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 14 October 2026

Cley Marshes
16:55 to 18:40
Getting dark early! Bright spells and variable cloud as the wind started to drop a little, still WSW

1 Cattle Egret (Flew east across boardwalk to South Pool before heading back west soon after) ,

1 Jack Snipe (One flushed by Marsh Harrier from the back of Whitwell Scrape) ,

1 Little Stint (Smart juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

2 Curlew Sandpiper (A moulting juvenile-1w plus a fresher, younger juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,

8 Caspian Gull (The total since Monday rises to a remarkable 36 individuals with the evening's eight birds, again all new individuals. Three adults & three first-winters on Pat's, plus single second-winters on Simmonds and Pat's) ,

3 Yellow-legged Gull (All adults) ,

7 Mediterranean Gull (Five adults and two first-winters including three bathing on Whitwell) ,

1 Great White Egret (Off to roost in North Foreland with three Little Egrets - finally the weird hoodoo of no roost in the wood may be broken...) ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley 10Km Square
10:45 to 13:45
Bright and sunny with another day of brisk SW - WSW wind

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Single bird in-off and across the reserve towards North Foreland ) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult on the sea off Sea Pool) ,

5 Red Kite (Loose flock of five appeared over the Iron Road) ,

650 Pink-footed Goose (Small to medium size groups in skeins west all morning) ,

15 Razorbill ,

2 Guillemot ,

3 Red-throated Diver ,

[Mark Golley]

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Salthouse (sea)
10:05 to 10:25
Sunny and dry with a mild southerly wind.

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley (sea)
09:20 to 11:45
A shingle walk coast guards to east of Arnolds and back.

8 Common Gull (West) ,

5 Red-throated Diver (On sea (min count)) ,

12 Razorbill (Mostly on sea (min count)) ,

1 Snow Bunting (A smart male on beach near entrance to North scrape) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Both adults) ,

2 Turnstone (West) ,

1 Brent Goose (West) ,

1 Curlew (Heard) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

50 Pink-footed Goose (In off sea) ,

c.30 Goldfinch (Feeding in scrub near bunker) ,

c.2 Stonechat (Males on Eye field fence) ,

60 Wigeon ( Plenty of activity over reserve but 3 flocks over sea west) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 14 October 2026

Cley (sea)
08:20 to 09:20

7 Razorbill (All on sea) ,

35 Wigeon (14 & 21 east) ,

12 Gannet (Mainly juvs) ,

2 Common Tern ,

34 Pink-footed Goose (In off the sea) ,

c.100 Ringed Plover (All west. A flock of c75) ,

10 Brent Goose (West) ,

2 Velvet Scoter (Ditched on sea east. Found by Chris Goodie.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

2 Common Scoter (East) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 13 October 2026

Blakeney GM
15:45 to 16:30
Bright, sunny. Strong westerly wind

3 Curlew ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

1 Wheatear ,

1 Great White Egret ,

3 Redshank ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Tue 13 October 2026

Cley Village
15:30 to 15:30
Gusting, warm SW, sun after rain.

1 Chaffinch (To ring, or not to ring? Chaffinch with a dead right foot. Ring too tight when fitted? No blood supply to the foot? And a Dunnock cleanly ringed, same site.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 13 October 2026

Cley Marshes
06:05 to 08:40
15-17C, S f4-5, cloud early then sun from 08:00 til we left. Pinkfoot Roost Count. sunrise 06:18. Visited Bishop's Skirts & E Bank. NB. Pinkfoot results will be published shortly.

1 Barnacle Goose (with Pinkfeet on Pat's) ,

4 Egyptian Goose ,

6 Grey Heron (incl 4 flying W at 07:25) ,

1 Great White Egret (landed on Skirts Pool) ,

1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,

3 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

8 Curlew ,

70 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

27 Redshank ,

29 Ruff (21 ad m, 5 juv m,2 ad f, 1 juv f, Pat's) ,

66 Dunlin ,

1 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

1 Stonechat (East Bank) ,

11 Marsh Harrier (flew W over N of reserve at 06:50) ,

c.400 Starling (large flock out of reedbed at 07:25) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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