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).

 

Tue 21 October 2025

Walsey Hills
13:00 to 13:45
Overcast grey, cool SW.

1 Great Grey Shrike (Thanks to Jacquie & David B for putting us onto the bird. Hedgerow running south from Snipe's.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 21 October 2025

Salthouse (sea)
07:40 to 08:20
Overcast with the sun trying to break through. Light S.W. Wind

2 Red-throated Diver (Feeding and moving slowly west) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Tue 21 October 2025

Cley Marshes
07:20 to 09:05
12-13C, SW f4, overcast with sunny spells. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

5 Whooper Swan (field E of Visitor Centre) ,

149 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool, early morning) ,

1036 Pink-footed Goose (incl 46 on Pat's) ,

10 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (Pat's) ,

2 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Little Grebe (Brackish) ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

3 Grey Heron (Brackish) ,

5 Little Egret ,

12 Cattle Egret (4 with cow's on Wigeon Marsh, 8 with cows by Pat's) ,

53 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

5 Avocet (Pat's) ,

6 Curlew ,

107 Black-tailed Godwit (4 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,

4 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,

32 Redshank ,

2 Snipe (Pat's) ,

34 Ruff (30 ad m, 1 juv m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f, Pat's) ,

45 Dunlin ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Pat's briefly early) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 20 October 2025

Cley Marshes
10:15 to 15:00

1 Great Grey Shrike (Flew past me whilst I was having tea in the visitor centre, went down in hedgerow to the east and showed very well for 20 mins before I had to leave ) ,

1 Woodcock (In-off sea ) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat’s ) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat’s ) ,

[Joe Parham]

Mon 20 October 2025

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 08:15
11-12C, S f4, cloud. Visited Pat's and E Bank as part of Pinkfoot count. Full details of count to be posted here soon.

140 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,

5 Whooper Swan ,

8 Egyptian Goose ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck ,

9 Cormorant ,

2 Water Rail (heard) ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Coot (Don's Pool) ,

1 Tawny Owl (heard calling from N Foreland at 07:00) ,

5 Avocet ,

111 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

23 Ruff (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

18 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 19 October 2025

Cley (sea)
12:00 to 13:15

1 Great Northern Diver (On sea. Has been here a few days now.) ,

4 Red-throated Diver (All west) ,

10 Common Scoter (8 east 2 west) ,

1 Grey Heron (East) ,

3 Gannet (2 east 1 west adults) ,

6 Wigeon (East) ,

3 Eider (Drakes west) ,

[David Fell]

Sun 19 October 2025

Cley/Salthouse
10:00 to 12:15
Broken cloud, wind freshening from the south.

3 Glossy Ibis (In drain between A149 & Pope's Marsh.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Sun 19 October 2025

Salthouse (sea)
07:46 to 08:15
Dull and overcast, with a light southerly wind.

58 Common Scoter (Drifting west.) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sat 18 October 2025

Cley Marshes
12:30 to 14:20
Walk from VC to north of Arnolds Marsh and back

3 Whooper Swan (In field east of VC) ,

2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard along East Bank) ,

2 Moorhen (Dons Pool) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew east) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Over reed bed) ,

3 Grey Heron (Together over Arnolds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnolds) ,

6 Pintail (On brackish) ,

5 Curlew (Arnolds) ,

32 Redshank (Arnolds) ,

3 Little Grebe (2 main drain north end of East Bank and 1 on Arnolds) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnolds) ,

2 Stonechat (Pair north of Arnolds) ,

31 Dunlin (Arnolds) ,

1 Buzzard ,

[David Fell]

Sat 18 October 2025

Morston
11:15 to 12:00
All records from scrub and trees near quay car park

3 Redwing ,

9 Blackbird ,

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,

1 Song Thrush ,

2 Greenfinch ,

[David Fell]

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