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).
Mon 12 October 2026
16
Caspian Gull
(Sensational! A record Cley count with gulls galore. There were x10 1w, x2 2w, a single 3w plus 3 adults. What a brilliant evening experience)
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5 Yellow-legged Gull (Comprising 2 1st W, a 2nd W and 2 adults) ,
7 Mediterranean Gull (There were 3 1w, 1 2w, & 3 adults) ,
2250
Black-headed Gull
(Minimum count - I was so focussed on the big gulls I barely got around to looking through the BHG flocks)
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450 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
650 Herring Gull ,
2 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Both smart adult argentatus) ,
25 Common Gull ,
10 Great Black-backed Gull ,
30 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,
25 Ruff ,
2 Golden Plover ,
6 Avocet ,
1250 Starling (Murmuration starting to build over main reedbed) ,
4
Glossy Ibis
(Dropped onto Pat's Pool at 6.20 before disappearing off east soon afterwards)
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[Mark Golley]
Mon 12 October 2026
1
Red-throated Diver
(Feeding and drifting west.)
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[Graham Sutton]
Mon 12 October 2026
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Jay ,
[David Fell]
Mon 12 October 2026
1
Snow Bunting
(Feeding on Gramborough Cliff Face.)
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[Graham Sutton]
Mon 12 October 2026
9 Red-throated Diver ,
13 Cormorant ,
1 Little Gull ,
7 Black-headed Gull ,
53 Herring Gull ,
2 Great Black-backed Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 12 October 2026
1
Brent Goose
(Feeding beside Gramborough Lagoon)
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[Graham Sutton]
Mon 12 October 2026
2 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
20 Gannet (At least. Many joining feeding melee close in.) ,
3 Red-breasted Merganser (West.) ,
12 Ringed Plover (West.) ,
1 Arctic Skua (East offshore. Chased some gulls before settling on the sea.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,
11 Little Gull (At least. Three west (two adults, 1st winter) then 8 east. Mix of ages. Mobbed settled skua at one point.) ,
1 Guillemot ,
10 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 12 October 2026
1 Little Grebe ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Mute Swan ,
18 Greylag Goose ,
76 Canada Goose ,
3 Shelduck ,
7 Wigeon ,
7 Teal ,
24 Mallard (incl. 20 'feral' on duck pond) ,
7 Moorhen ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
3 Grey Plover ,
12 Lapwing ,
1 Snipe ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
1 Curlew ,
5 Redshank ,
125 Black-headed Gull ,
4 Common Gull ,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
13 Herring Gull ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
1 Merlin ,
1 Kestrel ,
11 Skylark ,
19 Meadow Pipit ,
23 Goldfinch ,
13 Linnet ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 12 October 2026
4 Red-throated Diver ,
27 Herring Gull ,
2 Great Black-backed Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 12 October 2026
4 Little Grebe ,
35 Cormorant ,
7 Little Egret ,
5 Grey Heron ,
8 Mute Swan ,
456 Pink-footed Goose ,
324 Greylag Goose ,
85 Canada Goose ,
1 Barnacle Goose ,
4 Egyptian Goose ,
22 Shelduck ,
228 Wigeon ,
25 Gadwall ,
1001 Teal ,
58 Mallard ,
2 Pintail ,
73 Shoveler ,
3 Water Rail ,
11 Moorhen ,
4 Avocet ,
6 Ringed Plover ,
103 Golden Plover ,
6 Grey Plover ,
126 Lapwing ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper ,
134 Dunlin ,
21 Ruff ,
3 Snipe ,
80 Black-tailed Godwit ,
3 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
10 Curlew ,
11 Redshank ,
574 Black-headed Gull ,
10 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
19 Herring Gull ,
5 Great Black-backed Gull ,
7 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Kestrel ,
1 Kingfisher ,
33 Skylark ,
36 Meadow Pipit ,
7 Stonechat ,
1 Wheatear ,
102 Goldfinch ,
23 Linnet ,
12 Reed Bunting ,
4 Glossy Ibis ,
1 Great White Egret ,
1 Red Kite ,
[Cbc Admin]
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