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 18 July 2025

Cley Village
19:32 to 19:32
Very warm, cloudless evening.

1 Peregrine (Juvenile flying east to west along the northern edge of Cley. Red ring on the right leg : a Cromer church bird?) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 18 July 2025

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 15:45
Warm, breeze from south, sunny with light cloud

60 Swallow (Feeding and resting on Daukes and Avocet hides. Looking exhausted in the heat.) ,

c.200 Sand Martin (As above) ,

c.15 House Martin (As above) ,

c.9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

3 Cattle Egret (In flight) ,

11 Ruff (Including one ) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,

120 Lapwing (Numbers building up) ,

c.12 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Mainly on Pats) ,

2 British Yellow Wagtail (Juvs with cattle in front of Teal Hide) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Juvs on Pats) ,

10 Golden Plover (9 plus 1 later on Simmonds) ,

2 Common Gull (Simmonds) ,

1 Great Black-backed Gull (Simmonds) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (3 juvs and an interesting ? old male with very silvery-grey outer wing coverts. Seen a couple of times recently by locals. ) ,

1 Kestrel (Male hunting over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 18 July 2025

Cley Village
12:00 to 14:00
Very warm, broken cloud, gentle SE.

2 Chiffchaff (Feeding young in the nest. Private garden.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 18 July 2025

Cley Marshes
10:00 to 12:00
Sunny

2 Little Grebe (Seen from EastBank on Dons pool) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Fri 18 July 2025

Cley Marshes
10:00 to 12:00
Sunny

2 Little Grebe (Seen from EastBank on Dons pool) ,

[Graham Brownlow]

Fri 18 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:00
20-23C, S f2, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's. Water level dropping on Snipe's, Pope's Pool still dry.

1 Little Grebe ( large chick on Snipe's ) ,

3 Spoonbill ,

4 Grey Heron ,

10 Little Egret (incl. 4 N Foreland) ,

1 Cattle Egret (N Foreland) ,

3 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick on Arnold's) ,

7 Avocet (Pat's) ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

27 Curlew ,

2 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,

23 Redshank (plus 1 chick on Pat's and 2 on Arnold') ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

3 Common Sandpiper (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine, 1 Arnold's) ,

15 Ruff (13 ad m, 2 ad f Pat's) ,

1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (ad + 1 chick Brackish shingle, pr + 1 chick Arnold's) ,

14 Lapwing ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (2cy Arnold's) ,

1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 17 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 09:15
14-22C, S f2, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank, Arnold's, Brackish & Iron Rd.

2 Little Grebe (plus 2 large chicks, Snipe's) ,

5 Spoonbill ,

5 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret ,

9 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

3 Cormorant ,

2 Marsh Harrier (f + juv) ,

1 Water Rail (Bishop's) ,

7 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick on Arnold's) ,

6 Avocet ,

30 Curlew ,

7 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Greenshank (1 Pat's & 1 Arnold's) ,

18 Redshank ,

3 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

13 Ruff (11 ad m, 2 ad f Pat's) ,

4 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (pr+ 1 chick Brackish, ad + 2 chicks Arnold's, 1 beach) ,

36 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 15 July 2025

Cley Marshes
13:45 to 16:30
Overcast, humid, some light to torrential rain.

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Moulting adult on Pats) ,

c.20 Ruff (Range of male colour morphs moulting out) ,

1 Caspian Gull (Near adult on Simmonds) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats mainly) ,

11 Little Ringed Plover (Inc 7 juveniles.) ,

4 Wood Sandpiper (2 adults and 2 juvs on Pats) ,

c.15 Cattle Egret (Pats, NF and South Pool field with cattle) ,

9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

2 Reed Warbler (Juvs in front of Teal) ,

1 Sedge Warbler (Juv in front of Teal) ,

2 Reed Bunting (Juvs near Teal Hide) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (With cattle near Teal Hide) ,

4 Marsh Harrier (3 Juveniles plus adult male still bringing in food) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 15 July 2025

Cley Marshes
06:35 to 09:05
15-20C, SSW f4, sun. Visited Snipe's (viewing from Walsey), Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

3 Little Grebe (2 + 1 chick Snipe's, 1 Skirts Pool) ,

1 Spoonbill (ad Pat's) ,

3 Grey Heron (at least flying around, incl 2 juvs) ,

15 Little Egret (incl. 10 in N Foreland) ,

5 Cattle Egret (incl. 4 N Foreland) ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Ad + 2 juvs) ,

1 Kestrel ,

1 Water Rail (Pat's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 sm/med chick) ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

3 Greenshank (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

24 Redshank ,

4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,

14 Ruff (13 adm, 1 adf on Pat's) ,

10 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

30 Lapwing (plus 2 chicks) ,

1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 14 July 2025

Cley Marshes
13:45 to 16:00
Warm, humid and quite oppressive despite wind from SW. Dry.

2 Wood Sandpiper (Swan Lake) ,

4 Green Sandpiper (1 Swan Lake, 3 Pats) ,

2 Golden Plover (Swan Lake moulting out of BP) ,

1 Red Kite (Following grass cutting east of Salthouse Beach Road) ,

3 Buzzard (Salthouse and 2 over North Foreland) ,

2 Kestrel (Adult and juvenile male over reserve) ,

1 Hobby (Adult in primary moult thrashing through waders and hirundines) ,

11 Ruff (Scruffs in moult on Pats) ,

12 Little Ringed Plover (Upto 8 juveniles on Pats with adults) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,

2 British Yellow Wagtail (Female and Juv on Pats) ,

c.30 Pied Wagtail (Mainly Pats) ,

9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,

8 Cattle Egret (Mainly with cattle South Scrape field but also some transit to woods and scrapes) ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Juveniles across reserve) ,

1 Bittern (Flw from west across reserve and probably Popes Marsh area) ,

[David Griffiths]

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