CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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).

 

Tue 21 January 2025

Cley Marshes
15:00 to 15:30
High cloud, cool, gentle south wester.

1 Peregrine (Adult tiercel creating mayhem over Arnold's, then harried birds towards Walsey Hills before climbing & putting in a terrific stoop, taking a duck east of Arnold's.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 21 January 2025

Cley 10Km Square
13:00 to 15:30
Cool, but hint of sunshine. Wind much reduced.

2 Long-tailed Duck (Drake and female type still with Common Scoter flock off Cley Coastguards) ,

c.230 Common Scoter (No Velvets seen amongst them this afternoon) ,

2 Red Kite (Kelling Quags) ,

1 Buzzard (Kelling Quags) ,

1 Kestrel (Gramborough Hill) ,

19 Linnet (Salthouse Beach Road) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Gramborough pool) ,

1 Dunlin (Strange - feeding at base of Gramborough Hill cliff.) ,

2 Stonechat (Fenceline Gramborough) ,

c.80 Teal (Quags and Watermeadow) ,

c.75 Wigeon (Quags and Watermeadow) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Kelling Quags) ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (Bruiser up on the shingle ridge near the Quags) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 21 January 2025

Salthouse
09:30 to 09:30

1 Turnstone (Duck Pond) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 21 January 2025

Cley Marshes
08:05 to 09:25
5>4C, SSW f4, Cloud. Visited Bishop's & E Bank, viewing Arnold's & Brackish and Iron Rd.

70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (W of Iron Rd,) ,

14 Pintail (Brackish & Serpentine) ,

3 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

4 Little Egret ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

5 Curlew ,

37 Black-tailed Godwit ,

29 Redshank ,

3 Turnstone ,

6 Dunlin ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Golden Plover ,

299 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 20 January 2025

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 08:00
3C, SW f3, Cloud/mist. Visited Bishop's Hide & S end E Bank for Dawn Pinkfoot Roost Count. Combined Pinkfoot counts for all counters will be published here shortly.

2 Egyptian Goose (central scrapes) ,

1 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Water Rail (heard Catchwater Drain) ,

1 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

106 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sat 18 January 2025

Cley Marshes
09:00 to 13:00
Cold, grey, overcast and biting wind from SW ~ 1 degree C!

5 Velvet Scoter (at least with scoter flock) ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (Drake and female with scoter flock) ,

200 Common Scoter (Off Cley Coastguards) ,

c.6 Great Crested Grebe (sea) ,

30 Red-throated Diver (Mainly west in groups of upto 12. A few on the sea.) ,

c.1 Ruff (Pats) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Pair very confiding at Bishops Hide bridge) ,

2 Little Egret (Pats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 January 2025

Bayfield Hall
14:00 to 14:45
Cold, dull, wind from SW.

4 Tufted Duck (2 pairs) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (with Greylags) ,

2 Shoveler ,

3 Little Grebe ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Mistle Thrush (Lakeside trees) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 January 2025

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:45
Cold, grey, overcast, wind from SW - cold.

c.150 Common Scoter (One large flock and a few dispersed groups) ,

12 Velvet Scoter (In main scoter flock) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (Drake with scoter flock) ,

c.120 Red-throated Diver (Many on sea but groups as large as 17 at a time east.) ,

9 Great Crested Grebe (On sea) ,

44 Ringed Plover (Beach Roost) ,

c.30 Dunlin (Beach Roost) ,

5 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Red Kite (In from way out at sea!) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 January 2025

Cley Marshes
08:05 to 09:35
4C, SW f4, cloud/mist. Visited Bishop's & E Bank, viewing Arnold's & Brackish.

912 Pink-footed Goose ,

50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

9 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Little Grebe ,

2 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant (W) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

15 Avocet ,

14 Curlew ,

35 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

16 Redshank ,

15 Ruff (all males ) ,

6 Turnstone (3 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,

17 Dunlin ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Golden Plover ,

834 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 16 January 2025

Blakeney GM
14:30 to 15:00
Low cloud, virtually no wind

1 Barn Owl ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[Stephen Heaton]

This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence.  There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them.  If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE.  When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.