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 07 May 2025

Blakeney GM
14:30 to 17:30
Sun & cloud. Ne breeze.

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,

1 Red Kite ,

1 Merlin (Female, flew towards Cley.) ,

12 Whimbrel (At least.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper ,

3 Common Tern (At least.) ,

3 Little Tern (At least. Mouth of the Glaven area.) ,

3 Stonechat (Pair plus male.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 07 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:40 to 09:05
10-12C, NNE f4 , sun/cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

1 Pink-footed Goose ,

2 Barnacle Goose ,

310 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (E of E Bank then flew to N Foreland) ,

3 Grey Heron ,

2 Great White Egret (fying over reedbed) ,

3 Little Egret ,

2 Cattle Egret (with cows by Serpentine) ,

18 Cormorant ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Kestrel ,

2 Coot (Snipe's) ,

1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,

14 Oystercatcher ,

10 Avocet (8 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,

3 Curlew (Sea Pool) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnold's) ,

2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

23 Redshank ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Wheatear (Arnold's) ,

1 Chinese Water Deer (Wigeon Marsh/Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 07 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
05:45 to 07:15
Sunny, some cloud. Ne breeze.

1 Gannet ,

3 Whimbrel (East.) ,

1 Sandwich Tern ,

12 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:00
Cloudy, chilly breeze. Becoming sunnier.

1 Ringed Plover (Serpentine.) ,

2 Dunlin (Pats.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Arnolds.) ,

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds.) ,

1 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

19 Little Tern (At least. Flying up & down off the end of the East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Village
13:30 to 14:15
Cloudy, breezy. The Hangs to Walsey Hills.

1 Red Kite ,

2 Lesser Whitethroat ,

2 Whitethroat ,

2 Blackcap ,

2 Bullfinch ,

1 Wall Brown ,

1 Red Admiral ,

1 Small Heath ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Morston
09:15 to 10:35
Cloudy, light drizzle at times.

3 Marsh Harrier (Two males, one female.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Whimbrel ,

1 Greenshank ,

1 Spoonbill ,

1 Stonechat (Male.) ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing from car park.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 06 May 2025

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:35
10-11C, N f4, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

2 Tufted Duck (pair Snipe's then flew off S) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

1 Spoonbill (ad, E carrying nest matl.) ,

2 Little Egret ,

1 Cattle Egret (Serpentine, with cattle) ,

1 Grey Heron ,

15 Cormorant ,

3 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Flying around W of W Bank) ,

1 Coot (Snipe's) ,

9 Oystercatcher ,

10 Avocet ,

2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,

1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,

28 Redshank ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,

2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,

1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,

2 Ringed Plover (beach by Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 06 May 2025

Blakeney (sea)
06:45 to 07:45
Cloudy, cool. Wind much lighter.

1 Red-throated Diver (East.) ,

1 Gannet ,

1 Common Scoter (Male settled on the sea just offshore. ) ,

1 Sanderling (West.) ,

16 Sandwich Tern ,

1 Common Tern ,

1 Little Tern ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 May 2025

Cley Marshes
15:00 to 17:30
Sunny with clouds. Brisk, cold ne breeze.

1 Gannet (Offshore.) ,

1 Hobby ,

6 Dunlin (Two Pats, four Arnolds.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Simmonds.) ,

4 Curlew (Arnolds.) ,

1 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape.) ,

2 Greenshank (Pats.) ,

2 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

8 Sandwich Tern (West.) ,

6 Little Tern (East.) ,

6 Wheatear (Five from shingle area near North Scrape, one Eye Field.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 05 May 2025

Cley (sea)
06:00 to 08:00
Sun & clouds. Fresh North Easterly.

24 Gannet (Most east. Mainly adults, a few imms.) ,

1 Kittiwake (West.) ,

26 Sandwich Tern (At least. Most east.) ,

5 Common Tern (East.) ,

10 Little Tern (East.) ,

1 Razorbill (East.) ,

[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.