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).

 

Fri 09 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 08:40
11-13C, ENE f3, sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's E Bank (viewing Arnold's), W along shingle to N Scrape.

2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

4 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Barn Owl (over reedbed at 06;40 then went into or behind N Foreland) ,

2 Coot (1 Don's Pool, 1 Snipe's) ,

8 Oystercatcher ,

13 Avocet ,

1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,

25 Redshank ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (N Scrape) ,

1 Dunlin ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Wheatear (1 by N Screen, 1 E end Brackish) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 09 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
06:00 to 07:00
Sunny, ne breeze.

9 Gannet (All east.) ,

9 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

6 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 May 2025

Blakeney GM
16:15 to 17:45
Sunny late afternoon. About 13 degrees. Very light breeze.

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Grey Heron ,

3 Oystercatcher ,

1 Reed Bunting ,

1 Meadow Pipit ,

3 Jackdaw ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Thu 08 May 2025

Holt
16:00 to 16:30
Overcast/sunny with clouds

c.1 Nightingale (Sat on tv aerial of my house in West Beckham near Holt , very vocal ) ,

[Rebekah Simms]

Thu 08 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 17:30
Cloudy, becoming sunny. Ne breeze.

1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

2 Golden Plover (Arnolds.) ,

4 Whimbrel (Arnolds.) ,

3 Greenshank (One Arnolds, two Pats.) ,

3 Little Tern (Beach. Later, two on Arnolds.) ,

2 Wheatear (Male & female. End of East Bank/ Edge of Arnolds.) ,

7 Wall Brown (At least.) ,

1 Four-spotted Chaser (East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 May 2025

Salthouse
13:20 to 14:00
Cloudy, some sun. Ne breeze.

4 Little Tern (Along the shore.) ,

2 Stonechat (Pair.) ,

2 Small Copper (At least.) ,

2 Wall Brown (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 08 May 2025

Kelling (sea)
08:12 to 08:20
Cloudy and cool. N.E. wind.

c.250 Common Scoter (Spread out flock formation) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Thu 08 May 2025

Kelling WM
07:42 to 07:46
Cloudy and cool. N. E. wind.

1 Spoonbill (Circling the water meadow.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Thu 08 May 2025

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 07:15
Cloudy, ne breeze.

2 Gannet (East, offshore.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Male & female.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

1 Spoonbill ,

2 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

2 Little Tern (East along the shore.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 09:05
10-12C, NNE f4 , sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Pink-footed Goose ,

2 Barnacle Goose ,

310 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (E of E Bank then flew to N Foreland) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (fying over reedbed) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret (with cows by Serpentine) ,

18 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kestrel ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,

14 Oystercatcher ,

10 Avocet (8 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew (Sea Pool) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnold's) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

23 Redshank ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Wigeon Marsh/Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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.