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 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 15:15
Clear sky,fresh.

2 Bearded Tit (Approach to Bishops) ,

4 Reed Bunting ,

1 Stonechat ,

2 Wren ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kingfisher ,

[Mick Roe]

Wed 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
14:00 to 15:45
Clear skies, warm until 15:00 then cold. SW wind

3 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape - in to roost.) ,

4 Little Grebe (Main Drain from Gillmor Hide) ,

1 Caspian Gull (1st winter in large gull roost - good pick up by DF) ,

c.3500 Pink-footed Goose (Incredible roost arrival at sunset. Most onto Billy's Wash) ,

1 Sparrowhawk (Male on gateway east side of North Scrape) ,

11 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,

c.8 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (North Scrape) ,

120 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field - including the leucistic individual) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

12 Golden Plover (Over Eye Field at dusk) ,

2 Stonechat (Fenceline along beach) ,

12 Pintail (Over reserve) ,

[David Griffiths]

Wed 03 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:45 to 10:10
4-6C, S f3, mist/sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

2000 Pink-footed Goose (on Wigeon Marsh, many more flying around) ,

13 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,

4 Little Grebe (1 Don's, 3 Brackish/Main Drain) ,

1 Little Egret ,

2 Cormorant ,

8 Moorhen (incl 6 on Snipe's) ,

5 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

24 Black-tailed Godwit (Snipe's) ,

1 Snipe (Pat's) ,

14 Redshank ,

3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m, Pat's) ,

5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

326 Lapwing ,

1 Buzzard ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,

1 Kestrel (juv) ,

1 Grey Wagtail (briefly, Snipe's Marsh) ,

2 Stonechat (pr, Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley Marshes
13:30 to 14:30
Sunny, cold SW wind. Dry

80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field including a leucistic bird with very distinctive head making.) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 02 December 2025

Kelling
11:45 to 12:00
Sunny with S 15mph wind, cool

2 Red Kite (Over school and village ) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley/Salthouse
11:42 to 11:42
Fresh southerly, cloudless.

1 Peregrine (Flew south over Attenborough's Walk, adjacent to Watling Water.) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Same site, same time.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 02 December 2025

Kelling (sea)
10:00 to 11:20
Sunny with S 15mph wind, cool

618 Common Scoter (Counted from photograph) ,

8 Velvet Scoter (One near adult drake, others immatures/F) ,

[Steven Stansfield]

Tue 02 December 2025

Salthouse
09:30 to 09:45
Duck Pond

1 Pintail (ad m) ,

4 Moorhen ,

1 Mute Swan (juv (4GEW)) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 02 December 2025

Cley Marshes
07:40 to 09:25
8-9C, S f3-4, sun after early cloud. Visited Snipe's, Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

2500 Pink-footed Goose (flocks on and off reserve from fields) ,

13 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E) ,

20 Pintail (2 Brackish, 18 Arnold's but mobile) ,

6 Little Grebe (Don's, Brackish & Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant ,

4 Avocet (Pat's) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

4 Curlew ,

3 Redshank ,

5 Snipe (3 Pat's, 2 Brackish) ,

19 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

423 Lapwing ,

1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

1 Red Kite (W) ,

1 Kestrel ,

5 Marsh Harrier (incl. yellow tagged fem) ,

2 Stonechat (pr E Bank) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 01 December 2025

Wiveton
08:00 to 15:00

2 Red Kite (Drifted south together) ,

1 Kestrel ,

2 Buzzard (Came into roost) ,

[David Fell]

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.