CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, 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 25 October 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 14:45
Strong SW winds, sunny, light cloud, dry.

1 American Wigeon (Drake found by SG and seen on channel on SW corner of Billy's Wash from Avocet and later Daukes Hide. Flew off into grass but seen on same strip of water later.) ,

2 Tundra Bean Goose (Simmonds from Daukes) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Billy's Wash) ,

25 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Billy's Wash and several groups in from feeding) ,

800 Pink-footed Goose (Billy's Wash, Whitwell and Eye Field) ,

c.15 Greylag Goose (Billy's Wash) ,

c.30 Canada Goose (Eye Field) ,

c.1 Peregrine (Hunting over reserve) ,

1 Grey Plover (Simmonds) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Simmonds) ,

5 Dunlin (Whitwell) ,

4 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh) ,

2 Little Egret (Billy's Wash) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (Eye Field fence line - 'scoped from Daukes!!) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 24 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 11:50

1 Desert Wheatear (Superb views as it worked along fence line east of beach car park ) ,

10 Cattle Egret (At least, east of beach road) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Fri 23 October 2026

Kelling WM
11:41 to 11:50
Warm, very little wind from the south.

3 Cetti's Warbler (A threesome, very vocal & flighty around the Catchwater.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 23 October 2026

Salthouse
08:30 to 10:05

1 Snow Bunting (Female feeding at base of Gramborough hill cliff, then along shingle beach) ,

[Alan Roe]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:40
Overcast, occasional sunshine, cool, wind from SW

4 Water Pipit (From Bishops Hide on cut reeds to left of hide) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (1st winter male relocated by GH and watched well near pillbox east of beach carpark.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:35 to 09:11
11-13C, SE f3, sun after overnight rain. Visited Bishop's.

1630 Pink-footed Goose (counted flying off reserve) ,

3 Avocet ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (22 ad m, 2 juv m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

3 Snipe ,

25 Dunlin ,

114 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Water Pipit (between Pat's & Richardson's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 22 October 2026

Cley Village
12:35 to 12:50
Overcast, gloomy, wind from SW

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (In field east of North end of OWL with a dozen PFGs) ,

2 Grey Wagtail (Flew west over OWL) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 22 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:25 to 09:15
8-9C, SW f3-4, overcast but dry. Visited Bishop's & central hides.

1 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Eye field/Bull Marsh with cows. ) ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

6 Avocet ,

44 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

14 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 juv m, 1 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

46 Dunlin ,

196 Lapwing ,

22 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (juv, by boardwalk) ,

1 Stonechat (m) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (with Pinkfeet off Old Woman's Lane) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 21 October 2026

Cley Marshes
09:10 to 09:12
Mainly overcast.

1 Dartford Warbler (Briefly, flitting along the gorse beside the N end of the West Bank, though distant.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 21 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:30 to 09:20
7-10C, Sun, SE f4. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

8 Pintail (Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (in flight over reedbed) ,

2 Little Egret ,

54 Cormorant (Arnold's (fighting for space)) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

6 Curlew ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

22 Redshank ,

8 Ruff (7 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

88 Dunlin ,

11 Ringed Plover ,

3 Grey Plover (2 Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,

7 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Stonechat (fem, E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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