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).

 

Fri 05 April 2024

Cley Marshes
14:45 to 16:30
Strong wind, sunny spells.

1 Wheatear (South of Serpentine) ,

4 Swallow (Flying west.) ,

2 Red Kite ,

4 Ruff (Swan Lake) ,

1 Small Tortoiseshell ,

1 Red Admiral ,

[Kath & Mick Claydon]

Thu 04 April 2024

Cley Marshes
15:00 to 15:30
Overcast, cool SW'ly.

2 Grey Partridge (The Eye Field.) ,

[Gerard Sabran]

Thu 04 April 2024

Cley Marshes
11:55 to 12:35
Arnold's

8 Turnstone ,

69 Redshank ,

[Walter Sadler]

Thu 04 April 2024

Blakeney GM
10:50 to 11:30
Rain/11c/nw15

1 Spoonbill (Feeding in area of central GM.) ,

[Richard Burton]

Thu 04 April 2024

Cley Marshes
08:30 to 10:00
Cool, drizzle and some light rain, brighter later. An incredible session for long legged birds from East Bank!!!

1 Night-heron (Adult once again in North Foreland - apologies for the awful photograph but this one is behaving just as it should in daylight! ) ,

3 Cattle Egret (Flew out of NF and off west) ,

8 Little Egret (In NF) ,

c.1 Great White Egret (Flew into NF from NW) ,

3 Spoonbill (NF) ,

6 Grey Heron (In NF with much nesting material being delivered) ,

c.1 Bittern (Not in NF but periodic booming) ,

[David Griffiths]

Thu 04 April 2024

Blakeney
07:30 to 07:30
Cloud/11c/sw15

1 Cuckoo (Flying inland towards Kettlehill Plantation ) ,

[Richard Burton]

Thu 04 April 2024

Cley Marshes
07:00 to 09:45
8-10C, calm, cloud, drizzle, lt showers & sun. Visited Bishop's, Skirts, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's

2 Egyptian Goose (with 5 tiny goslings still) ,

5 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Pochard (pr Skirts Pool) ,

3 Tufted Duck (2 m, 1 f, Big Pool) ,

2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

4 Grey Heron ,

9 Little Egret ,

1 Night-heron ,

2 Spoonbill ,

1 Bittern (heard) ,

7 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,

1 Buzzard ,

1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,

4 Coot ,

5 Oystercatcher ,

77 Avocet ,

103 Black-tailed Godwit ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

4 Curlew ,

55 Redshank ,

2 Ruff (adm Pat's) ,

3 Knot (Arnold's) ,

5 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,

5 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,

4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

Wed 03 April 2024

Cley Marshes
06:55 to 09:10
10-12C, S f3, Cloud with sunny spells & lt showers. Visited Bishop's, Snipe's, E Bank & Arnold's.

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

7 Pintail (Brackish) ,

2 Tufted Duck (pr Snipe's) ,

2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,

1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,

3 Spoonbill ,

5 Little Egret ,

7 Grey Heron ,

1 Bittern (heard) ,

1 Night-heron (seen poorly in N Foreland) ,

2 Marsh Harrier ,

1 Sparrowhawk ,

2 Coot ,

6 Oystercatcher ,

78 Avocet ,

162 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,

1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,

1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,

5 Curlew ,

52 Redshank ,

2 Ruff (adm Pat's) ,

3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,

3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,

1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,

[David & Pat Wileman]

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