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).
Sat 10 October 2026
300 Pink-footed Goose (Approx.) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Red Kite (Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,
3 Buzzard (Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,
1 Kestrel (Male. Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,
1 Grey Plover ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
4 Bearded Tit (At least. Cley end.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 10 October 2026
1 Kingfisher (Hovering over the Glaven from West Bank.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 10 October 2026
10 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West, distant.) ,
130 Gannet (At least. Regular procession, mostly east. Mix of ages but predominently juvs.) ,
2 Common Scoter (Pair, west.) ,
3 Dunlin (West.) ,
1 Turnstone (West.) ,
45 Curlew (West.) ,
1 Arctic Skua (East, offshore.) ,
1 Arctic Tern (Juv west.) ,
65 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Fri 09 October 2026
4 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
8 Marsh Harrier (At least. In to roost.) ,
1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail.) ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Imm.) ,
3 Avocet (Pats.) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Simmonds.) ,
7 Golden Plover (Over.) ,
55 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Pats. Flew up then back down into the sw corner.) ,
60 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
1 Greenshank (Pats.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult, Simmonds.) ,
1 Kingfisher (Flew close by hides.) ,
1 Stonechat ,
1000 Starling (At least. Murmurating.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Fri 09 October 2026
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Showed three times in 75 minutes between 1145-1300. This one is quite a grey mantled bird, quite eye-catching and not like your standard inornatus. ) ,
6 Stonechat (Three pairs noted from the southern end of Beach Road, Saltpans and "Bland's Scrape" ) ,
1 Wheatear (Nice colourful 1w Northern around the Eye Pool) ,
1 Red Kite (Over the back of the village mid-afternoon) ,
[Mark Golley]
Fri 09 October 2026
1
Buzzard
(An eye-catching pale bird quartering the shingle bank. Photo's from a distance on Meadow Lane.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 09 October 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Female) ,
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard calling as it flew over twice) ,
1 Raven (Heard) ,
1 Brambling (Heard) ,
4 Jay ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,
1 Goldcrest ,
1 Buzzard (Heard) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 09 October 2026
2 Egyptian Goose ,
17 Shelduck ,
6 Pintail ,
185 Teal (Pat's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret ,
4 Avocet ,
1 Curlew ,
76 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Spotted Redshank (flew over W) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 09 October 2026
12 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
43 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages as usual.) ,
51 Brent Goose ,
7 Pintail ,
500 Wigeon (Approx. Flock up & down the coast throughout.) ,
50 Teal (At least. ) ,
30 Ringed Plover (West.) ,
8 Grey Plover ,
11 Dunlin ,
3 Turnstone ,
1 Snipe (West.) ,
2 Arctic Skua (East. ) ,
4 Sandwich Tern ,
2 Arctic Tern (Juvs) ,
2 Guillemot (On the sea.) ,
18 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 08 October 2026
1 Red-throated Diver (Many.) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West, close.) ,
1 Leach's Petrel (West, close.) ,
1 Gannet (Many.) ,
10 Common Scoter (At least.) ,
1 Grey Plover ,
1 Great Skua (West, close.) ,
5 Arctic Skua (One east, close. Rest west distant.) ,
1 Arctic Tern (West.) ,
8 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Guillemot (Close, west.) ,
1 Razorbill (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
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