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 17 March 2026
c.180
Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic)
(Inc CR bird)
,
7
Ruff
(Pats and Simmonds)
,
9 Curlew (Simmonds) ,
13 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,
c.12 Redshank (Pats and Simmonds) ,
c.75 Knot (Mainly asleep at south end of Pats) ,
1 Snipe (Simmonds) ,
c.120 Lapwing (Pats and Simmonds) ,
6 Oystercatcher (2 Simmonds, 4 Billy's Wash) ,
c.80 Wigeon (Simmonds) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 17 March 2026
2 Redshank (Gramborough Hill) ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
2 Stonechat (Male and female) ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Skylark ,
1 Red Kite ,
2 Buzzard ,
20 Curlew ,
1 Little Egret ,
[Mick Roe]
Tue 17 March 2026
5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
6 Pintail (3 prs, Arnold's) ,
2 Pochard (pr on Don's Pool) ,
2 Little Grebe ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Great White Egret (ad ) ,
4 Little Egret ,
16 Cormorant ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
92 Avocet ,
132 Black-tailed Godwit (3 Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,
2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
18 Redshank ,
5 Ruff (4 ad m, 1 ad f) ,
72 Dunlin ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
4 Red-legged Partridge (around on reserve) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 16 March 2026
2 Grey Wagtail (Flushed from leat at side of road and flew SW.) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 16 March 2026
2
Coot
(Doing what Coots do.)
,
57 Wigeon (Grazing around the water meadow) ,
4 Gadwall ,
8 Teal ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
3 Snipe ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Mallard ,
1 Curlew ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 16 March 2026
9 Pintail ,
3 Little Grebe ,
6 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,
4 Little Egret ,
26 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
12 Oystercatcher ,
103 Avocet ,
4 Curlew ,
75 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Snipe ,
27 Redshank ,
7 Ruff (5 ad m, 1 fw m, 1 ad f) ,
84 Dunlin ,
13 Ringed Plover ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Tawny Owl (heard, calling from N Foreland) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 15 March 2026
1 Swallow (Single bird flew west over Simmond's Scrape) ,
[Mark Gimson]
Sat 14 March 2026
1
Shore Lark
(Found c400 yards east of the Lifeboat station, along the landing ridge. )
,
1 Caspian Gull (2CY west along the shoreline late morning, then headed over the shingle and into the harbour. ) ,
1 Eider (Drake flew east late morning. ) ,
1 Red-throated Diver ,
60 Ringed Plover (Mostly around the mud by Lifeboat station and in the Near Point bay) ,
10 Grey Plover ,
6 Red-breasted Merganser ,
100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Feeding on the edge of Near Point) ,
4 Stonechat ,
12 Skylark (At least six pairs from the start of Great Stony Low to the Lupins) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (One fine adult male calling and displaying over Lifeboat Station and plantation) ,
[Mark Golley]
Sat 14 March 2026
3
Red Kite
(Quartering shingle/Catchwater Drain.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 13 March 2026
2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,
7 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,
1 Great White Egret (flew E off Serpentine area at c. 07:15) ,
2 Little Egret ,
21 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
117 Avocet (Pat's) ,
7 Curlew ,
130 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
14 Redshank ,
2 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
53 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Peregrine (ad, sitting in grass between Pope's Pool and Serpentine) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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