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 11 January 2026

Blakeney Point
08:00 to 11:00
south east wind, frost, overcast

1 Little Gull (adult along shore then east) ,

1 Tufted Duck (west) ,

4 Razorbill ,

1 Gannet ,

2 Raven (on shingle ridge) ,

1 Peregrine (on shingle ridge) ,

1 Merlin (caught a reed bunting) ,

36 Snow Bunting (on shingle ridge then flew west) ,

7 Red Kite ,

11 Marsh Harrier (hunting birds one took a redshank.) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 10 January 2026

Glandford
13:30 to 13:40
Cold, o/c

1 Grey Wagtail (On flooded meadow by Glaven ford) ,

[David Bryant]

Sat 10 January 2026

Kelling Heath
12:42 to 13:14
Dry, broken cloud, light N wind.

c.10 Blackbird ,

1 Pink-footed Goose (Flew over, E.) ,

1 Robin ,

1 Song Thrush (With Blackbirds.) ,

c.5 Blue Tit ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Being mobbed by corvids.) ,

1 Jay ,

1 Carrion Crow ,

c.10 Woodpigeon (Singing.) ,

c.1 Stock Dove (Heard only, singing.) ,

c.1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard only, calling.) ,

1 Kestrel ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 10 January 2026

Morston
12:20 to 12:30
Cold, o/c

1 Water Pipit ,

[David Bryant]

Sat 10 January 2026

Kelling WM
11:25 to 12:35
Dry, broken cloud, light N.

1 Buzzard ,

3 Shelduck (1 seen over sea flying W, then 3 seen on pool.) ,

1 Cormorant (W over sea.) ,

16 Brent Goose (W over sea.) ,

1 Red Kite (E along shingle bank.) ,

1 Stonechat ,

3 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull ,

2 Carrion Crow ,

25 Teal ,

1 Common Gull ,

c.60 Lapwing ,

4 Shoveler ,

2 Snipe ,

1 Mute Swan ,

c.10 Wigeon ,

1 Barn Owl ,

c.5 Blackbird ,

c.50 Golden Plover ,

c.5 Redwing ,

1 Water Rail (Flushed from stream) ,

1 Chaffinch ,

c.20 Rook ,

c.10 Woodpigeon ,

c.2 Blue Tit ,

1 Great Tit ,

c.2 Jackdaw ,

[Tony Pope]

Sat 10 January 2026

Wiveton
10:15 to 10:30
Cold: odd sunny intervals

1 Great White Egret (On meadows by Wiveton Bridge) ,

[David Bryant]

Sat 10 January 2026

Cley Marshes
09:45 to 09:50
Cold: odd snow flurry

1 Barnacle Goose (On Eye Field) ,

[David Bryant]

Sat 10 January 2026

Blakeney Hbr
09:30 to 09:40
Cold, o/c

1 Grey Plover ,

[David Bryant]

Thu 08 January 2026

Bayfield Hall
10:45 to 11:15

4 White-fronted Goose (In field with Greylags) ,

1 Great White Egret (In ditch along lake edge) ,

[David Fell]

Thu 08 January 2026

Cley (sea)
09:00 to 11:05
Strong NE wind, very cold,

1 Great Skua (Harassing gulls before flying along beach and heading towards Salthouse) ,

c.12 Red-throated Diver ,

1 Great Northern Diver ,

1 Black-throated Diver (close inshore) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (males flying west) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (male flying west) ,

1 Razorbill (on sea close in) ,

3 Guillemot ,

1 Goldeneye (male on sea) ,

[Giselle Hayers]

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