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).
Mon 21 October 2024
Sun 20 October 2024
Sat 19 October 2024
Sat 19 October 2024
2 Velvet Scoter (Still off CG ? day 5) ,
2 Red-throated Diver (on sea) ,
12 Turnstone (Beach high tide roost) ,
44 Ringed Plover (High tide roost on beach) ,
2 Great White Egret (2 in from the east - had been seen at Weybourne, Salthouse and then in to Billy's Wash.) ,
100 Golden Plover (Over reserve) ,
c.1 Long-billed Dowitcher (On Pats from mid morning) ,
1 Starling (On beach - fresh in and being eyed up by a nearby Herring Gull) ,
3 Stonechat (Eye Field fenceline ) ,
120 Pink-footed Goose (North Scrape) ,
c.2 Egyptian Goose (Eye Field) ,
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (CR bird Walsey Willows.) ,
7 Ruff (Pats) ,
75 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
3 Avocet (Pats) ,
1 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 18 October 2024
2 Velvet Scoter (Still of Cley CG - female and juvenile.) ,
7 Common Scoter (Off CG) ,
7 Red-throated Diver (2 on sea, 5 east) ,
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Walsey Willows - colour ringed but unable to discern arrangement) ,
1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Walsey - very active and feeding near NOA steps. Very vocal.) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 17 October 2024
15 Pink-footed Goose (flew N, none roosting when we arrived.) ,
4 Little Grebe (Main Drain/Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Great White Egret (Brackish) ,
3 Little Egret ,
21 Cattle Egret (E of E Bank with cows) ,
6 Cormorant ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
3 Water Rail (heard) ,
77 Black-tailed Godwit ,
123 Curlew (Arnold's early) ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (on Arnold's at c. 8:10 then flew S. Later on Pat's) ,
4 Snipe ,
99 Redshank ,
15 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 juv m, 2 ad f) ,
60 Dunlin ,
3 Turnstone (1 Arnold's, 2 beach) ,
127 Ringed Plover (on beach) ,
4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
433 Lapwing ,
1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 16 October 2024
Wed 16 October 2024
30 Pink-footed Goose (left roost on Pat's at 07:32) ,
35 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (8 on N Scrape, rest flying in, out or over) ,
7 Pintail (Brackish) ,
4 Grey Heron ,
2 Great White Egret (flew W) ,
5 Little Egret ,
6 Cattle Egret (with cattle S of Pope's Pool) ,
7 Cormorant ,
2 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
2 Water Rail (heard) ,
1 Avocet (Pat's) ,
34 Curlew (incl. 26 W off Arnold's at 07:43) ,
70 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
77 Redshank ,
2 Ruff (both ad m) ,
38 Dunlin ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
310 Lapwing ,
1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,
3 Stonechat (Eye Field) ,
21 Common Scoter (6 resting, 15W on/over sea) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 15 October 2024
1 Bittern (0800 flew over saltmarsh eastwards and dropped in to Cley Marshes ) ,
1 Chaffinch ,
32 Blackbird ,
2 Merlin ,
2 Rook ,
3 Little Grebe ,
19 Brambling (all flyovers but one in the Plantation) ,
2 Water Rail (One by B&W boat and one on the Fairway) ,
130 Linnet ,
2 Siskin ,
11 Song Thrush ,
91 Redwing ,
2 Robin ,
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Plantation) ,
1 Peregrine ,
1 Woodcock ,
1 Kingfisher ,
[Paul Laurie]
Tue 15 October 2024
128 Pink-footed Goose (70 S off N Scrape at 07:22 probably roosted. Rest high E later) ,
9 Pintail (Brackish incl. 2 drakes moulting into winter plum) ,
3 Little Grebe ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
19 Cattle Egret (Pat's early, then 18 on Serpentine with cows) ,
2 Cormorant ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Rail (heard, 1 Pat's, 1 W of E Bank) ,
1 Avocet (Pat's) ,
6 Curlew ,
62 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's, with Godwits) ,
53 Redshank ,
1 Ruff (ad m, Arnold's) ,
19 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
97 Lapwing ,
2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's briefly) ,
2 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,
1 Kingfisher (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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