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).
Wed 20 May 2026
5 Little Grebe (2pr + 2 chicks (Don's), 1 ad + 1 chick Snipe's) ,
1 Grey Heron (main reedbed) ,
4 Little Egret ,
11 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
24 Avocet ,
72 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
1 Greenshank ,
19 Redshank ,
7 Sanderling (Arnold's briefly then flew W) ,
76 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
32 Ringed Plover (30 Pat's & Pope's pools - prob all 'tundrae', 2 Arnold's - normal) ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,
1 Bearded Tit (low in reeds, Don's Pool) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 19 May 2026
13
Shelduck
(High street Cley.)
,
[Tom Whiley]
Tue 19 May 2026
1
Spoonbill
(Lone bird in the river Glaven)
,
1
Lapwing
,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Swallow (Swooping over the reeds) ,
[Stephen Heaton]
Tue 19 May 2026
2
Temminck's Stint
(From Babcock hide)
,
[David Bryant]
Mon 18 May 2026
2 Mute Swan ,
2 Shelduck ,
1 Gadwall ,
3 Mallard ,
1 Coot ,
1 Linnet ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 18 May 2026
4 Cormorant ,
3 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Common Tern ,
2 Little Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 18 May 2026
1 Cormorant ,
1 Little Egret ,
3 Grey Heron ,
4 Mute Swan ,
43 Greylag Goose ,
4 Egyptian Goose ,
17 Shelduck ,
3 Gadwall ,
17 Mallard (incl. 11 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
4 Moorhen ,
6 Oystercatcher ,
17 Avocet ,
5 Ringed Plover ,
3 Lapwing ,
2 Whimbrel ,
1 Curlew ,
10 Redshank ,
1 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
23 Herring Gull ,
5 Great Black-backed Gull ,
4 Skylark ,
10 Meadow Pipit ,
2 Stonechat ,
2 Wheatear ,
2 Goldfinch ,
14 Linnet ,
4 Reed Bunting ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 18 May 2026
2 Little Grebe ,
7 Cormorant ,
4 Little Egret ,
4 Grey Heron ,
2 Spoonbill ,
6 Mute Swan ,
74 Greylag Goose ,
2 Canada Goose ,
65 Shelduck ,
24 Gadwall ,
4 Teal ,
37 Mallard ,
3 Shoveler ,
3 Moorhen ,
23 Oystercatcher ,
74 Avocet ,
11 Little Ringed Plover ,
49 Ringed Plover ,
1 Golden Plover ,
35 Lapwing ,
1 Sanderling ,
1 Little Stint ,
30 Dunlin ,
30 Black-tailed Godwit ,
53 Redshank ,
1 Wood Sandpiper ,
2 Common Sandpiper ,
14 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Herring Gull ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
12 Skylark ,
7 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Wheatear ,
3 Goldfinch ,
4 Linnet ,
4 Reed Bunting ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
2 Red Kite ,
1 Hobby ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 15 May 2026
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's.) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
7 Oystercatcher (Serpentine, Brackish & Arnold's) ,
19 Avocet ,
26 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
14 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
2 Knot (Arnold's) ,
11 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
1 Temminck's Stint (Pat's briefly) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
6 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,
2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 14 May 2026
3 Grey Heron (in/over reedbed) ,
2 Great White Egret ,
5 Little Egret (showing in N Foreland) ,
1 Bittern (heard) ,
4 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 1 heard from Snipe's) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
8 Avocet ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
32 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (incl. 3 'tundra') ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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