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).

 

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley (sea)
17:15 to 19:15
Cloudy, easterly breeze. End of the East Bank & back west. Big tern/gull melee eastward. Much coming & going.

2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd summers.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

1 Common Tern (Many.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Also eight fishing in the Glaven, from West Bank.) ,

1 Razorbill (Off the end of East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley/Salthouse
11:05 to 11:35
Patchy light cloud, fresh SW'er.

1 Little Ringed Plover (Watling Water. Chased off several times by the baby-sitting Avocets.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 29 June 2026

Cley Marshes
06:15 to 09:05
15--21C, WSW 3, Sun. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts' E Bank & Arnold's.

2 Little Grebe (juvs, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool.) ,

8 Spoonbill ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's early) ,

1 Great White Egret (ad) ,

3 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant ,

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

78 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,

18 Curlew (between E Bank & Pope's Pool) ,

28 Black-tailed Godwit (22 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Pat's early) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

30 Redshank (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's) ,

12 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's) ,

57 Lapwing (around reserve plus 1 sm chick on Serpentine) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

4 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 3 + 1 lge chick Arnold's) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,

4 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
20:10 to 21:30
Sunny, warm.

1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (At least. Mostly Simmonds.) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly Pats.) ,

41 Curlew (Flying over.) ,

5 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

20 Redshank (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

5 Common Gull (Pats.) ,

25 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Pats, Simmonds & flying over.) ,

1 Little Gull (1st summer. Flew onto Pats.) ,

1 Barn Owl (From hide.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney Hbr
16:30 to 17:30
Calm, warm, bright, obs from seal trip boat (highlights only)

1 Eider (Adult male snoozing on shore near Lifeboat Station, boatman said it had been there for 'a while') ,

2 Turnstone ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.15 Little Tern ,

c.10 Common Tern ,

c.10 Sandwich Tern ,

[Roger Emmens]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:00
Warm, light SW wind, dry

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult on Pats) ,

8 Spoonbill (7 initially then adult in from east) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Including 2 CR birds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Female "Anouk" on Pats) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds and Whitwell) ,

3 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

9 Redshank (Juvs on Pats inc CR/flagged bird) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (4 adults and 3 chicks - latter on Simmonds) ,

4 Little Egret (Simmonds/Whitwell) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney GM
08:00 to 09:15
Sunny, breezy. Warm. Becoming cloudier.

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

6 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Common Tern ,

6 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley (sea)
05:20 to 06:30
Sunny, breezy. Warm.

2 Gannet (East.) ,

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

7 Common Tern (At least.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Three fishing in the Glaven near the sluice.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
05:00 to 05:05
Sunny, warm.

2 Barn Owl (Close to village.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
15:15 to 17:15
Sunny, warm. Becoming cloudier & cooler.

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Males.) ,

32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

8 Ruff (Pats.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling from somewhere east of the main hides.) ,

1 Red-veined Darter (Male from boardwalk to main hides.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence.  There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them.  If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE.  When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.