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 22 March 2024

Cley Marshes
17:50 to 18:00
clear evening, W13

85 Little Egret (burst from NFWood.) ,

[Tom Whiley]

Fri 22 March 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:05
10C, W f4-5, cloud & some lt rain. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank viewing Arnold's & Brackish.

7 Pintail ,

3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Main Drain) ,

11 Grey Heron ,

6 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard from Bishop's hide) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

3 Coot ,

4 Oystercatcher ,

116 Avocet ,

312 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

3 Curlew ,

51 Redshank ,

30 Ruff (22 adm, 3 1wm, 3 adf, 1 1wf Pat's) ,

2 Turnstone ,

30 Dunlin ,

1 Chiffchaff (heard, N Foreland) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 21 March 2024

Glaven Valley
10:30 to 10:32
Overcast, cool SW'ly.

2 Red Kite (Male in flight after successful mating, in the poplar stand. Wiveton Bridge.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 21 March 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 08:00
Cold SW wind, Overcast with some light drizzle.

2 Mandarin Duck (Pair west passed Coastguards. Originally picked up by PB (NENBC) at Weybourne. Not my first Mandarin on a sea-watch but the first pair I've seen at Cley.) ,

1 Wheatear (Male on Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 21 March 2024

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:30
7-9C, SW f2-3, cloud. Visited Bishop's Snipe's, E Bank (viewing Arnold's), Brackish, N Scrape and Eye Field fenceline to Coastguards.

9 Pintail ,

3 Pochard (2 m, 1 f) ,

3 Little Grebe (incl. 2 on Big Pool) ,

5 Grey Heron ,

10 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming) ,

2 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 1 f over main reedbed) ,

4 Coot ,

1 Water Rail (heard, Snipe's) ,

14 Oystercatcher ,

163 Avocet ,

4 Curlew ,

263 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

52 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (all ads (6m)) ,

2 Turnstone ,

107 Dunlin ,

3 Ringed Plover (2 Arnold's, 1 shingle nr N screen) ,

1 Wheatear (Eye Field) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 20 March 2024

Cley Marshes
14:11 to 14:11
Overcast, light, cool SW'ly.

2 Spoonbill (Flew into N Foreland wood. Let's hope the bird-scaring cannon positioned to the south does not deter them.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Wed 20 March 2024

Field Dalling (Cley Square)
10:20 to 10:40
fields W of Langham Lane.

3 Whooper Swan (The same colour-ringed ad + 2 juv seen previously) ,

2 Red Kite ,

5 Little Egret (in fields) ,

2 Oystercatcher ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 20 March 2024

Blakeney GM
10:00 to 11:00
Cloud/10c/sw20

1 Wheatear (Male, on coastal path between Blakeney-Cley.) ,

17 Bearded Tit (Iruption out of Great Barnett reedbed) ,

18 Snipe (Flock on GM) ,

[Richard Burton]

Wed 20 March 2024

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 10:05
12- 15C, SSW f3-4, mainly cloudy with odd lt showers. Visted Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

13 Pintail ,

2 Pochard (m+ f) ,

3 Spoonbill (ads) ,

10 Grey Heron ,

11 Little Egret ,

1 Bittern (heard booming from S Pool area) ,

1 Little Grebe ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

5 Coot ,

12 Oystercatcher ,

113 Avocet ,

392 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

6 Curlew ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

6 Ruff (all ad m) ,

110 Redshank ,

4 Turnstone ,

250 Dunlin ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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