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).

 

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
20:10 to 21:30
Sunny, warm.

1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

5 Little Ringed Plover (At least. Mostly Simmonds.) ,

20 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly Pats.) ,

41 Curlew (Flying over.) ,

5 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

20 Redshank (Pats & Simmonds.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

5 Common Gull (Pats.) ,

25 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Pats, Simmonds & flying over.) ,

1 Little Gull (1st summer. Flew onto Pats.) ,

1 Barn Owl (From hide.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney Hbr
16:30 to 17:30
Calm, warm, bright, obs from seal trip boat (highlights only)

1 Eider (Adult male snoozing on shore near Lifeboat Station, boatman said it had been there for 'a while') ,

2 Turnstone ,

3 Black-tailed Godwit ,

c.15 Little Tern ,

c.10 Common Tern ,

c.10 Sandwich Tern ,

[Roger Emmens]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 10:00
Warm, light SW wind, dry

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult on Pats) ,

8 Spoonbill (7 initially then adult in from east) ,

17 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Including 2 CR birds) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Female "Anouk" on Pats) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats) ,

2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds and Whitwell) ,

3 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

9 Redshank (Juvs on Pats inc CR/flagged bird) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (4 adults and 3 chicks - latter on Simmonds) ,

4 Little Egret (Simmonds/Whitwell) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sun 28 June 2026

Blakeney GM
08:00 to 09:15
Sunny, breezy. Warm. Becoming cloudier.

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

1 Spoonbill ,

6 Mediterranean Gull ,

1 Common Tern ,

6 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley (sea)
05:20 to 06:30
Sunny, breezy. Warm.

2 Gannet (East.) ,

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,

3 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,

7 Common Tern (At least.) ,

1 Little Tern (Many. Three fishing in the Glaven near the sluice.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 28 June 2026

Cley Marshes
05:00 to 05:05
Sunny, warm.

2 Barn Owl (Close to village.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
15:15 to 17:15
Sunny, warm. Becoming cloudier & cooler.

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

2 Marsh Harrier (Males.) ,

32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

8 Ruff (Pats.) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling from somewhere east of the main hides.) ,

1 Red-veined Darter (Male from boardwalk to main hides.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
12:59 to 17:44
29C and sunny, Westerly 3. Visited Bishop's, East Bank, North Scrape, Central Hides.

1 Canada Goose (North Scrape ) ,

53 Shelduck (Across reserve ) ,

26 Gadwall (Across reserve ) ,

47 Teal (Across reserve) ,

28 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,

2 Little Grebe (Plus 2 large chicks on Don's ) ,

13 Little Tern (Fishing along beach) ,

6 Sandwich Tern (Fishing along beach) ,

92 Avocet (Across reserve. Plus 3 chicks) ,

7 Oystercatcher (Across reserve ) ,

2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 3 North Scrape, 2+2 chicks Simmond's) ,

116 Lapwing (102 on Pat's ) ,

16 Curlew (13 between Serpentine and Pope's, 1 Arnold's, 1 Simmond's) ,

37 Black-tailed Godwit (36 Pat's, 1 North Scrape ) ,

1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,

12 Redshank (Plus 2 chicks) ,

8 Ruff (4 Pat's inc 1 satellite, 4 North Scrape ) ,

1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's ) ,

4 Spoonbill (Pat's. 2 Juvenile ) ,

6 Little Egret (Across reserve ) ,

1 Cattle Egret (Eye Field) ,

5 Grey Heron (Across reserve ) ,

4 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Kestrel (Hunting along the beach by Eye Field ) ,

2 Bearded Tit (Reeds right of Bishop's seen from hide) ,

[David Nurse]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 14:30
Warm to Hot, dry, circa 25 degrees C max. Light SW breeze.

c.15 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

c.40 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,

1 Common Tern (Flew west) ,

2 Cattle Egret (Billy's Wash) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,

1 Avocet (West out at sea) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Adult SP on Pats most of the day ) ,

6 Spoonbill (Pats - 2 t-spoons, 2 adults, 2 2nd CY) ,

1 Little Egret (Pats) ,

7 Ruff (Moulting males on Pats) ,

c.75 Avocet (Pats) ,

c.80 Lapwing (Pats) ,

1 Gadwall (Female with well-grown duckling Pats) ,

26 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats inc CR bird but only right leg rings noted. Possible green on left?) ,

3 Reed Bunting (Juveniles around Bishops Hide) ,

1 Stonechat (Juvenile in front of Bishops Hide) ,

4 Sedge Warbler (Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide) ,

8 Bearded Tit (4 seen East Bank. 4 in front of Bishops Hide) ,

2 Blue Tit (Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide) ,

1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds Scrape) ,

1 Greenshank (Simmonds) ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,

c.200 Sand Martin (Around central hides - incredible sight) ,

c.60 Swallow (Including at least 8 fledged juveniles - Bishops and Daukes and four in nest in Daukes) ,

[David Griffiths]

Sat 27 June 2026

Cley Marshes
08:15 to 11:15
Sun with cloud. Se breeze. Warm.

3 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,

1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male.) ,

19 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

6 Ruff (Pats.) ,

1 Greenshank (Simmonds.) ,

Sandwich Tern (Many. Much coming & going along the shore.) ,

2 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven from West Bank. Many up & down the shoreline.) ,

1 Kingfisher (West along Main Drain.) ,

6 Bearded Tit (Two pairs plus two juvs. East Bank.) ,

7 Norfolk Hawker (At least.) ,

2 Emperor Dragonfly ,

5 Four-spotted Chaser ,

50 Black-tailed Skimmer (At least.) ,

4 Gatekeeper ,

2 Small Tortoiseshell ,

1 Peacock (Many.) ,

2 Red Admiral (At least.) ,

1 Painted Lady (Many.) ,

[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.