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 May 2025

Kelling
08:35 to 09:15
Warm but medium to strong wind from SW

1 Booted Eagle (Fantastic find by GB and IE at KWM with bird seen to land on fallow field NW of Kelling School. Then up and soaring for 20 plus minutes over Muckleburgh and north end of Kelling before drifting off SE.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 24 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 13:00
Overcast after heavy rain, warm SW wind

6 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

12 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

4 Spoonbill (One North Scrape, second Pats/Simmonds and two west towards the Freshes) ,

1 Wheatear (Just west of beach carpark) ,

2 Cattle Egret (With cattle on Bull Marsh) ,

4 Great White Egret (Two on Billy's Wash joined by another two late morning) ,

9 Mediterranean Gull (Single adult with 8 second year birds west) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (two North Scrape, 2 Pats) ,

1 Goldcrest (Walsey Hills) ,

8 Cetti's Warbler (singing across reserve) ,

1 Pochard (Female on Snipes but no sign of duckling) ,

3 Whitethroat (Territories between VC and East Bank) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (across reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 23 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:35
10-13C, WNW f4, sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

1 Pochard (fem with 1 tiny duckling, Snipe's) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

4 Cattle Egret (flying W) ,

10 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

40 Avocet ,

24 Redshank ,

1 Temminck's Stint (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (3 Arnold's, 1 'tundra' Pat's) ,

4 Little Tern (pr Brackish + 2 Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 22 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 15:15
Light rain and drizzle at first, cloudy then bright sunshine by 1000.

2 Whimbrel (Pair of whimbrel seen on Simmonds. Stayed for 20 minutes and flew off to W. 60 other species seen. ) ,

[Jonathan White]

Thu 22 May 2025

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 15:15
Light rain and drizzle at first, cloudy then bright sunshine by 1000.

2 Whimbrel (Pair of whimbrel seen on Simmonds. Stayed for 20 minutes and flew off to W. 60 other species seen. ) ,

[Jonathan White]

Thu 22 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:05
10>9C, N f4, Cloud/rain - felt cold. Visited Bishop's & Daukes hides

5 Little Egret ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

18 Avocet ,

13 Black-tailed Godwit ,

9 Redshank ,

2 Temminck's Stint (Simmond's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover ,

5 Ringed Plover (tundra, Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 21 May 2025

Blakeney GM
08:00 to 10:00

1 Bittern (two flight views over the main reedbed) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Three with cattle. ) ,

1 Fulmar (One over Blakeney Village then heading north west over the harbour) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Wed 21 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 08:50
11C, N f3, some early sun then cloudy. Visited, Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank, Brackish to N Scrape & Coastguards.

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

10 Cormorant ,

1 Red Kite (west) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

12 Oystercatcher ,

55 Avocet ,

38 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

33 Redshank ,

4 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (1 Arnold's, 2 N Scrape, 1 'tundra' Pat's) ,

2 Little Tern (Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 20 May 2025

Cley/Salthouse
11:53 to 11:53
Overcast, cold northerly.

1 Garden Warbler (The Hangs/Cuckoo Corner.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 20 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:50
11-12C, NNW f3, Overcast. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. Very low water on Arnold's, hence few birds. EA mowing E Bank again,

6 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,

2 Tufted Duck (pr Catchwater Drain W of Iron Rd) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Spoonbill (incl 1 with colour-rings) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

6 Little Egret ,

3 Cattle Egret ,

9 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

10 Oystercatcher ,

29 Avocet ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

17 Redshank ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Knot (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover ((tundra), Pat's) ,

2 Reed Bunting (pr on E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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