CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates local or uncommon, 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).
Wed 14 May 2025
1 Spoonbill ,
4 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret (Serpentine) ,
15 Cormorant ,
1 Marsh Harrier (ad m) ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Coot (Snipe's) ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
16 Avocet ,
2 Whimbrel (meadow E of E Bank) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
72 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's) ,
2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
27 Redshank ,
3 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
4 Knot (incl.2 bright males) ,
6 Dunlin ,
7 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Tern (pr mating on Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 13 May 2025
Tue 13 May 2025
Tue 13 May 2025
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
2 Great White Egret ,
3 Little Egret ,
18 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m+f) ,
1 Sparrowhawk ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
13 Avocet ,
2 Curlew (off E Bank) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,
4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
28 Redshank ,
4 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Knot (with pinkish breast, Arnold's) ,
2 Turnstone ,
7 Dunlin ,
5 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
30 Ringed Plover (incl. at least 24 'tundra') ,
4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
5 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 12 May 2025
Mon 12 May 2025
2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
2 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,
5 Great White Egret (together, Snipe's and around reserve, all yellow-billed) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret (Eye Field with cows) ,
17 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Coot (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,
1 Water Rail (heard) ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
15 Avocet ,
1 Curlew (flew E) ,
4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
22 Redshank ,
3 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
3 Common Sandpiper (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
2 Turnstone (Pat's) ,
4 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
11 Ringed Plover (incl. some tundra) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Tern (flying around over Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 09 May 2025
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
4 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Barn Owl (over reedbed at 06;40 then went into or behind N Foreland) ,
2 Coot (1 Don's Pool, 1 Snipe's) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
13 Avocet ,
1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Serpentine) ,
25 Redshank ,
2 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (N Scrape) ,
1 Dunlin ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Wheatear (1 by N Screen, 1 E end Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 09 May 2025
9 Gannet (All east.) ,
9 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
6 Little Tern (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 08 May 2025
c.1 Nightingale (Sat on tv aerial of my house in West Beckham near Holt , very vocal ) ,
[Rebekah Simms]