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 08 June 2025
3 Puffin (2 and 1 east) ,
c.120 Guillemot (East) ,
c.50 Razorbill (East and 2 on sea off Coastguards ) ,
7 Fulmar (East) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West) ,
c.25 Gannet (East) ,
12 Bar-tailed Godwit (West) ,
c.30 Common Tern (West) ,
c.120 Sandwich Tern ,
10 Little Tern ,
6 Knot (West) ,
5 Common Scoter (West) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sat 07 June 2025
c.20 Gannet (Feeding and east offshore) ,
14 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
1 Black-headed Gull (Juvenile west) ,
1 Fulmar (west) ,
3 Common Scoter (west) ,
1 Guillemot (on sea) ,
2 Razorbill (east and ditched to NE) ,
c.100 Sandwich Tern (Estimate) ,
6 Little Tern ,
1 Common Tern ,
6 Great White Egret (Max count on reserve) ,
9 Cattle Egret (Max count on North Scrape) ,
4 Spoonbill (Max count across reserve) ,
1 Marsh Warbler (Excellent pick up by TD along the Skirts. Continued to sing and show occassionally throughout the morning and into the early afternoon.) ,
1 Whitethroat (Nest building on the Sirts) ,
1 Bittern (Heard booming mid morning) ,
3 Wigeon (North Scrape) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 06 June 2025
Fri 06 June 2025
Fri 06 June 2025
c.25 Common Scoter (west) ,
c.30 Gannet (Feeding offshore and generally east) ,
1 Common Tern (West with fish) ,
c.100 Sandwich Tern (East/west, fishing) ,
c.20 Little Tern (fishing and west) ,
1 Fulmar (west) ,
1 Whimbrel (west) ,
12 Manx Shearwater ,
1 Red-throated Diver (SP bird west) ,
1 Kittiwake (Adult east) ,
2 Avocet (west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 06 June 2025
3 Wigeon (Serpentine) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
2 Great White Egret ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Buzzard ,
2 Kestrel (Iron Rd) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f ) ,
1 Water Rail (heard) ,
11 Oystercatcher ,
61 Avocet ,
27 Redshank ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
12 Ringed Plover (incl. 8 tundrae on Pat's) ,
2 Reeves' Muntjac (Beach - looked like they were trying to work out what the sea was, obviously didn't like it and went back inland.) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 05 June 2025
1 Spoonbill ,
4 Little Egret ,
3 Marsh Harrier (1m, 2f) ,
1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,
2 Oystercatcher (Pat's) ,
45 Avocet ,
23 Redshank ,
3 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
4 Ringed Plover (all tundra including 1 c-r bird from Norway) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover ,
30 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]