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).

 

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]

Mon 06 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:30 to 18:30
Sunny, a little hazy.chilly easterly breeze.

2 Little Ringed Plover (Mating pair on the Serpentine.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds. Wp.) ,

12 Knot (Arnolds. All wp.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds.) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds. Wp.) ,

8 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Simmonds.) ,

1 Curlew (Simmonds.) ,

1 Greenshank (One flew towards Arnolds.) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults east along the beach.) ,

10 Common Gull (Arnolds. All 1st summers.) ,

23 Sandwich Tern (At least. All heading west.) ,

32 Little Tern (At least. Arnolds(15) & along adjacent shoreline.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Mon 06 May 2024

Cley Village
13:10 to 13:10
Unbroken sunshine, cool, fresh SE'ly.

1 Hobby (Over Hill Top from Beach Rd, then headed east.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Mon 06 May 2024

Wiveton
09:30 to 16:30
All records from private garden.

12 Swift (A flock of 8 plus singles) ,

1 Bullfinch ,

2 Buzzard ,

1 Red Kite ,

2 Wall Brown ,

1 Green-veined White ,

2 Holly Blue ,

[David Fell]

Mon 06 May 2024

Cley Marshes
06:00 to 08:00
Sunny becoming warm.

4 Tufted Duck (Female & three males. Dons.) ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pats.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds. Wp.) ,

26 Black-tailed Godwit (Over Arnolds but did not settle. Half a dozen more on Pats/ Simmonds.) ,

1 Curlew (Arnolds.) ,

1 Common Sandpiper (Pats.) ,

2 Sandwich Tern (One on Arnolds flew off west with another.) ,

4 Little Tern (Shore off end of East Bnk.) ,

1 Yellow Wagtail (West over Arnolds.) ,

6 Bearded Tit (At least. East Bank & near centre hides.) ,

1 Wall Brown (Female.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 05 May 2024

Cley Marshes
14:10 to 17:30
Sun & cloud. Cool easterly breeze.

1 Glossy Ibis (Flying east along the shore with half a dozen shelducks.) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnolds. Sp.) ,

1 Golden Plover (Arnolds. Sp.) ,

130 Dunlin (Arnolds.) ,

9 Knot (Arnolds. One sp.) ,

3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds. One moulting into sp.) ,

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Simmonds.) ,

1 Greenshank (One heard calling in the vicinity of Sea Pool.) ,

5 Sandwich Tern ,

37 Little Tern (At least. Arnolds & shoreline.) ,

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds. Just coming into sp.) ,

1 Short-eared Owl (Far end of Sea Pool.) ,

1 Wheatear ,

6 Bearded Tit (At east. From East Bank.) ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 05 May 2024

Cley Village
11:15 to 13:00
Sunny, clouds. Warm.

3 Marsh Harrier (Pair. Another male skydancing.) ,

1 Brimstone (Male.) ,

1 Orange tip (Male.) ,

1 Holly Blue ,

1 Speckled Wood ,

1 Peacock ,

2 Large White (At least.) ,

1 Green-veined White ,

[Andrew Cox]

Sun 05 May 2024

Langham
10:18 to 10:18
Warm, dry, light wind

1 Raven (North over village) ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Sun 05 May 2024

Salthouse
07:29 to 07:44
Sunny and warm.

3 Short-eared Owl (Three Hunting over Gramborough Hill) ,

[Graham Sutton]

Sun 05 May 2024

Blakeney (sea)
06:05 to 07:15
Sunny, misty. Warm.

4 Common Gull (At least. All 1st summers.) ,

10 Sandwich Tern (West.) ,

9 Little Tern (At least.) ,

[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.