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 28 August 2026

Cley (sea)
08:15 to 10:15
Warm, wind from SW, generally clear.

c.300 Common Tern (approximate numbers - steady stream west. NB some 400 seen earlier by PW on Arnolds Marsh!) ,

c.70 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

4 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,

32 Knot (west) ,

c.200 Dunlin (west) ,

25 Turnstone (west) ,

50 Ringed Plover (west) ,

8 Golden Plover (west) ,

2 Whimbrel (west) ,

4 Curlew (west) ,

1 Purple Sandpiper (west ) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Shingle west of the boats) ,

1 Wheatear (West of the boats) ,

8 Reed Bunting (west of boats) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 27 August 2026

Salthouse/Kelling
13:00 to 15:00
Cool, then extremely wet

2 Little Stint (Gramborough Pools) ,

1 Sanderling ,

7 Ringed Plover ,

3 Dunlin ,

4 Avocet (2 adults and two fledged juveniles) ,

1 Hobby (Adult hunting over the Quags) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 27 August 2026

Cley/Salthouse
08:00 to 10:00
Overcast, threatening rain. Wind from ESE, brisk.

1 Redstart (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Coal Tit (Walsey Hills) ,

2 Little Stint (Juveniles showing really well in pool west of Gramborough Hill) ,

1 Sanderling (Extremely confiding bird in same pool as Little Stints) ,

6 Ringed Plover (4 adults and two fledged juveniles - same pool) ,

2 Dunlin ,

1 Willow Warbler (Gramborough copse) ,

6 Stonechat (Gramborough) ,

1 Whitethroat (Gramborough) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 27 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 08:35
19-20C, E f3-4, hazy sun clouding over. Visted Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

3 Little Egret ,

14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

1 Oystercatcher ,

13 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs) ,

21 Curlew ,

9 Snipe (7 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

62 Redshank ,

26 Ruff (20 ad m, 1 juv m, 3 ad f, 2 juv f, all on Pat's) ,

3 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

2 Knot (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

102 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (ad, Pat's) ,

64 Sandwich Tern (Being flushed regulary on Arnold's) ,

61 Common Tern (in with the Sandwiches.) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 26 August 2026

Cley Marshes
13:45 to 15:00
Warm, strong easterlies, dry and sunny

2 Spotted Redshank (Pats from Bishops) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

14 Ruff (Pats Pool) ,

1 Little Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Pats Pool ) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats from Bishops) ,

c.110 Dunlin (Approx - 3 main flocks) ,

1 Knot (Pats from Bishops) ,

c.25 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,

1 Avocet (Pats from Bishops) ,

3 Wigeon ,

1 Hobby (Hunting over Pats Pool) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 26 August 2026

Blakeney Point
13:00 to 14:30
Sunny, stiff breeze from East/South-East

c.4 Pied Flycatcher (Plantation ) ,

1 Redstart (Middle Point in suaeda) ,

1 Willow Warbler (Plantation) ,

1 Melodious Warbler (Found on Middle Point by Andy Stoddart. I was lucky to be at Plantation when alert went out. Have added the second "headless" photo as it's the best I managed of the wing.) ,

[Geoff Snelson]

Wed 26 August 2026

Walsey Hills
07:15 to 08:00

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (A pair on telegraph pole.) ,

1 Garden Warbler ,

1 Pied Flycatcher (In tree with owl box) ,

1 House Sparrow ,

[David Fell]

Wed 26 August 2026

Cley Marshes
06:30 to 09:00
18-22C, SE f2, sun. Visited Bishop's Skirts, E Bank , Arnold's then shingle to Iron Rd.

1 Spoonbill (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

1 Little Egret ,

20 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

107 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

6 Snipe (4 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,

51 Redshank ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

19 Ruff (15 ad m, 1 juv m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f) ,

51 Dunlin ,

2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs, Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,

124 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (on dried up Swan Lake) ,

1 Wheatear (N end Iron Rd) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 26 August 2026

Salthouse
06:00 to 07:10

1 Barn Owl (quartering fields north end of Beach Road) ,

12 Black-tailed Godwit (In field east of Beach Road) ,

c.30 Pied Wagtail (North end of Beach Road on shingle and in fields) ,

34 Curlew (In field east of Beach Road) ,

3 Wheatear (2 on shingle north of Beach Road 1 on Gramboro) ,

2 Redshank (On Gramboro pool) ,

1 Ruff (On Gramboro pool) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Flew from Gramboro pool) ,

4 Avocet (On Gramboro pool) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east with egrets) ,

6 Little Egret (Flew east with Ibis) ,

4 Stock Dove (Flew south from Gramboro) ,

10 Goldfinch ,

11 Linnet ,

2 Stonechat (A pair) ,

12 Meadow Pipit ,

1 Reed Bunting (On fence north end of Beach Road) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 25 August 2026

Salthouse
11:05 to 11:10
Mild, sunny, ENE breeze

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east over Beach Road, landing near cattle) ,

[David Bryant]

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