CBC Wildlife News

Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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 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

Wiveton
11:00 to 11:30
Sunny, warm. Wiveton Hall Tearoom.

4 Buzzard ,

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

2 Kestrel (Pair) ,

1 Hobby ,

[Andrew Cox]

Wed 08 May 2024

Wiveton
09:00 to 16:00

1 Hobby (Over private garden catching insects. Same or another over a few hours later) ,

2 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male) ,

[David Fell]

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]

Wed 08 May 2024

Cley Marshes

1 Glossy Ibis (North Scrape) ,

1 Great White Egret (Richardson's Scrape) ,

1 Spoonbill (Pope's Marsh) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Tue 07 May 2024

Glandford
19:00 to 20:00

1 Barn Owl (Quartering fields and marsh before flying north) ,

1 Great White Egret (Flew south towards Natural Surroundings/Bayfield) ,

3 Cetti's Warbler (All heard singing) ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Male perched on hedge) ,

3 Whitethroat ,

[David Fell]

Tue 07 May 2024

Salthouse
15:00 to 15:10
Overcast, calm.

1 Short-eared Owl (Alongside Meadow Lane catch-water drain.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 17:00
Cloudy, occasional sun. Cool northerly breeze.

1 Red Kite (East past East Bank.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds.) ,

13 Knot (Arnolds.) ,

4 Sanderling (Arnolds.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds.) ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds.) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer. Over Arnolds.) ,

1 Yellow-legged Gull (1st summer, Arnolds.) ,

14 Sandwich Tern (At least. Heading west.) ,

13 Little Tern (Arnolds.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:45 to 08:55
11-12C, NW f3, Fog! Visited Bishop's, Daukes, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's (what could be seen of it).

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

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

4 Spoonbill ,

3 Little Egret ,

8 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Marsh Harrier ,

2 Coot (1 Snpe's. 1 Pat's) ,

4 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,

105 Avocet ,

24 Redshank ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit ,

3 Turnstone (in mist, probably more) ,

1 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,

10 Dunlin (many more in mist) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,

4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's & shingle) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Tue 07 May 2024

Cley (sea)
06:00 to 08:00
Light northerly breeze, cloudy. Then sea mist, becoming thick with almost zero visiility out to sea. Cold.

2 Gadwall (Pair west, then back east.) ,

17 Common Scoter (Three small parties west. One female drifted east quite close in.) ,

14 Sanderling (West. Two in company with a dunlin. Rest together.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Two adult east long the beach.) ,

8 Common Gull (West. All 1st summers.) ,

20 Sandwich Tern (At least. Much coming & going along the shore or just inland.) ,

1 Common Tern (East. Later heard calling overhead flying west in the mist.) ,

10 Little Tern (At least. Much coing & going along the shore.) ,

[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.