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).
Wed 08 July 2026
1
Glossy Ibis
(Immature feeding in front of Babcock Hide)
,
[David Bryant]
Wed 08 July 2026
1
Gannet
(Flew east along the shingle OVER the new North Hide!)
,
[David Bryant]
Wed 08 July 2026
62 Avocet (plus 5 chicks) ,
8 Redshank (plus 1 chick) ,
159 Lapwing (140 on Pat's, rest across reserve) ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Great White Egret (Pat's) ,
8 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,
2 Glossy Ibis (Younger bird on Watling Water, Older Pat's) ,
7 Bearded Tit (3 Pat's by Bishop's, 2 Watling water, 2 on exit of Babcock) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
1 Hobby (Parallel to Attenborough's west towards Babcock) ,
c.20 Little Tern (Feeding along beach) ,
6 Ruff (Pat's / Simmond's) ,
34 Black-tailed Godwit (32 Pat's, 1 Arnold's, 1 Pope's) ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,
32 Shelduck ,
5 Little Ringed Plover ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Arnold's) ,
17 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Arnold's) ,
50 Curlew (49 East of Serpentine, 1 Brackish) ,
1 Kestrel (Along Glaven by the beach road) ,
[David Nurse]
Wed 08 July 2026
1 Little Grebe (heard, Don's) ,
6 Spoonbill ,
3 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant ,
3 Oystercatcher (2 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,
67 Avocet (incl 2 juvs on Pat's plus 1 sm chick on Serpentine and 1 med/lge chick Arnold's) ,
3 Curlew ,
34 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m) ,
1 Snipe ,
14 Redshank (plus 4 chicks on Serpentine) ,
1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
14 Ruff (Pat's, 13 ad m, 1 ad f) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
8 Ringed Plover (4 Brackish, 4 + 2 sm Arnold's) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 07 July 2026
1 Squacco Heron (Brief sighting in the reeds) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
[Mick Roe]
Tue 07 July 2026
1
Squacco Heron
(Superb adult still on KWM giving protracted views in flight and perched on the southern bank of the pool. Resplendent in the early morning sunshine. )
,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 07 July 2026
1 Little Grebe (heard Don's) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad + juv) ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
11 Oystercatcher (incl 1 juv ) ,
59 Avocet (incl 2 juvs, + 4 chicks) ,
40 Black-tailed Godwit (38 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m Pat's) ,
3 Curlew ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
12 Redshank (+ 7 chicks on Serpentine) ,
12 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's) ,
6 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
3 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 07 July 2026
1
Squacco Heron
(Occasionally came out from the reeds mid afternoon. (Cosied up to a Great White Egret at one point))
,
[David Bryant]
Mon 06 July 2026
1
Squacco Heron
(Superb adult found by DB. Took some time to really give itself up, feeding in reeds/juncus in NW corner of water meadow before flying across to the NE corner)
,
3 Great White Egret (Water Meadow) ,
4 Little Egret (Water Meadow) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 06 July 2026
1 Little Grebe (ad on Don's) ,
3 Spoonbill ,
2 Grey Heron ,
2 Glossy Ibis (Serpentine then Pope's Pool) ,
2 Little Egret ,
7 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (chick on Snipe's) ,
5 Oystercatcher (+ 1 almost fledged chick) ,
73 Avocet (incl.2 juvs + 3 chicks) ,
2 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
86 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Snipe (1 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's) ,
27 Redshank (+ 3 chicks) ,
9 Ruff (all ad m) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
4 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Common Tern (Brackish) ,
1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
2 Kestrel (flying together over Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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