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 11 March 2026
Wed 11 March 2026
Wed 11 March 2026
c.150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
12 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,
c.400 Starling (Estimate - large feeding flock on Eye Field) ,
2 Teal (Pair west at sea) ,
2 Reed Bunting (Males feeding in beach scrub) ,
2
Pochard
(Pair asleep on Snipes Marsh)
,
2 Little Grebe (Pair on Snipes Marsh) ,
1 Great White Egret (North Scrape) ,
8 Grey Heron (Serpentine - loafing around) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 10 March 2026
Tue 10 March 2026
Tue 10 March 2026
c.210 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Mainly Pats and Simmonds with a smattering on Whitwell) ,
c.125 Avocet (Mainly on Pats) ,
4 Ruff (2 Pats, 2 Simmonds) ,
1
Little Ringed Plover
(Pats)
,
1 Dunlin (Whitwell) ,
4 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,
1 Buzzard (Over reserve) ,
4 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,
c.200 Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 10 March 2026
4 Pintail (Brackish) ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
91 Avocet (81 Pat's, 10 Popes Pool) ,
5 Curlew ,
224 Black-tailed Godwit (220 Pat's, 4 Serpentine) ,
7 Redshank ,
23 Ruff (Pat's & Serpentine) ,
1 Dunlin ,
1 Spoonbill (E of E Bank) ,
7 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,
1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 09 March 2026
5 Roe Deer (In field south side of west end of Anterton Hill) ,
[Michael Harcup]
Mon 09 March 2026
4 Pintail (Brackish+ Arnold's) ,
5 Little Grebe ( 2 Snipe's, 1 Don's, 2 Main Drain) ,
6 Grey Heron (E of E Bank) ,
2 Little Egret ,
21 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
86 Avocet ,
3 Curlew ,
148 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,
2 Snipe (W over E Bank at c.07:15) ,
23 Redshank ,
4 Ruff (ad m) ,
65 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
6 Ringed Plover (4 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
36 Golden Plover (Pope's Pool area) ,
16 Lapwing (wintering flock mainly gone) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Sparrowhawk ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (heard, Don's Pool) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 08 March 2026
10 Redwing ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]