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).
Thu 02 July 2026
9 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,
5 Dunlin (North Scrape.) ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper (North Scrape) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
8 Ruff (Most on Pats.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult. In melee just off beach.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
2 Arctic Tern (Beach.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 02 July 2026
13 Gannet (Mix of ages. All east.) ,
1 Fulmar (One east, close in.) ,
23 Common Scoter (West.) ,
5 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
3 Whimbrel (West.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
1 Gannet ,
18 Common Scoter ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
2 Gannet (East.) ,
6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 1st summer.) ,
35 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
3 Common Tern ,
1 Little Tern ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's fully grown young) ,
6 Spoonbill (incl 2 juvs) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Grey Heron ,
7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (chick on Snipe's) ,
6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 large on Arnold's) ,
59 Avocet (plus 1 chick) ,
3 Curlew ,
68 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m, Pat's) ,
44 Redshank (plus 7 chicks) ,
13 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover ,
5 Ringed Plover (plus 2 chicks) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,
2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 01 July 2026
100 Common Scoter (At least. Several groups moving east.) ,
24 Knot (Flew east towards Arnolds; came back west shortly after, low over the sea.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
2 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
15 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Pats.) ,
11 Ruff (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,
26 Redshank (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,
2 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Whitwell.) ,
6 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, two 2nd summers, one 1st summer. Mostly on Simmonds.) ,
1 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven, close to the village. Successful.) ,
1 Barn Owl (Close to the village.) ,
1 Chinese Water Deer (From Daukes.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's Pool) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's Pool) ,
3 Spoonbill (Pat's Pool) ,
15 Swift ,
10 Ruff (1 fem, 9 males) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
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]
This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence. There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them. If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE. When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.