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
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
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
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
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
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
Mon 02 February 2026
Mon 02 February 2026
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
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
1 Short-eared Owl (hunting) ,
1 Barn Owl (hunting) ,
3760 Lapwing ,
12 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Merlin (1st winter male chasing a skylark) ,
[Paul Laurie]