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 30 September 2026
4
Glossy Ibis
(In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape)
,
3
Caspian Gull
(All 1CY of various appearances!)
,
3
Yellow-legged Gull
(All adults, all on Simmonds (gulls skittish with a lot Marsh Harrier disturbance) )
,
1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Moulting adult argentatus in the mix) ,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (A striking 5CY hybrid LBBG x HG on Simmonds ) ,
180 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Minimum count) ,
250 Herring Gull (Minimum count) ,
800 Black-headed Gull (Including a Dutch ringed adult ) ,
30
Song Thrush
(Minimum count, several birds dotted around the edges of the scrapes as well as in the bushes behind the hides. )
,
1 Wheatear (Feeding on Whitwell spoil heaps. ) ,
450 Pink-footed Goose (Rough estimate of birds onto North at dusk, could have been closer to 600. All flushed by aircraft. ) ,
23 Dunlin ,
4 Snipe ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,
8 Ruff ,
1
Greenshank
(Vocal juvenile on Simmonds until a Harrier flush. )
,
1 Grey Plover (Smart juv on Pat's. ) ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 30 September 2026
4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 30 September 2026
Tue 29 September 2026
Tue 29 September 2026
Tue 29 September 2026
Mon 28 September 2026
1 Song Thrush ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,
5 Buzzard (All in a loose kettle) ,
1 Blackcap (Heard) ,
1 Jay (Several heard but only one seen) ,
[David Fell]
Mon 28 September 2026
Mon 28 September 2026
Mon 28 September 2026
112 Canada Goose ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
24 Cormorant (incl.17 W at 08:37) ,
1 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,
9 Avocet ,
99 Curlew (flock of 98 on Arnold's first thing flew off W together at 08:33) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Snipe (1 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
31 Redshank ,
23 Ruff (20 ad m, 2 ad f, 1 juv f. (14 Pat's, 9 Popes Pool)) ,
98 Dunlin ,
5 Ringed Plover ,
5 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]