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 22 July 2025
2 Egyptian Goose (Brackish then Pat's) ,
32 Teal (Pat's) ,
2 Little Grebe (plus 1 lge chick on Snipe's) ,
4 Spoonbill ,
5 Grey Heron ,
6 Little Egret ,
8 Cattle Egret (incl. 3 in N Foreland) ,
24 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,
13 Avocet (12 incl. 1 juv Pat's, 1 briefly Serpentine) ,
4 Oystercatcher (3 plus 1 chick Arnold's, 1 Brackish) ,
10 Curlew ,
46 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m, 'Anouk' Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
20 Redshank (plus 2 chicks) ,
6 Green Sandpiper (4 Snipe's, 2 Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
17 Ruff (15 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
4 Dunlin ,
3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
34 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 21 July 2025
6 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,
14
Cattle Egret
(A lot of movement with several juveniles noted mainly on the two scrapes - Pats and Simmonds)
,
1
Common Tern
(Adult spent some time roosting and preening on ats before heading off back to sea)
,
11 Ruff (Pats mainly) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pats) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (Pats - all juvs) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 21 July 2025
3 Little Grebe (ads + 1 lge chick) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (flew N) ,
3 Spoonbill (ad + 2 juvs, Pat's) ,
6 Grey Heron ,
15 Little Egret ,
13 Cattle Egret ,
4 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
6 Oystercatcher (+ 1 chick on Arnold's) ,
6 Avocet (incl 1 juv , Pat's) ,
25 Curlew ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad f, 'Anouk' WL-GL(E), Pat's) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
19 Redshank (+ 2 chicks) ,
3 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
2 Common Sandpiper (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
12 Ruff (10 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,
97 Lapwing ,
1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,
5 Sandwich Tern (inl. 1 juv, Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 20 July 2025
3 Whimbrel (Simmonds and off west after a lengthy rest) ,
3 Golden Plover (Simmonds and then off west ) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
4 Spoonbill (Simmonds - 2 tspoons) ,
1
Bittern
(In from east end of reserve dropping in north of Daukes Hide then off towards Cricket Marsh. Appears to have a large spherical growth on lower tarsus and possibly a smaller on the other tarsus. Photographs from last week show similar lumps which might explain one very trailing leg in flight.)
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24
Cattle Egret
(In from the East)
,
1 Greenshank (Pats) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 20 July 2025
1
Marsh Harrier
(Flew in from the east and settled on a post at the end of Beach Road)
,
[Graham Sutton]
Fri 18 July 2025
1
Peregrine
(Juvenile flying east to west along the northern edge of Cley. Red ring on the right leg : a Cromer church bird?)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 18 July 2025
60
Swallow
(Feeding and resting on Daukes and Avocet hides. Looking exhausted in the heat.)
,
c.200
Sand Martin
(As above)
,
c.15
House Martin
(As above)
,
c.9 Spoonbill (Simmonds) ,
3 Cattle Egret (In flight) ,
11
Ruff
(Including one )
,
1
Common Sandpiper
(Pats)
,
1
Green Sandpiper
(Pats)
,
120 Lapwing (Numbers building up) ,
c.12 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Mainly on Pats) ,
2
British Yellow Wagtail
(Juvs with cattle in front of Teal Hide)
,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Juvs on Pats) ,
10 Golden Plover (9 plus 1 later on Simmonds) ,
2 Common Gull (Simmonds) ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (Simmonds) ,
4 Marsh Harrier (3 juvs and an interesting ? old male with very silvery-grey outer wing coverts. Seen a couple of times recently by locals. ) ,
1 Kestrel (Male hunting over reserve) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 18 July 2025
2
Chiffchaff
(Feeding young in the nest. Private garden.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 18 July 2025
2
Little Grebe
(Seen from EastBank on Dons pool)
,
[Graham Brownlow]
Fri 18 July 2025
2
Little Grebe
(Seen from EastBank on Dons pool)
,
[Graham Brownlow]
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