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).

 

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
17:30 to 18:30
SSE14. White Cloud.

c.78 Song Thrush (6,12,8,10,10,18,4 loose groups inland in hour.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Wed 30 September 2026

Cley Marshes
07:08 to 08:10
17-18C, dark low cloud & drizzle. Bishop's, Digger working around Pat's.

11 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Egret ,

6 Avocet ,

4 Ruff (2 ad m, 2 juv m) ,

5 Black-tailed Godwit ,

74 Lapwing ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
14:00 to 14:40
wind E f3-4, hazy sunshine

7 Wigeon (west) ,

2 Eider (drakes, west) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (east) ,

c.45 Gannet (east, many juveniles) ,

1 Song Thrush (in off the sea) ,

[Rob Lee]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
10:30 to 10:31
Sunny, warm: easterly breeze

1 Eider (Drake, flying west close in) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:30
Warm, sunny, easterly breeze

20 Red-throated Diver (Many in summer plumage: often close in) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 29 September 2026

Cley Marshes
07:05 to 08:35
16C, light easterly, overcast with some light drizzle. Visited Bishop's Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Egret ,

8 Cormorant ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

6 Avocet ,

46 Black-tailed Godwit ,

3 Curlew ,

22 Redshank ,

23 Dunlin ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

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

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 28 September 2026

Wiveton
07:30 to 13:00
Wiveton Barn garden records

1 Song Thrush ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,

5 Buzzard (All in a loose kettle) ,

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

1 Jay (Several heard but only one seen) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 28 September 2026

Salthouse
07:12 to 07:28
Dry, overcast with a light NW wind

Mon 28 September 2026

Salthouse
07:12 to 07:28
Dry, overcast with a light NW wind

Mon 28 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:20
13-16C, NW f3, Overcast sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

112 Canada Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

24 Cormorant (incl.17 W at 08:37) ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

9 Avocet ,

99 Curlew (flock of 98 on Arnold's first thing flew off W together at 08:33) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

31 Redshank ,

23 Ruff (20 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f. (14 Pat's, 9 Popes Pool)) ,

98 Dunlin ,

5 Ringed Plover ,

5 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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