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 27 October 2026

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:10
15>14C, SW f4, showers.Visited Bishop's Hide.

118 Pink-footed Goose (on Pat's at 06:45, left but many more came back onto reserve) ,

2 Avocet ,

5 Black-tailed Godwit ,

12 Ruff (incl 5 ad m, 1 ad f) ,

32 Dunlin ,

1 Golden Plover ,

2 Red Kite ,

3 Marsh Harrier (incl wing-tagged f Y(B3)) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Mon 26 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:00 to 11:10

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (A very confiding bird, came from area of Eye Pool then flew towards me at the WWII Bunker, then east where it remained feeding amongst the vegetated shingle) ,

[John Swallow]

Mon 26 October 2026

Cley Marshes
10:10 to 10:15
Low tide, overcast threatening rain

2 Tundra Bean Goose (Single on North Scrape digiscoped, 2nd bird seen with it briefly before they both left shortly after) ,

[John Swallow]

Mon 26 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:15 to 10:00
Cold, wind from SW, gusting, light drizzle, very dull day.

1 Whooper Swan (Adult in from the east, over Eye Field/West Bank and back, dropping onto North Scrape. Very vocal even on the water.) ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With small flock on Eye Field) ,

15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Eye Field ) ,

2400 Pink-footed Goose (Reserve wide) ,

c.30 Greylag Goose ,

c.25 Canada Goose ,

c.12 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Eye Field) ,

c.2 Tundra Bean Goose (Eye Field) ,

4 Pintail (Billy's Wash) ,

250 Wigeon (North Scrape) ,

c.5 Ruff (North Scrape) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (Still along northern edge of reserve/shingle east of beach carpark) ,

7 Stonechat (Beach carpark scrub) ,

3 Red-throated Diver (Sea) ,

[David Griffiths]

Mon 26 October 2026

Cley Marshes
06:50 to 09:10
8-10C, SSW f3-4, sun early then cloud. Visited BIshop's, Skirts, E Bank and beach to N Scrape & Coastguards.

10 Whooper Swan (9 W over E Bank at c. 07:15, 1 W later.) ,

2 Barnacle Goose ,

34 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Bull Marsh) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret ,

10 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 2 Main Drain, 7 Brackish) ,

3 Avocet (Pat's) ,

1 Curlew (Brackish) ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

2 Redshank ,

7 Ruff (all ad m, Pat's) ,

1 Turnstone (beach) ,

51 Dunlin ,

22 Ringed Plover (7 Serpentine, 15 beach) ,

280 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,

200 Lapwing ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Keepers) ,

1 Merlin (flew E to Arnold's) ,

1 Kingfisher (flew W along Main Drain) ,

2 Stonechat ,

1 Desert Wheatear (Eye Field fence/ Eye Pool) ,

c.2000 Pink-footed Goose ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Sun 25 October 2026

Cley Marshes
13:00 to 14:45
Strong SW winds, sunny, light cloud, dry.

1 American Wigeon (Drake found by SG and seen on channel on SW corner of Billy's Wash from Avocet and later Daukes Hide. Flew off into grass but seen on same strip of water later.) ,

2 Tundra Bean Goose (Simmonds from Daukes) ,

2 Barnacle Goose (Billy's Wash) ,

25 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (Billy's Wash and several groups in from feeding) ,

800 Pink-footed Goose (Billy's Wash, Whitwell and Eye Field) ,

c.15 Greylag Goose (Billy's Wash) ,

c.30 Canada Goose (Eye Field) ,

c.1 Peregrine (Hunting over reserve) ,

1 Grey Plover (Simmonds) ,

1 Ringed Plover (Simmonds) ,

5 Dunlin (Whitwell) ,

4 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh) ,

2 Little Egret (Billy's Wash) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (Eye Field fence line - 'scoped from Daukes!!) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 24 October 2026

Cley Marshes
11:30 to 11:50

1 Desert Wheatear (Superb views as it worked along fence line east of beach car park ) ,

10 Cattle Egret (At least, east of beach road) ,

[Gary Bunting]

Fri 23 October 2026

Kelling WM
11:41 to 11:50
Warm, very little wind from the south.

3 Cetti's Warbler (A threesome, very vocal & flighty around the Catchwater.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:40
Overcast, occasional sunshine, cool, wind from SW

4 Water Pipit (From Bishops Hide on cut reeds to left of hide) ,

1 Desert Wheatear (1st winter male relocated by GH and watched well near pillbox east of beach carpark.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Fri 23 October 2026

Cley Marshes
07:35 to 09:11
11-13C, SE f3, sun after overnight rain. Visited Bishop's.

1630 Pink-footed Goose (counted flying off reserve) ,

3 Avocet ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Redshank ,

25 Ruff (22 ad m, 2 juv m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,

3 Snipe ,

25 Dunlin ,

114 Lapwing ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel ,

4 Water Pipit (between Pat's & Richardson's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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