CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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).

 

Fri 17 January 2025

Bayfield Hall
14:00 to 14:45
Cold, dull, wind from SW.

4 Tufted Duck (2 pairs) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (with Greylags) ,

2 Shoveler ,

3 Little Grebe ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Mistle Thrush (Lakeside trees) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 17 January 2025

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:45
Cold, grey, overcast, wind from SW - cold.

c.150 Common Scoter (One large flock and a few dispersed groups) ,

12 Velvet Scoter (In main scoter flock) ,

1 Long-tailed Duck (Drake with scoter flock) ,

c.120 Red-throated Diver (Many on sea but groups as large as 17 at a time east.) ,

9 Great Crested Grebe (On sea) ,

44 Ringed Plover (Beach Roost) ,

c.30 Dunlin (Beach Roost) ,

5 Turnstone (Beach) ,

1 Red Kite (In from way out at sea!) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 16 January 2025

Blakeney GM
14:30 to 15:00
Low cloud, virtually no wind

1 Barn Owl ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Thu 16 January 2025

Cley Marshes
08:05 to 09:45
6C, s f3, cloud/mist. VisitedBishop's, Skirts. E Bank & Arnold's.

10 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,

1 Great White Egret ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

11 Avocet (Arnold's) ,

2 Curlew ,

29 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

14 Redshank ,

3 Turnstone ,

56 Dunlin ,

276 Lapwing ,

3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 15 January 2025

Glandford
16:00 to 16:15
Solid grey, overcast clag, cool sw'ly.

1 Water Rail (Glandford Ford riverside; took ages killing a very thin, long, silvery eel before eating.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 15 January 2025

Cley (sea)
14:40 to 15:10
Overcast, dry, light wind from SW

1 Long-tailed Duck (Drake with Common Scoter flock NW of Coastguards) ,

c.70 Common Scoter (Off Coastguards) ,

1 Great Northern Diver (Distant NW of Coastguards) ,

4 Red-throated Diver (Sea) ,

2 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 15 January 2025

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 14:30
Overcast, light SW wind, dry.

2 Tundra Bean Goose (With Pink-footed Geese on Bull Marsh. Good pickup by MG as birds asleep for most of the time!) ,

c.1500 Pink-footed Goose (Bull Marsh) ,

1 Great White Egret (Reeds at back of Bull Marsh) ,

c.350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 15 January 2025

Cley Marshes
08:10 to 09:10
8C, SW f2, mist. Visited Bishop's Hide.

6 Avocet ,

321 Lapwing ,

2 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Turnstone ,

6 Dunlin ,

1 Stoat (ran east in front of Bishop's hide) ,

1 Robin (sat on fence behind Bishop's hide) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 14 January 2025

Blakeney Hbr
14:50 to 14:55
5c/sw15

1 Great White Egret (Feeding on Saltmarsh ) ,

[Richard Burton]

Mon 13 January 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 12:00
Both records from private garden

1 Blackcap (Male feeding in ivy) ,

1 Raven (Seen and heard a couple of times) ,

[David Fell]

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