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).
Tue 13 October 2026
12
Caspian Gull
(All new birds, taking the total in 2 days to a whopping 28. Incredible gulling. The totals were 5/6 1w, 3 2w, 1 4w, 2 adults)
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3 Yellow-legged Gull (A single 3w and 2 adults) ,
7 Mediterranean Gull (Including a 1w bird that was ringed on Scolt Head) ,
2000 Black-headed Gull ,
4 Glossy Ibis (Again on Pat's late on) ,
[Mark Golley]
Tue 13 October 2026
Tue 13 October 2026
Tue 13 October 2026
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]
Mon 12 October 2026
16
Caspian Gull
(Sensational! A record Cley count with gulls galore. There were x10 1w, x2 2w, a single 3w plus 3 adults. What a brilliant evening experience)
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5 Yellow-legged Gull (Comprising 2 1st W, a 2nd W and 2 adults) ,
7 Mediterranean Gull (There were 3 1w, 1 2w, & 3 adults) ,
2250
Black-headed Gull
(Minimum count - I was so focussed on the big gulls I barely got around to looking through the BHG flocks)
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450 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
650 Herring Gull ,
2 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Both smart adult argentatus) ,
25 Common Gull ,
10 Great Black-backed Gull ,
30 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,
25 Ruff ,
2 Golden Plover ,
6 Avocet ,
1250 Starling (Murmuration starting to build over main reedbed) ,
4
Glossy Ibis
(Dropped onto Pat's Pool at 6.20 before disappearing off east soon afterwards)
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[Mark Golley]
Mon 12 October 2026
Mon 12 October 2026
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Jay ,
[David Fell]
Mon 12 October 2026
Mon 12 October 2026
Mon 12 October 2026
2 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
20 Gannet (At least. Many joining feeding melee close in.) ,
3 Red-breasted Merganser (West.) ,
12 Ringed Plover (West.) ,
1 Arctic Skua (East offshore. Chased some gulls before settling on the sea.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,
11 Little Gull (At least. Three west (two adults, 1st winter) then 8 east. Mix of ages. Mobbed settled skua at one point.) ,
1 Guillemot ,
10 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
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