across Reserve) ,

9 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,

c.35 Redshank (Across Reserve. 1 chicken in Serpentine ) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Ruff (Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape) ,

6 Spoonbill (1 Arnold's, 5 Pat's) ,

c.10 Little Egret (Mostly Pat's ans west of West Bank) ,

5 Cattle Egret (Pat's. ) ,

2 Grey Heron (Pat's, Serpentine ) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Swift (Over Boardwalk) ,

4 Bearded Tit (West of East Bank) ,

[David Nurse]

Sun 31 May 2026

Muckleburgh Hill (W)
09:26 to 09:28

2 Glossy Ibis (two birds in off the sea high over Weybourne Camp then spooked by model aircraft and flew south west over Kelling Village) ,

[Paul Laurie]