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).
Fri 26 July 2024
8 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
20 Redshank (Tight flock of 20 west over East Bank.) ,
1 Weasel (East Bank) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Thu 25 July 2024
Thu 25 July 2024
Wed 24 July 2024
2 Little Grebe (lge chicks/juvs, Don's Pool) ,
5 Spoonbill (ads) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Great White Egret ,
24 Little Egret ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
10 Cormorant ,
4 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,
33 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs) ,
166 Black-tailed Godwit ,
4 Curlew ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,
13 Redshank ,
3 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
10 Ruff (9 ad m, 1 imm f) ,
1 Knot (grey bird, Arnold's) ,
23 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (1 juv, Simmond's) ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (4cy ringed, as yesterday, Arnold's) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (2 cy, Arnold's briefly) ,
3 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,
291 Sandwich Tern (1 Pat's, rest Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 23 July 2024
2 Mute Swan (pr + 4 lge young) ,
1 Moorhen (ad + 3 lge chicks) ,
6 Little Egret (pool N of Duck Pond) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 23 July 2024
2 Little Grebe (ad + juv) ,
3 Spoonbill (2 ads, 1 juv) ,
4 Grey Heron ,
5 Great White Egret ,
37 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret (Pat's) ,
3 Cormorant ,
1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,
2 Coot (ads + 1 lge chick) ,
2 Oystercatcher (Brackish) ,
31 Avocet (incl. 6 juvs) ,
154 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) ('Anouk' adf (WL-GL(E) ) ,
2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
20 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
14 Ruff (13 adm, 1 2cyf) ,
4 Knot (Arnold's) ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
1 Sanderling (Arnold's with Dunlin) ,
26 Dunlin ,
1 Ringed Plover (ad + 4 chicks, Arnold's) ,
2 Golden Plover (Pope's Pool) ,
74 Lapwing ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (4cy, ringed, Arnold's) ,
144 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's, incl. 46 juvs) ,
2 Common Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 22 July 2024
Mon 22 July 2024
5 Cattle Egret (Serpentine) ,
3 Great White Egret (1 Wigeon Marsh, 2 Big Pool) ,
1 Spoonbill (Serpentine) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Mon 22 July 2024
3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 juvs Don's) ,
7 Spoonbill ,
1 Great White Egret ,
15 Little Egret ,
4 Cattle Egret (2 ads N Foreland + 2 with cattle off E Bank) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
16 Cormorant ,
2 Buzzard ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
49 Avocet (incl. 2 juvs) ,
144 Black-tailed Godwit ,
4 Curlew ,
22 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
9 Ruff (7 adm, 1 adf, 1 f) ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper ,
2 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
18 Dunlin ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
109 Lapwing ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad, Arnold's) ,
123 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Grayling (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]