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).

Sun 12 May 2024

Cley Marshes
05:30 to 20:00
sunny

1 Glossy Ibis (one west 0545 and east 1930) ,

1 Hobby ,

2 Temminck's Stint ,

1 Wood Sandpiper ,

1 Great White Egret ,

2 Short-eared Owl ,

22 Ringed Plover (22 tundrae) ,

1 Cuckoo ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 11 May 2024

Cley Marshes
20:00 to 20:10
warm

2 Black Tern (over north scrape then flew west) ,

260 Sand Martin (single flock over reedbed) ,

[Paul Laurie]

Sat 11 May 2024

Cley Village
09:00 to 09:10
Sunny, light breeze.

1 Montagu's Harrier (I saw this from Wiveton bank at around 9am. Someone pointed it out to me, and I got these few poor shots, into the sun. I then heard someone else say the bird had been downgraded to a pale marsh harrier. I leave it to the experts, if anyone can ID it from these pics.) ,

[John Fairey]

Fri 10 May 2024

Salthouse
09:35 to 09:50
19C, calm, sun. WeBS day - full counts will be loaded within a few days.

2 Tufted Duck (pr on Duck Pond) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Fri 10 May 2024

Blakeney GM
09:35 to 09:35
Sunny, calm.

1 Purple Heron ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Fri 10 May 2024

Kelling WM
06:45 to 08:50
WeBS

1 Grey Heron ,

2 Mute Swan ,

3 Greylag Goose ,

2 Shelduck ,

2 Gadwall ,

2 Mallard ,

1 Moorhen ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Salthouse (sea)
06:45 to 08:50
WeBS

2 Cormorant ,

[Cbc Admin]

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:20 to 09:00
Cley WeBS pt 1

1 Little Grebe ,

6 Cormorant ,

11 Little Egret ,

2 Grey Heron ,

1 Spoonbill ,

12 Mute Swan ,

90 Greylag Goose ,

6 Canada Goose ,

2 Egyptian Goose ,

73 Shelduck ,

4 Wigeon ,

15 Gadwall ,

1 Teal ,

25 Mallard ,

1 Garganey ,

10 Shoveler ,

3 Coot ,

3 Moorhen ,

23 Oystercatcher ,

137 Avocet ,

13 Little Ringed Plover ,

35 Ringed Plover ,

1 Golden Plover ,

22 Lapwing ,

[Cbc Admin]

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]

Fri 10 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:15 to 07:00
Sunny, warm.

1 Golden Plover (Sp bird on Eye Field.) ,

1 Whimbrel (Flew off saltmarsh.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern (Beach.) ,

10 Little Tern (Beach.) ,

50 Common Scoter (Approx. Two groups passing west offshore.) ,

[Andrew Cox]