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).
Mon 18 March 2024
c.1 Bittern (Booming briefly from ‘eel gate’) ,
c.1 Great White Egret (One from NT path to Wiveton Hall) ,
[Richard Taylor]
Mon 18 March 2024
20 Bearded Tit (Large group dancing along the tops of the reeds) ,
1 Great White Egret (Feeding on marsh) ,
[Mick Roe]
Mon 18 March 2024
c.1 Red-breasted Goose (With 50 DB Brent’s & 2 PB Brent’s ) ,
[Richard Taylor]
Mon 18 March 2024
Mon 18 March 2024
5 Pintail ,
6 Pochard (5 m, 1 f) ,
5 Little Grebe ,
2 Spoonbill (ad) ,
12 Grey Heron ,
14 Little Egret ,
2 Buzzard ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
6 Coot ,
141 Avocet ,
12 Oystercatcher ,
4 Curlew ,
276 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Arnold's) ,
61 Redshank ,
6 Ruff (3 adm, 3 adf, Pat's) ,
5 Turnstone ,
65 Dunlin ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 17 March 2024
Sun 17 March 2024
50 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher ,
15 Wigeon ,
73 Avocet ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant ,
3 Black-headed Gull ,
20 Shelduck ,
2 Shoveler ,
2 Greylag Goose ,
10 Teal ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
25 Dunlin ,
3 Pintail ,
5 Redshank ,
1 Coot ,
1 Wren ,
1 Spoonbill ,
1 Cetti's Warbler ,
5 Lapwing ,
2 Mute Swan ,
[John Yates]
Sat 16 March 2024
1 Bittern (Booming heard every 5 mins, 2-3 ×, in reedbed next to Great Barnett Pool, W end of Freshes, from New Cut coastpath. ) ,
1 Great White Egret (Freshes ) ,
[Richard Burton]
Fri 15 March 2024
Fri 15 March 2024
4 Pintail ,
3 Pochard (2 m, 1 f, Snipe's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant ,
1 Red Kite ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
6 Coot ,
136 Avocet ,
149 Black-tailed Godwit ,
2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Simmond's) ,
9 Redshank ,
7 Ruff (6 ad m) ,
3 Turnstone ,
75 Dunlin ,
1 Chiffchaff (heard N Foreland) ,
1 Stoat (Simmond's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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