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).
Thu 27 March 2025
Thu 27 March 2025
3 Great White Egret (Parked in beach car park looking back towards visitor centre in the field near an old disused hide ) ,
3 Great White Egret (Parked in beach car park looking back towards visitor centre in the field ) ,
[Colin Hunt]
Wed 26 March 2025
2 Pink-footed Goose ,
55 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (field S of Snipe's) ,
11 Pintail (10 Brackish, 1 Serprntine) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Main drain) ,
9 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,
2 Little Egret ,
11 Cormorant ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
118 Avocet ,
9 Curlew ,
4 Snipe (2 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,
27 Redshank ,
6 Ruff (all ad m) ,
4 Turnstone ,
162 Black-tailed Godwit ,
82 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
10 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 25 March 2025
Tue 25 March 2025
1
Glossy Ibis
(Found by CMills on the Serpentine and then seen by him to fly towards Pats Pool. On arrival at Bishops saw the bird fly across to Whitwell but no sign on arrival so checked out Daukes and whilst watching a close Little Egret the Glossy dropped in right outside the hide and started to feed and preen. Looked settled until a mobile phone went off in Teal Hide then off north.)
,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 25 March 2025
7 Rock Pipit (West over Gramborough Hill) ,
7 Lesser White-fronted Goose (East and slightly over the camp at Weybourne before being lost to view. They returned to Cley very soon.) ,
25 Red-throated Diver (Offshore) ,
c.15 Great Crested Grebe (offshore) ,
1 Razorbill (Adult sp offshore) ,
1
Barnacle Goose
(Pats Pool)
,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,
2 Long-tailed Duck (Off the Quags at Kelling Hard) ,
40 Common Scoter (offshore) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 25 March 2025
7 Lesser White-fronted Goose (W at 08:35. Not the recent Cley flock but the one recently reported from Stiffkey Flood.) ,
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
11 Pintail (1 drake, Serpentine, 10 Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
3 Little Grebe (1Snipe's, 1 Don's, 1 Main Drain) ,
1 Spoonbill (flew into N Foreland) ,
11 Grey Heron (on marsh E of E Bank) ,
1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,
4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
3 Coot (1 Snipe's, 2 Don's Pool) ,
6 Oystercatcher (4 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
109 Avocet ,
4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
107 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's/Serpentine) ,
4 Snipe ,
27 Redshank ,
10 Ruff (5 ad m, 5 ad f, all Pat's) ,
4 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
93 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
8 Ringed Plover (6 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
23 Lapwing (a few displaying but no nests seen ) ,
1 Wren (seen singing in E Bank car park) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 24 March 2025
c.1 Barn Owl (Seen hunting very close viewed from beach car park ) ,
c.1 Short-eared Owl (Seen over marsh from beach car park heading west ) ,
c.1 Peregrine (Viewed from windmill heading east ) ,
c.1 Great White Egret (Seen from the beach at the back of the reserve ) ,
[Steve Hearn]
Mon 24 March 2025
2 Black Redstart (Showing really well along harbour leading out to sea) ,
[Sean Dempster]
Mon 24 March 2025
c.130 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (2 juvs, Pat's early) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
19 Pintail (11 Brackish, 7Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,
3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's,1 Don's Pool, 1 Main Drain) ,
9 Grey Heron (E of E Bank & N Foreland) ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
2 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
13 Oystercatcher ,
14 Curlew ,
138 Avocet ,
179 Black-tailed Godwit ,
47 Redshank ,
30 Ruff (26 ad m, 1 1w m, 3 ad f. 2 Serp, rest Pat's) ,
2 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
140 Dunlin ,
18 Ringed Plover (16 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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