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).

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley (sea)
15:30 to 17:30
Sunny, some cloud. Warm. From end of East Bank.

3 Sanderling (West.) ,

21 Sandwich Tern (Moving west in small parties.) ,

12 Little Tern (At least. Much coming & going, along the shore & onto Arnolds. Courtship flights & ground displays noted.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:10 to 15:30
Sunny,warm.

6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Sp male, Arnolds.) ,

20 Knot (Arnolds. All wp.) ,

90 Dunlin (At least. Arnolds. Most sp.) ,

9 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds. Some sp. A group of seven took off together & headed out over the sea, NNE direction.) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (Over Arnolds.) ,

6 Little Tern (Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Village
11:30 to 13:30
Sunny, breezy. Warm.

4 Buzzard (At least.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Female & male.) ,

2 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Red Kite ,

1 Hobby ,

1 Willow Warbler (Singing male in garden.) ,

2 Large White (At least.) ,

2 Small White (At least.) ,

1 Green-veined White ,

1 Orange tip (Male.) ,

1 Comma ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

2 Holly Blue ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Salthouse/Kelling
11:30 to 12:40
Sunny and quite warm

1 Avocet (Pool by Gramborough hill) ,

1 Ringed Plover ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

2 Stonechat ,

4 Linnet ,

1 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Grey Partridge ,

2 Whimbrel ,

Sand Martin (Group nesting north side of hill) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sat 04 May 2024

Blakeney GM
09:05 to 10:25
Sunny breezy. Becoming warm.

1 Whimbrel ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Bearded Tit ,

18 Sedge Warbler (At least, singing males.) ,

4 Reed Warbler (At least. Singing males.) ,

10 Reed Bunting (Female & nine males.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:15 to 07:45
Sunny, chilly. Falling tide.

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West, with small flock of oystercatchers.) ,

1 Grey Plover (One heard calling.) ,

50 Dunlin (At least. West along beach.) ,

1 Kittiwake (Adult west.) ,

16 Sandwich Tern (All west.) ,

5 Common Tern (West.) ,

11 Little Tern (At least. Much coming & going.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 04 May 2024

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 06:15
Sunny, chilly.

1 Spoonbill (In flight.) ,

1 Snipe (Eye Pool.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Female carrying nest material onto Blakeney GM. Male skydancing over west side of Cley.) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (Eye Field.) ,

4 Wheatear (Male & three females. West Bank,) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 03 May 2024

Morston
14:20 to 15:00
Overcast, drizzly rain before easing off.

2 Common Tern ,

3 Little Tern ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing from car park.) ,

1 Greenfinch (Singing from car park) ,

1 Pied Wagtail (Washing in car park puddle.) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

1 Redshank ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 03 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 09:00
10C, W f4, cloud the rain. Visited Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. Poor visibility in rain.

2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 5 goslings still on Pat's) ,

4 Tufted Duck (3 m, 1 f,) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

4 Little Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Coot (Simmonds) ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

118 Avocet ,

33 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

36 Black-tailed Godwit ,

14 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

8 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

4 Knot (Arnold's) ,

67 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 02 May 2024

Cley Marshes
10:10 to 16:15
Bright and breezy quite warm,

2 Grey Partridge (In the field near the sluice on Beach Road) ,

1 Hobby (Flying over east bank ) ,

[Gary Evans]