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).
Thu 20 August 2026
2
Garganey
(Superb views of the two birds found earlier today, close to Daukes mid-evening)
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1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Pat's Pool) ,
55
Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic)
(Still good percentage of youngsters, at least 25 juveniles )
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6 Green Sandpiper ,
90 Dunlin ,
1 Peregrine (Smart - paleish - juvenile cavorting with Marsh Harriers over the reed bed and then hounding Teal on Pat's) ,
8 Marsh Harrier ,
30 Ruff ,
1
Tawny Owl
(Amazing twilight views of one on the way home! )
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[Mark Golley]
Thu 20 August 2026
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
10 Ruff (Simmonds) ,
9 Little Ringed Plover (3 Simmonds, 6 Pats) ,
10 Snipe (Pats and Simmonds) ,
1 Avocet (Pats) ,
115 Dunlin (Pats and Simmonds) ,
3 Turnstone (Simmonds) ,
1 Hobby (Hunting over reserve) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,
2 Garganey (Pats - female types. Difficult to gauge from Teal Hide) ,
3
British Yellow Wagtail
(Simmonds and Pats)
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2
Spoonbill
(Juv/2CY Pats and Simmonds)
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1
Yellow-legged Gull
(Juvenile on Simmonds)
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1
Caspian Gull
(Juvenile on Simmonds - Yellow CR on right leg G:6)
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[David Griffiths]
Thu 20 August 2026
1 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
2 Little Egret ,
13 Avocet (plus 3 lrge chicks on Serpentine) ,
16 Curlew ,
151 Black-tailed Godwit (incl.73 Pat's, 74 Arnold's) ,
9 Snipe (5 Serpentine, 4 Pat's) ,
69 Redshank ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone ,
125 Dunlin ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (incl 4 juvs, Pat's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
59 Lapwing ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
14 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 19 August 2026
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
15 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
9 Avocet (plus 3 large chicks on Serpentine) ,
11 Curlew ,
165 Black-tailed Godwit ,
14 Snipe (7 Pat's, 7 Serpentine) ,
48 Redshank ,
4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
24 Ruff (17 ad m, 3 juv m, 1 ad f, 3 juv f) ,
1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
165 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (incl 1 juv Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
20 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,
70 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Buzzard ,
2 Marsh Harrier (1 ad m) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 18 August 2026
1 Caspian Gull (4CY dropped onto Simmonds briefly mid-evening, headed off west) ,
1
Black-tailed Godwit (European)
(Juvenile giving superb views in front of Teal Hide again)
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55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still 20+ juveniles) ,
1 Turnstone (7 juveniles in-off and landed on Simmonds mid-evening ) ,
4 Wood Sandpiper (Minimum count, three flushed by Marsh Harrier on Pat's plus at least two on Simmonds) ,
1 Dunlin (145 minimum count) ,
30
Ruff
(Nice mix of males, a couple of females and half a dozen juveniles)
,
7 Green Sandpiper ,
10 Snipe ,
2 Yellow-legged Gull (Both 5CY, both on Simmonds ) ,
40 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Excellent mix of graellsii, intermedius and presumed Dutch intergrades as well) ,
10 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Minimum count from the two scrapes, could have been more. So striking! ) ,
9 Little Ringed Plover (Minimum count ) ,
[Mark Golley]
Tue 18 August 2026
Tue 18 August 2026
Mon 17 August 2026
1
Caspian Gull
(Nice juvenile dropped in to Simmonds around 1915)
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1
Black-tailed Godwit (European)
(Another new juvenile nominate bird with the Icelandics on Pat's )
,
60
Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic)
(Including at least 22 juveniles)
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2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Both juveniles with the Blackwits on Pat's ) ,
2
Wood Sandpiper
(Single juveniles on Pat's and Simmonds)
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6 Green Sandpiper ,
140 Dunlin (How good is it to see a three figure flock of Dunlin on the marsh... ) ,
6 Spotted Redshank (Single juvenile at the back of Pat's then a flock of five came across the reserve from the beach around 1845) ,
1 Yellow-legged Gull (5CY on Simmonds ) ,
1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Quite a surprise to see a beefy 5CY on Simmonds) ,
25 Ruff ,
50 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Almost entirely intermedius, with a few paler Dutch birds in the mix ) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Moulting juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,
10 Snipe (All on Pat's Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (Making regular passes over the south side of the marsh) ,
14 Egyptian Goose (All on Simmonds ) ,
[Mark Golley]
Mon 17 August 2026
2 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
9 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (heard) ,
10 Avocet (plus 5 lge chicks) ,
5 Curlew ,
2 Whimbrel (heard flying W over sea) ,
6 Snipe ,
184 Black-tailed Godwit ,
53 Redshank ,
6 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
20 Ruff (18 ad m, 1 juv m, 1 ad f) ,
2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
150 Dunlin ,
1 Knot (Arnold's) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (incl 2 juvs) ,
2 Ringed Plover (+ 1 lge chick) ,
13 Golden Plover (12 Arnold's, 1 Serpentine) ,
30 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sat 15 August 2026
1 Stone Curlew (Flew from beach and appeared to land in field east of east bank path. ) ,
[Joe Parham]