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).

 

Sat 10 October 2026

Cley Marshes
17:00 to 17:45
Sunny, strong westerly breeze.

9 Marsh Harrier (At least.) ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnolds.) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 10 October 2026

Cley Marshes
16:30 to 17:30
Windy,dry.

5 Marsh Harrier (Pats) ,

[Mick Roe]

Sat 10 October 2026

Cley (sea)
15:00 to 17:00
Cloudy, sharp shower. Becoming sunny. Strong westerly breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver ,

1 Gannet (Many.) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (West.) ,

1 Common Scoter (Female, west.) ,

2 Grey Plover ,

1 Little Gull (2nd year west.) ,

2 Arctic Tern (Juvs.) ,

5 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 10 October 2026

Cley Marshes
12:30 to 14:00
Sun & cloud. Strong westerly breeze.

1 Great White Egret (Flew across Simmonds.) ,

1 Pintail (Simmonds.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

13 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,

1 Snipe (Simmonds.) ,

55 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

20 Ruff (Majority on Pats.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 10 October 2026

Blakeney GM
09:15 to 11:30
Sunny, cloud building. Fresh westerly breeze.

300 Pink-footed Goose (Approx.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Red Kite (Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,

3 Buzzard (Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,

1 Kestrel (Male. Wiveton Hall Cafe.) ,

1 Grey Plover ,

2 Cattle Egret ,

4 Bearded Tit (At least. Cley end.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 10 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 13:00
Cold SW wind, generally clear, some sunshine

2 Grey Phalarope (West appearing to land beyond the Blakeney Tern Hut) ,

60 Gannet (Fishing offshore, loafing around on the sea, mainly juveniles) ,

c.250 Wigeon (west) ,

c.4 Common Scoter (west) ,

11 Red-throated Diver (Mainly east with two on the sea and one flying west close in) ,

1 Brent Goose (west) ,

1 Little Gull (1st winter west) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (west) ,

2 Grey Plover (west) ,

4 Redshank (west) ,

11 Ringed Plover (west) ,

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Walsey Hills) ,

1 Barn Owl (West over Walsey Hills and seen west across the reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 09 October 2026

Cley Marshes
15:45 to 18:45
Sun& clouds. Fresh westery breeze.

4 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

8 Marsh Harrier (At least. In to roost.) ,

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Imm.) ,

3 Avocet (Pats.) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Simmonds.) ,

7 Golden Plover (Over.) ,

55 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Jack Snipe (Pats. Flew up then back down into the sw corner.) ,

60 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult, Simmonds.) ,

1 Kingfisher (Flew close by hides.) ,

1 Stonechat ,

1000 Starling (At least. Murmurating.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Fri 09 October 2026

Cley 10Km Square
10:30 to 14:30
Blustery & brisk WSW wind making things tricky. Mild in the sunshine.

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Showed three times in 75 minutes between 1145-1300. This one is quite a grey mantled bird, quite eye-catching and not like your standard inornatus. ) ,

6 Stonechat (Three pairs noted from the southern end of Beach Road, Saltpans and "Bland's Scrape" ) ,

1 Wheatear (Nice colourful 1w Northern around the Eye Pool) ,

1 Red Kite (Over the back of the village mid-afternoon) ,

[Mark Golley]

Fri 09 October 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:00
All Wiveton Barn garden records

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Female) ,

1 Green Woodpecker (Heard calling as it flew over twice) ,

1 Raven (Heard) ,

1 Brambling (Heard) ,

4 Jay ,

1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,

1 Goldcrest ,

1 Buzzard (Heard) ,

[David Fell]

Fri 09 October 2026

Cley (sea)
07:20 to 10:00
Early rain giving way to sunshine with some cloud. Brisk sw breeze.

12 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,

43 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages as usual.) ,

51 Brent Goose ,

7 Pintail ,

500 Wigeon (Approx. Flock up & down the coast throughout.) ,

50 Teal (At least. ) ,

30 Ringed Plover (West.) ,

8 Grey Plover ,

11 Dunlin ,

3 Turnstone ,

1 Snipe (West.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (East. ) ,

4 Sandwich Tern ,

2 Arctic Tern (Juvs) ,

2 Guillemot (On the sea.) ,

18 Razorbill (At least.) ,

[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.