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).

 

Wed 10 April 2024

Wiveton
08:00 to 16:00
all in private garden

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male sky dancing) ,

1 Blackcap (Male displaying - tail fanning) ,

1 Chiffchaff (Singing) ,

2 Holly Blue ,

1 Orange tip (Male) ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

1 Greenfinch (Singing) ,

[David Fell]

Tue 09 April 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:00
10-11C, S f5 gusting 7, cloud/sun with drizzle then lt rain.. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's,

2 Egyptian Goose (with 5 sm goslings still, Pat's) ,

4 Pintail ,

1 Pochard (Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (heard, Snipe's) ,

2 Spoonbill ,

1 Grey Heron ,

5 Little Egret ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Hen Harrier (flew E at 07:40) ,

3 Coot ,

156 Avocet ,

5 Oystercatcher (4 Arnold's, 1Brackish) ,

4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe ,

273 Black-tailed Godwit ,

23 Redshank ,

5 Ruff (4 adm, 1 f, Pat's) ,

3 Turnstone ,

6 Little Ringed Plover (2 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,

1 Ringed Plover (beach) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley Marshes
11:18 to 11:30

1 Spotted Redshank (initially found roosting with black-tailed godwits on island, Simmonds scrape) ,

[John Swallow]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley Marshes
10:32 to 10:40

1 Crane (Drifting west, with 3 spoonbill, over north scrape then West Bank) ,

[John Swallow]

Mon 08 April 2024

Wiveton
08:00 to 16:00
All in private garden

4 Speckled Wood ,

2 Holly Blue ,

4 Orange tip (2 males 2 females) ,

2 Comma ,

1 Peacock ,

[David Fell]

Mon 08 April 2024

Blakeney Point
07:00 to 12:00
warm & sunny

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose ,

38 Chiffchaff ,

8 Wheatear ,

25 White Wagtail (White) (one flock of 14 came in off the sea and landed briefly on the shingle ridge before flying west followed by a flock of 5 and then 6.) ,

9 Siskin (single flock in off) ,

2 Merlin (chasing each other at times) ,

3 Blackcap ,

2 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Redstart (male) ,

1 Crane (adult over the hood at 11 am then circled round for twenty minutes being harried by gulls and common buzzards. ) ,

1 Jack Snipe ,

1 Ring Ouzel (female) ,

1 Willow Warbler ,

[Paul Laurie]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley (sea)
06:50 to 08:30
WeBS

41 Great Black-backed Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 08 April 2024

Salthouse (sea)
06:30 to 09:10
WeBS

2 Mediterranean Gull ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 08 April 2024

Salthouse
06:30 to 09:10
WeBS

2 Cormorant ,

4 Little Egret ,

6 Mute Swan ,

6 Greylag Goose ,

22 Shelduck ,

6 Wigeon ,

14 Gadwall ,

18 Teal ,

24 Mallard (incl. 8 on Duck Pond) ,

4 Shoveler ,

10 Moorhen ,

7 Oystercatcher ,

28 Avocet ,

3 Ringed Plover ,

8 Lapwing ,

1 Snipe ,

47 Black-tailed Godwit ,

58 Curlew ,

17 Redshank ,

24 Black-headed Gull ,

6 Herring Gull ,

2 Great Black-backed Gull ,

3 Skylark ,

12 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Goldfinch ,

20 Linnet ,

[Cbc Admin]

Mon 08 April 2024

Cley Marshes
06:05 to 09:45
9-15C, S2, sun. Most records in the WeBS entry. to follow shortly.

3 Sedge Warbler (heard by Att, Walk between E Bank an Babcock) ,

1 Reed Warbler (heard by Att, Walk between E Bank an Babcock) ,

1 Chiffchaff (seen in trees by Babcock + several heard from N Foreland & Walsey ) ,

7 Magpie (flock flew W behind N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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