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 01 November 2026
1 Water Pipit (By Bishops hide) ,
1 Grey Wagtail (By Bishops) ,
1 Snipe (Bishops) ,
1 Robin (Bishops (All birds at same time)) ,
[Mick Roe]
Sun 01 November 2026
Sat 31 October 2026
Sat 31 October 2026
Sat 31 October 2026
Sat 31 October 2026
Fri 30 October 2026
6
Bearded Tit
(In reeds near the )
,
15 Gannet (Fishing close in and generally drifting around) ,
3 Red-throated Diver (Feeding close in and heading east) ,
1 Sabine's Gull (Juvenile picked up by MN feeding with Little Gulls but distant) ,
35
Little Gull
(approximate numbers - steady feeding stream)
,
1 Guillemot (West of carpark) ,
10
Mute Swan
(All juveniles heading east just offshore)
,
2 Velvet Scoter (Drakes west) ,
1 Arctic Skua (JUvenile east) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (East) ,
1 Peregrine (West along the shingle ridge) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 30 October 2026
c.850 Pink-footed Goose (160 still roosting on Pat's when we arrived) ,
2 Tundra Bean Goose (Pat's) ,
5 Pintail (Brackish) ,
7 Little Grebe (Main Drain/Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
28 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
3 Avocet (Pat's) ,
47 Black-tailed Godwit (13 Pat's, 34 Arnold's) ,
31 Redshank ,
2 Snipe (Pat's) ,
8 Ruff (7 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
6 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
91 Dunlin ,
22 Ringed Plover (Arnold's & Brackish) ,
3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
376 Lapwing ,
1 Kingfisher (Main Drain) ,
1 Buzzard (N Scrape at 07:25) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
4 Stonechat (2 Don's, 1 N end E Bank, 1 Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 29 October 2026
1 Whooper Swan (Sea, N of Arnolds Marsh) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]