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).
Fri 30 January 2026
c.5000 Pink-footed Goose (flying over high E) ,
2 Pintail (Brackish) ,
4 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,
35 Avocet (Pat's) ,
48 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
7 Redshank (Arnold's) ,
c.690 Lapwing ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 29 January 2026
7570 Pink-footed Goose (flying E during 2 hrs in large flocks. May have missed a few!!) ,
220 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (163 on Pat's, rest flying E) ,
3 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,
3 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,
2 Little Egret ,
3 Oystercatcher (Arnold's, first here for a while) ,
37 Avocet (Pat's) ,
48 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
6 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
9 Redshank ,
550 Lapwing (at least) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 28 January 2026
2
Glossy Ibis
(Seen on saltmarsh to east of path out to harbour and then up and overhead, landing between Morston and Blakeney)
,
4
Rock Pipit
(On walk out to Blakeney Harbour)
,
3
Greenshank
(Morston channel)
,
60
Bar-tailed Godwit
(Blakeney Harbour)
,
c.2 Great Northern Diver (Main channel of Blakeney Harbour ) ,
40 Pintail ,
c.8 Red-breasted Merganser (Main channel) ,
3 Red Kite ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
7 Turnstone ,
4 Grey Plover ,
25 Dunlin ,
60 Oystercatcher ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 28 January 2026
5 Redwing ,
1 Buzzard ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 28 January 2026
2
Barnacle Goose
(Watling Water & meadows, often in with Brent.)
,
1
Pied Wagtail
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Wed 28 January 2026
107 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flying E in small flocks) ,
2 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
4 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,
1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,
2 Cormorant ,
36 Avocet (Pat's) ,
22 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
5 Curlew (Arnold's/Brackish) ,
1 Snipe (Richardson's) ,
26 Redshank ,
31 Dunlin ,
2 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 fw m Pat's) ,
717 Lapwing ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Little Gull (2cy Pat's) ,
1 Stonechat ,
1 Reed Bunting (E Bank) ,
2 Bearded Tit (off E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 28 January 2026
3 Glossy Ibis (Three flew over the harbour at 9 am after the local shoot began around the Stiffkey Flood. They flew out over the saltmarsh and then drifted back west. ) ,
2 Long-tailed Duck ,
2 Great Northern Diver ,
9 Goldeneye (four displaying males among the nine ) ,
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (adult on mud off middle point) ,
425 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
890 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
1 Caspian Gull (adult) ,
12 Red-breasted Merganser ,
1 Great Crested Grebe ,
7 Gadwall ,
4700 Pink-footed Goose (out of roost east or south east. ) ,
56 Sanderling ,
[Paul Laurie]
Tue 27 January 2026
1
Red-breasted Goose
(Adult with Dark Bellied Brent Geese and Barnacle Geese on field to east of approach road to Morston Quay. Flock flew off later (just after my departure - heading north). Supposition that this might be the Islay RBG which associated with Barnacles over the early winter and which has not been sighted there since 20 January!)
,
7
Barnacle Goose
(With RBG and DBBG.)
,
250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 26 January 2026
1 Red-breasted Merganser ,
2 Long-tailed Duck ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 26 January 2026
c.1580 Pink-footed Goose (flew over high E disappearing into mist) ,
71 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (24 incl 12 juvs Arnold's at 08:45, rest E low over reserve ) ,
4 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,
4 Little Egret ,
5 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Cormorant ,
27 Black-tailed Godwit (26 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
8 Curlew (7 Arnold's, 1 Brackish) ,
1 Snipe (Richardson's) ,
12 Redshank ,
2 Turnstone (Beach) ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
52 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
372 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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