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 25 December 2024
1 Cattle Egret (Wet field west of Wiveton Church) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Wed 25 December 2024
1 Stonechat (Fem East Bank/N Serpentine) ,
5 Reed Bunting (Together, East Bank.) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Wed 25 December 2024
11 Yellowhammer (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,
5 Reed Bunting (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,
10 Greenfinch (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,
24 Chaffinch (In mixed finch flock NE of village) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Tue 24 December 2024
9 Fieldfare (In crown of beech, then flew west. Five more Fieldfares working hawthorn hedge on Gallow Hill, Salthouse Heath. An absolute dearth of berries this winter.) ,
[Gerard Sabran]
Tue 24 December 2024
355 Pink-footed Goose (mainly flying over to E) ,
166 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew over to E) ,
5 Pintail (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,
5 Marsh Harrier ,
5 Avocet (4 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
7 Curlew ,
10 Redshank ,
3 Dunlin (2 Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,
239 Lapwing ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 23 December 2024
16 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (incl. 10 on Pat's.) ,
1 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Egret ,
6 Marsh Harrier ,
14 Curlew (1 Arnold's rest flying off Arnold's) ,
66 Lapwing ,
1 Redshank (Arnold's) ,
2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sat 21 December 2024
7 Red-throated Diver (East) ,
1 Great Northern Diver (West) ,
4 Common Scoter (Females on sea off beach carpark) ,
2 Kingfisher (One Main Drain, one Pats fly over) ,
5 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Briefly on Pats) ,
400 Lapwing (Pats) ,
c.1 Ruff (Pats) ,
3 Redshank (2 Pats, 1 Simmonds) ,
1 Great White Egret (Over main reedbed) ,
2 Raven (Originally seen off Arnolds Shingle Ridge from beach carpark then watched from Bishops flying west and lingering just west of the boats) ,
1 Woodcock (High over reserve and inland) ,
1 Snipe (Flushed from Whitwell by Marsh Harrier) ,
5 Avocet (Pats) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
1 Little Egret (Pats) ,
3 Turnstone (Pats) ,
600 Pink-footed Goose (Grassland east of Arnolds. Checked out claim of a Taiga Bean Goose earlier but no sign.) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 20 December 2024
3516 Pink-footed Goose (766 had roosted (233 Pat's Pool, 59 Simmond's & 474 North Scrape}. c2750 flew in from East at 07:58 after feeding at night ) ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 20 December 2024
10 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
1 Buzzard ,
6 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
5 Curlew (west) ,
4 Avocet (Pat's) ,
1 Redshank ,
214 Lapwing ,
1 Chinese Water Deer (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 19 December 2024
1 Blackcap (Male nectaring on Mahonia flowers in garden.) ,
[Michael Harcup]