CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, 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).

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 09:00
Cley WeBS pt 2

2 Knot ,

95 Dunlin ,

4 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Spotted Redshank ,

38 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper ,

14 Turnstone ,

38 Black-headed Gull ,

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,

6 Herring Gull ,

3 Great Black-backed Gull ,

2 Little Tern ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

4 Short-eared Owl ,

15 Skylark ,

18 Meadow Pipit ,

2 Wheatear ,

3 Goldfinch ,

6 Linnet ,

8 Reed Bunting ,

1 Great White Egret ,

[Cbc Admin]

Thu 09 May 2024

Blakeney GM
17:40 to 18:00
Sunny, warm.

1 Purple Heron (Showed well,if briefly a couple of times. Edge of reeds a little to the north of Wiveton Hall Woods.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:30
Sunny, warm but cool breeze.

1 Glossy Ibis (Seen to drop down in the vicinity of the North Scrape from the East Bank.) ,

2 Golden Plover (Pair of summer plumaged birds on Eye Field, close to the pond.) ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,

23 Sandwich Tern (At least. Along the shore.) ,

40 Little Tern (At least. Most up & down the shoreline. A few on Arnolds, Saline Pool & North Scrape.) ,

1 Wheatear (Male on Eye Field, close to pond.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 09 May 2024

Blakeney GM
07:30 to 09:00
Warm, clear, light breeze from NNE

1 Purple Heron (Adult on fresh marsh off Wiveton Bank. Took 20 minutes to find it even though only in a small, reed-fringed ditch. Feeding in and out of ditch for over an hour before flying north and landing in a ditch next to main reedbed.) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 07:45
Sunny, becoming warm. West Bank only.

1 Golden Plover (Eye Pool. Splendid sp northern male.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summer on saltmarsh. 1st summer flew west.) ,

5 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Headng west.) ,

1 Wheatear (Male.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 10:00
12-16C, SSW f3 reducin f2, increasingly sunny. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank, Arnold's Sea Pool & Iron Rd.

12 Mute Swan ,

4 Egyptian Goose ( + 5 goslings still on Pat's) ,

2 Grey Heron ,

3 Little Egret ,

5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (male) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

3 Coot ,

14 Oystercatcher ,

96 Avocet ,

39 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Greenshank (Wigeon Marsh) ,

14 Redshank ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Arnold's/Main Drain) ,

13 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

181 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

7 Little Ringed Plover ,

7 Ringed Plover ,

4 Sandwich Tern ,

2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Thu 09 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:00 to 07:00
Sun breaking through above, murky out to sea. Milder.

130 Common Scoter (At least. Several groups going west.) ,

30 Sandwich Tern (At least. Small melee near the wreck with herring & black headed gulls.) ,

4 Little Tern (At least.) ,

5 Yellow Wagtail (West along the shingle.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley (sea)
15:20 to 15:50
Sunny, warm. End of East Bank.

11 Little Tern (Some very close in. More on Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes
12:00 to 12:05
Sunny, 18 degrees

2 White Stork (Two circled in low over reserve centre from east. One had thin blueish ring on right leg, but was NOT one of the two Ludham birds (which I saw!)) ,

[David Bryant]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 09:35
9-12C, N f1-2, cloud. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank, Arnold's, Brackish, shingle to Coastguards.

3 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

3 Spoonbill ,

10 Little Egret ,

3 Grey Heron ,

6 Cormorant ,

1 Buzzard ,

2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,

13 Oystercatcher ,

111 Avocet ,

6 Black-tailed Godwit ,

28 Redshank ,

11 Turnstone ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnold's early) ,

188 Dunlin ,

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

15 Ringed Plover (Arnold's, mainly tundrae) ,

2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

26 Common Scoter (W over sea) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]