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).

 

Wed 29 January 2025

Blakeney GM
15:25 to 16:30
Overcast but with some sun at times. about 7 degrees, light winds

1 Barn Owl (Hunting for about 20 minutes before flying off past the windmill. No catch that I saw. ) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Female flying west to east at dusk) ,

1 Curlew (Flying west to east at dusk) ,

1 Oystercatcher (On the lower track adjacent to the raised bank west of the windmill) ,

[Stephen Heaton]

Wed 29 January 2025

Langham
09:50 to 09:55

1 Great White Egret (circling just south of village) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Wed 29 January 2025

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:45
5-9C, SW f4, sun. VisitedBishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

47 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,

12 Pintail (Brackish) ,

1 Little Egret ,

1 Cormorant (E) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

18 Avocet ,

27 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

8 Redshank ,

3 Turnstone (Pat's & Brackish) ,

310 Lapwing ,

2 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 28 January 2025

Blakeney Hbr
15:00 to 15:02
Rainy

1 Kingfisher (Flying along the harbour towards the car park) ,

[John Kenyon]

Tue 28 January 2025

Blakeney GM
14:30 to 14:50
Rainy

1 Barn Owl (Regularly dropping down to get food. Nothing caught that I saw.) ,

[John Kenyon]

Tue 28 January 2025

Cley 10Km Square
08:30 to 10:15
Overcast, cold and biting wind from SW. Rain.

120 Red-throated Diver (Mainly east in 30 minutes including one ) ,

c.12 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,

200 Common Scoter (Sea and in-flight west, very mobile groups.) ,

c.2 Long-tailed Duck (Drake and female with scoter flock) ,

3 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

1 Red Kite (Hunting strand line) ,

60 Siskin (Glandford ford alders) ,

c.6 Lesser Redpoll (Glandford ford alders) ,

c.1 Kingfisher (Nice male at Bayfield Lake) ,

3 Coal Tit (Natural Surroundings) ,

2 Nuthatch (Natural Surroundings) ,

1 Treecreeper (Natural Surroundings) ,

4 Song Thrush (Natural Surroundings and Glandford - very vocal) ,

2 Redwing (Bayfield) ,

9 Fieldfare (Bayfield) ,

1 Raven (Heard only east of Natural Surroundings) ,

[David Griffiths]

Tue 28 January 2025

Cley Marshes
08:00 to 09:15
8C, SSE f4, cloud with lt showers. Visited Bishop's and E Bank to Lookout & Brackish, Iron Rd.

17 Pintail ,

2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier (male) ,

19 Avocet (18 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

8 Redshank ,

57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's, incl.O-GO//W) ,

2 Turnstone ,

393 Lapwing ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 27 January 2025

Cley (sea)
08:30 to 09:15
Cold, brutal wind from SW in exposed areas. Sunny

35 Great Crested Grebe (At least - all on sea) ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (West) ,

25 Red-throated Diver (West) ,

c.30 Cormorant (Including some stunning breeding plumaged birds and one with some leucistic traits) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 27 January 2025

Cley Marshes
07:55 to 09:40
6-9C, SSW f5, sun. Visited Bishop's Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's.

261 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (mainly leaving E) ,

1 Barnacle Goose (in with Brents) ,

21 Pintail (Brackish, Arnold's & Serpentine) ,

1 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,

2 Little Egret ,

4 Cormorant ,

4 Marsh Harrier (incl orange-tagged fem leaving roost) ,

1 Buzzard ,

39 Avocet (38 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,

30 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew ,

1 Snipe (Brackish) ,

13 Redshank ,

2 Turnstone (Pat's) ,

123 Lapwing ,

1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 26 January 2025

Cley 10Km Square
08:30 to 14:00
Cold, bright sunshine, very nice when out of the wind

600 Common Scoter (Estimated number as flock(s) constantly merging and splitting.) ,

2 Long-tailed Duck (Drake and female type with scoter flock) ,

c.30 Red-throated Diver (Mainly west but several on sea) ,

35 Great Crested Grebe (Including 5 west as a group) ,

c.1 Ruff (Serpentine) ,

c.12 Pintail (Brackish Lagoon) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnolds Marsh) ,

12 Dunlin (Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,

4 Curlew (Arnolds Marsh) ,

29 Avocet (One on Arnolds, 28 on Pats) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,

6 Redshank (Arnolds Marsh) ,

2 Turnstone (Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Knot (Arnolds Marsh) ,

1 Water Rail (Catchwater Drain by path to Bishops Hide) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Catchwater Drain by path to Bishops Hide) ,

3 Siskin (Glandford above ford) ,

1 Goosander (Pair on Bayfield Lake) ,

1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Bayfield Lake) ,

1 Great White Egret (Bayfield Lake) ,

6 Tufted Duck (3 pairs on Bayfield Lake) ,

8 Little Grebe (Bayfield lake) ,

1 Nuthatch (Bayfield lake) ,

[David Griffiths]

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