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).

 

Thu 25 September 2025

Cley Marshes
15:15 to 16:00
Sunny, easterly breeze.

1 Glossy Ibis (Flew up from among pink feet.) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (Flew off with a small flock of pink feet.) ,

1 Dunlin (Whitwell.) ,

2 Curlew (Whitwell.) ,

15 Black-tailed Godwit (Whitwell & Pats.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 25 September 2025

Cley (sea)
14:15 to 15:00
Sunny, Easterly breeze.

2 Red-throated Diver ,

1 Gannet ,

1 Guillemot ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 25 September 2025

Salthouse
14:02 to 15:02
east wind sunny

c.3 Little Stint (Swan meadow off iron road) ,

2 Curlew Sandpiper ,

2 Pectoral Sandpiper ,

3 Redshank ,

[Steve Meredith]

Thu 25 September 2025

Cley (sea)
06:45 to 08:45
Sunny, brisk NE breeze.

6 Red-throated Diver ,

8 Gannet ,

25 Common Scoter (At least. All west.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Juvs. West.) ,

10 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Guillemot (On sea just offshore from BH.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 24 September 2025

Cley (sea)
06:50 to 09:00

127 Teal (All west in small flocks) ,

38 Wigeon (All west) ,

1 Kestrel ,

409 Common Scoter (All west largest flock 25) ,

4 Red-throated Diver (1 west 2 east 1 on sea) ,

9 Brent Goose (all west) ,

3 Arctic Skua (1 east 2 west one of which doubled back east) ,

1 Arctic Tern (Juvenile feeding just off shore) ,

8 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern ,

16 Gannet (Mostly east and juvs) ,

2 Guillemot (West) ,

1 Common Gull (Juv west) ,

2 Great Black-backed Gull (East) ,

[David Fell]

Wed 24 September 2025

Cley (sea)
06:45 to 09:00
Sun & clouds. Some squalls out at sea; one came onto the beach. Cool NE breeze.

5 Red-throated Diver (At least. Inc two on the sea close in.) ,

16 Gannet (At least.) ,

3 Pintail ,

60 Common Scoter (At least. All west.) ,

1 Arctic Skua (Juv west quite close; came back east soon after, even closer.) ,

7 Sandwich Tern ,

10 Common Tern (Juvs.) ,

1 Little Tern (East, close in.) ,

1 Guillemot (East.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 23 September 2025

Cley (sea)
14:00 to 19:00
Sun with clouds. Squalls out at sea, one coming in over BH. Brisk Nnw breeze. Starting at the end of East Bank miving to BH.

4 Red-throated Diver (Inc one close in.) ,

4 Gannet ,

52 Brent Goose (Moving west in small groups.) ,

3 Pintail (At least.) ,

9 Common Scoter ,

1 Red-breasted Merganser (Redhead west close along the shoreline.) ,

1 Grey Plover (West.) ,

1 Knot (West.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Inc dp juv close in. Both west.) ,

200 Common Gull (At least. Moving west all afternoon.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter.) ,

3 Little Gull (Two adults & one juv west. Just beyond middle distance.) ,

11 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,

11 Common Tern ,

1 Guillemot (Close in on sea.) ,

1 Razorbill (East.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 23 September 2025

Walsey Hills
10:35 to 10:35
Mainly cloudy, fresh nor'easter.

1 Pied Flycatcher (Split second perch before flying into the canopy of the pines. No further sighting.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 23 September 2025

Cley (sea)
09:50 to 10:30
Northerly breeze, occasional overcast

1 Pomarine Skua (Close in, for a change!) ,

1 Ruddy Shelduck (On Bull Marsh, with Pinks and other geese) ,

57 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Flighty flock on shingle near North Screen - I'm assuming tundrae because of the numbers!) ,

8 Bearded Tit (Very confiding: on path by Swan Pool) ,

2 Glossy Ibis (Mobile, behind Swan Pool (Lake?)) ,

2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With Brents, over Eye Field) ,

[David Bryant]

Tue 23 September 2025

Cley (sea)
06:55 to 08:25
Cloudy, becoming clearer.

8 Red-throated Diver (At least. Inc one close in on the sea.) ,

1 Manx Shearwater (West, distant.) ,

14 Gannet (At least.) ,

4 Pintail (West.) ,

400 Teal (At least. Groups regularly passing west.) ,

18 Common Scoter (Inc a group of four on the sea.) ,

2 Arctic Skua (Pp adult east. Dark bird west further out.) ,

50 Common Gull (At least. Small groups or individuals moving west.) ,

2 Kittiwake (Juvs west, close in.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern ,

2 Common Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

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.