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).
Tue 30 June 2026
4 Gannet (All east.) ,
25 Common Scoter (At least, west. A group going east a bit later may have been these birds.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
6 Common Tern (At least.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
2 Spoonbill (Simmonds.) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
2 Curlew (Simmonds.) ,
11 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds & Whitwell.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd summers.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many. Also eight fishing in the Glaven, from West Bank.) ,
1 Razorbill (Off the end of East Bank.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
2 Four-spotted Chaser (Ditch in wetland area.) ,
25 Banded Demoiselle (At least. Many on the Glaven.) ,
1 Emperor Dragonfly (Wetland area.) ,
1 Brown Hawker (Pond.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
Mon 29 June 2026
9
Spoonbill
(Initially five on Pats then onto Simmonds where joined by others. 2 )
,
1
Glossy Ibis
(Flew in to Simmonds from Pats then off SW after about half an hour)
,
2 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds - limping adult) ,
7 Ruff (Pats - moulting males) ,
4 Dunlin (Adult SP on Pats) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (2 adults Pats, 2 adults Simmonds but only one chick seen today) ,
2 Kestrel (Pair hunting reserve) ,
7
Mediterranean Gull
(2nd summer Simmonds and half a dozen briefly in flight over North Scrape )
,
1 Common Gull (1st summer bird on Simmonds) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male hunting reserve) ,
2 Grey Heron (In flight over reedbeds) ,
22 Redshank (Juveniles on Simmonds in a single flock) ,
34 Teal (Pats) ,
18 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 29 June 2026
6 Spoonbill (Five on Pats. One over West Bank.) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
2 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven off West Bank.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
2 Little Grebe (juvs, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool.) ,
8 Spoonbill ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's early) ,
1 Great White Egret (ad) ,
3 Little Egret ,
5 Cormorant ,
6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick still on Arnold's) ,
78 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,
18 Curlew (between E Bank & Pope's Pool) ,
28 Black-tailed Godwit (22 Pat's, 6 Arnold's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Pat's early) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
30 Redshank (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's) ,
12 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's) ,
57 Lapwing (around reserve plus 1 sm chick on Serpentine) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
4 Ringed Plover (1 Brackish, 3 + 1 lge chick Arnold's) ,
3 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,
4 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 29 June 2026
1 Gannet (West.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull ,
30 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
3 Common Tern ,
20 Little Tern (At least. ) ,
2 Brown Hare ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 28 June 2026
1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (At least. Mostly Simmonds.) ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly Pats.) ,
41 Curlew (Flying over.) ,
5 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
20 Redshank (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
5 Common Gull (Pats.) ,
25 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Pats, Simmonds & flying over.) ,
1 Little Gull (1st summer. Flew onto Pats.) ,
1 Barn Owl (From hide.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
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