CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted, 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).
Mon 22 December 2025
Mon 22 December 2025
Mon 22 December 2025
1500 Pink-footed Goose (Roosted on reserve and all away by 08:00. Later circa 2500 in from SE and onto Eye Field/Billy's Wash) ,
3
Glossy Ibis
(Roosted again on North Scrape and only seen when PFGs has departed!)
,
1
Snow Bunting
(Shingle/scrub east of Pillbox from beach carpark.)
,
1
Kingfisher
(Putting on an amazing performance again opposite Bishops Hide. )
,
c.2 Water Pipit (Near Bishops Hide) ,
1 Snipe (From Bishops Hide) ,
1 Water Rail (From Bishops Hide) ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
40
Ringed Plover
(Beach at high tide)
,
30
Dunlin
(Beach at high tide)
,
1 Fulmar (Flew east off CG) ,
c.25 Red-throated Diver (East) ,
20 Pintail (15 North Scrape and later five in from the west) ,
c.2 Kittiwake (East) ,
1 Guillemot (SP adult east) ,
2 Stonechat (Scrub around beach carpark) ,
15 Marsh Harrier (Out of reedbed roost either side of 08:00) ,
7 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,
c.5 Chinese Water Deer (4 running west along main drain in front of North Screen, 5th east of screen in reeds.) ,
1 Shag (Adult west about 08:10) ,
2 Goldeneye (Females east) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 22 December 2025
1 Pink-footed Goose (Results to be added once calculated.) ,
[Cbc Admin]
Sat 20 December 2025
7 Dunlin ,
15 Black-tailed Godwit ,
12 Lapwing ,
228 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
3 Shoveler ,
63 Teal ,
2 Mallard ,
2 Black-headed Gull ,
8 Starling ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Red Kite ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sat 20 December 2025
c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, calling.) ,
c.50 Linnet ,
c.22 Wigeon ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Red Kite ,
c.10 Teal ,
c.5 Gadwall ,
c.5 Shoveler ,
c.5 Mallard ,
1 Robin ,
1 Buzzard ,
2 Curlew ,
c.75 Rook ,
c.10 Jackdaw ,
[Tony Pope]
Sat 20 December 2025
Fri 19 December 2025
Thu 18 December 2025
Thu 18 December 2025
15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,
30 Shelduck ,
1 Little Egret ,
41 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,
1 Jack Snipe (hidden in cut reeds to W of hide) ,
1 Redshank ,
5 Dunlin ,
160 Lapwing ,
3 Avocet ,
1 Kingfisher ,
1 Buzzard ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Stonechat (m in tree E of Pat;s) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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