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).
Tue 28 April 2026
Tue 28 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (E of E Bank) ,
4 Canada Goose (1 still on nest Don's Pool) ,
1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,
2 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,
13 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
16 Avocet ,
2 Curlew ,
1 Whimbrel (Pat's) ,
12 Black-tailed Godwit ,
5 Redshank ,
3 Ruff (1 ad m, 2 fw m, Pat's) ,
25 Dunlin ,
2 Little Ringed Plover ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 28 April 2026
2 Swift (Over Pope's marshes.) ,
4 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Car Park Pool) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Mon 27 April 2026
Mon 27 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (E of E Bamk) ,
2 Pintail (pr Arnold's still) ,
2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
7 Grey Heron (sitting up in small trees in main reedbed) ,
1 Bittern (heard booming) ,
1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,
3 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
12 Oystercatcher ,
10 Avocet (8 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,
2 Curlew ,
2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
13 Black-tailed Godwit ,
10 Redshank ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
31 Ruff (incl. 15 m, 14 f) ,
88 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
8 Little Ringed Plover (6 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,
5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m+ f) ,
1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 26 April 2026
1 Lesser Whitethroat (Heard only.) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Having a brief tussle with a buzzard ! ) ,
[Mick Roe]
Sun 26 April 2026
Sun 26 April 2026
5 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,
7
Whimbrel
(2 east, five Eye Field)
,
1
Whinchat
(Male Eye Field fenceline)
,
1
Cetti's Warbler
(Skirts path)
,
2 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,
93 Dunlin (Pats) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,
28 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Beach Shingle east of Cley Beach carpark) ,
1 Little Tern (west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 26 April 2026
1 Garden Warbler (Kelling Heath CP) ,
1 Yellow Wagtail (Flew over Iron Road) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Swan Lake) ,
1 Bittern (Heard booming several times) ,
2 Pochard (Usual pair on Dons) ,
1 Tufted Duck (Male dropped into Dons briefly then flew off) ,
1 Bearded Tit (Male and female off East bank) ,
1 Great White Egret (Yellow billed bird flew north East bank) ,
1 Reed Warbler (East bank) ,
1 Water Rail (Flew across drain near East bank CP) ,
1 Whinchat (Male on fence line east of Beach CP (found by DG)) ,
3 Wheatear (Eye field) ,
1 Whimbrel (Eye field) ,
2 Water Vole (Both swam across east side of drain off East bank) ,
[David Fell]
Sat 25 April 2026
1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing in small trees. North East corner of water meadoe) ,
[Nigel Young]