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 02 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:45

1 Little Stint (Arnold’s Marsh) ,

1 Pintail (Serpentine) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase, moving west) ,

1 Little Gull (Feeding over sea) ,

1 Peregrine (Flew over Arnolds) ,

1 Wheatear (Immature bird, just west of the north end of east bank) ,

[Andrew Buckley]

Wed 02 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:10
14-17C, SSW f3, sun clouding over. Visted Bishop, Skirts E Bank (viewing Arnold's from Lookout), then shingle to Brackish, N Scrape & Coastguards.

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Spoonbill (Pat's briefly) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,

6 Oystercatcher (1 Arnold's, 5 W over sea) ,

7 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 5 Pat's) ,

97 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ,

13 Curlew ,

3 Snipe (2 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,

45 Redshank ,

31 Ruff (21 ad m, 4 juv m, 3 ad f, 3 juv f) ,

4 Turnstone (2 Pat's, 2 North) ,

93 Dunlin ,

5 Little Stint (3 Pat's, 2 Brackish) ,

4 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 3 North) ,

23 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

1 Kingfisher (Main Drain, E of E Bank) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Wheatear (1 Brackish shingle, 1 Eye fence nr pillbox) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 01 September 2026

Glaven Valley
18:30 to 20:00
Warm, still, bright

1 Barn Owl ,

3 Marsh Harrier (Adult and two juveniles ) ,

1 Green Woodpecker ,

9 Mute Swan (2 adults, 7 juveniles ) ,

1 Cetti's Warbler ,

1 Wren ,

[Sean Dempster]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 16:30
Warm, clear, sunny

1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile moving to 1st winter Simmonds Scrape ) ,

11 Little Stint (7 Simmonds, 4 Pats) ,

25 Dunlin ,

12 Ruff ,

20 Spoonbill (pats) ,

1 Hobby (Over scrapes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 10:00
Warm, wind from SW, clear.

11 Spoonbill (7 Simmonds, 4 Pats) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Juveniles hunting offshore) ,

1 Great Skua (East) ,

7 Gannet (east) ,

5 Sanderling (west) ,

2 Redshank (west) ,

2 Grey Plover (west) ,

15 Teal (west) ,

1 Common Tern (west) ,

2 Whinchat (Beach carpark fenceline) ,

1 Wheatear (Eye Field fenceline) ,

1 British Yellow Wagtail (Eye Field) ,

3 Ringed Plover (west) ,

5 Shelduck (west) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 01 September 2026

Cley Marshes
06:25 to 08:30
11-16C, WSW f3-4, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

7 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Pintail (Pat's) ,

2 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,

4 Little Egret ,

8 Avocet (Pat's) ,

18 Curlew ,

101 Black-tailed Godwit ,

2 Snipe (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Arnold's) ,

44 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (19 ad m, 2 juv m, 3 ad f, 1 juv f, Pat's) ,

1 Knot (Arnold's) ,

70 Dunlin ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

5 Ringed Plover (Brackish/Arnold's) ,

6 Marsh Harrier (left roost early) ,

8 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,

33 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
08:50 to 09:10
Overcast, but bright sunshine periodically. Wind from ESE, blowy!

1 Spotted Redshank (Adult Watling Water) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 31 August 2026

Wiveton
08:00 to 14:00
All records from Wiveton Barns garden

2 Buzzard ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Raven (Flew west calling as it went) ,

1 Blackcap (Heard) ,

1 Swift (Flew west) ,

[David Fell]

Mon 31 August 2026

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:50

1 Spotted Redshank (Juv on Brackish) ,

1 Knot (Brackish) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Brackish) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

4 Redshank (Brackish) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 30 August 2026

Kelling WM
16:20 to 16:25

1 Great White Egret (Juvenile ) ,

[Jonathan Anderson]

This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence.  There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them.  If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE.  When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.