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 19 January 2026
1
Great Northern Diver
(In harbour stream opposite lifeboat station)
,
7
Goldeneye
(Harbour stream)
,
1 Great Crested Grebe (Harbour Stream) ,
11
Red-breasted Merganser
(Harbour stream)
,
c.250
Bar-tailed Godwit
,
3
Greenshank
,
6
Little Egret
(Morston creek)
,
1 Rock Pipit (Morston Harbour carpark) ,
c.60 Grey Plover ,
2 Red Kite ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 19 January 2026
380 Pink-footed Goose (at least) ,
19 Pintail (2 Brackish, 17 Arnold's) ,
80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's, incl.16 juvs) ,
69 Shoveler (mainly Brackish) ,
3 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 2 Brackish) ,
3 Little Egret ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (13 Pat's, 4 Arnold's) ,
1 Curlew (Brackish) ,
5 Redshank (Arnold's) ,
1040 Lapwing ,
1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
7 Ringed Plover (Beach) ,
8 Turnstone (Beach) ,
6 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard ,
4 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 2 f) ,
1 Peregrine ,
1 Kestrel ,
4 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, pr Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 18 January 2026
1 Long-tailed Duck (immature female in brick pit) ,
5 Goldeneye (two drakes) ,
22 Red-breasted Merganser ,
1 Great Northern Diver ,
350 Pintail ,
170 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
1 Peregrine ,
690 Teal ,
3 Little Grebe ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sun 18 January 2026
c.12 Linnet ,
c.5 Lapwing (Over, E.) ,
2 Buzzard (Including a very white individual.) ,
c.15 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Stonechat ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Mute Swan ,
c.21 Wigeon ,
c.21 Teal ,
1 Redshank ,
c.2 Shoveler ,
2 Shelduck ,
4 Gadwall ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
1 Dunnock ,
c.10 Long-tailed Tit ,
c.1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only, calling.) ,
2 Greenfinch ,
[Tony Pope]
Sun 18 January 2026
1
Merlin
(shot low across Eye Field.)
,
[Tom Whiley]
Sat 17 January 2026
1
Great Spotted Woodpecker
(An urban 'pecker.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 16 January 2026
1 Hen Harrier (adult male hunting) ,
1
Great Crested Grebe
(one in the channel)
,
559 Dunlin ,
490 Lapwing ,
1 Merlin ,
6 Red Kite ,
[Paul Laurie]
Fri 16 January 2026
500 Pink-footed Goose (only had rooseted, rest flying E from roost sites further W along coast) ,
c.4 White-fronted Goose (had roosted on Pat's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
15 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
500 Lapwing ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Tawny Owl (heard, calling from N Foreland pre dawn) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 16 January 2026
2 Pink-footed Goose (only 2 had roosted on Pat's Pool although flocks were seen flying E from more westerly sites.) ,
[Cbc Admin]
Thu 15 January 2026
220 Pink-footed Goose (flying over E or W) ,
166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
12 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant ,
19 Avocet (Pat's) ,
16 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew (Brackish) ,
11 Redshank ,
2 Knot (Arnold's) ,
27 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
109 Lapwing ,
4 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 2 f) ,
2 Kestrel ,
1 Stonechat (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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