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).

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley (sea)
15:20 to 15:50
Sunny, warm. End of East Bank.

11 Little Tern (Some very close in. More on Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 12:05
Sunny, 18 degrees

2 White Stork (Two circled in low over reserve centre from east. One had thin blueish ring on right leg, but was NOT one of the two Ludham birds (which I saw!)) ,

[David Bryant]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 12:05
One of the two Storks

2 White Stork (One of the two birds) ,

2 White Stork (Two together) ,

[David Bryant]

Wed 08 May 2024

Wiveton
11:00 to 11:30
Sunny, warm. Wiveton Hall Tearoom.

4 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Two males, one female.) ,

2 Kestrel (Pair) ,

1 Hobby ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:30 to 08:00
Cloudy, light northerly breeze.

1 Fulmar (West.) ,

10 Sanderling (West. Two groups of five.) ,

6 Common Gull (At least. Two adults, rest 1st summers.) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

2 Common Tern (At least.) ,

10 Little Tern (At least.) ,

100 Common Scoter (Approx. West.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes

1 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape) ,

1 Great White Egret (Richardson's Scrape) ,

1 Spoonbill (Pope's Marsh) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Tue 07 May 2024

Salthouse
15:00 to 15:10
Overcast, calm.

1 Short-eared Owl (Alongside Meadow Lane catch-water drain.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:00
Cloudy, occasional sun. Cool northerly breeze.

1 Red Kite (East past East Bank.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds.) ,

13 Knot (Arnolds.) ,

4 Sanderling (Arnolds.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds.) ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds.) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer. Over Arnolds.) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (1st summer, Arnolds.) ,

14 Sandwich Tern (At least. Heading west.) ,

13 Little Tern (Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:55
11-12C, NW f3, Fog! Visited Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's (what could be seen of it).

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

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

4 Spoonbill ,

3 Little Egret ,

8 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (1 Snpe's. 1 Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

105 Avocet ,

24 Redshank ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit ,

3 Turnstone (in mist, probably more) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,

10 Dunlin (many more in mist) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's & shingle) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:00 to 08:00
Light northerly breeze, cloudy. Then sea mist, becoming thick with almost zero visiility out to sea. Cold.

2 Gadwall (Pair west, then back east.) ,

17 Common Scoter (Three small parties west. One female drifted east quite close in.) ,

14 Sanderling (West. Two in company with a dunlin. Rest together.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Two adult east long the beach.) ,

8 Common Gull (West. All 1st summers.) ,

20 Sandwich Tern (At least. Much coming & going along the shore or just inland.) ,

1 Common Tern (East. Later heard calling overhead flying west in the mist.) ,

10 Little Tern (At least. Much coing & going along the shore.) ,

[Andrew Cox]