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).
Sat 06 June 2026
Fri 05 June 2026
8 Greylag Goose (Serpentine, Wigeon Marsh) ,
2 Canada Goose (Wigeon Marsh) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Bull Marsh) ,
4 Shoveler (Pat's and North Scrape) ,
c.60 Gadwall (Across reserve) ,
2 Wigeon (Pat's ) ,
2 Teal (Pat's ) ,
17 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,
1 Little Grebe (With chick on Don's ) ,
5 Little Tern (Over Brackish and sea) ,
1 Common Tern (Dropped into North Scrape for a wash) ,
3 Sandwich Tern (Feeding over sea) ,
c.60
Avocet
(Across all scrapes. 4 chicks on Serpentine )
,
c.12 Oystercatcher (Across reserve) ,
2 Ringed Plover (North Scrape and Serpentine) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's, Simmond's, Whitwell, Serpentine ) ,
c.20 Lapwing (Across reserve) ,
72 Black-tailed Godwit (Most birds seen at one time on North scrape. Smaller groups seen elsewhere but all pretty mobile between scrapes) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,
c.40 Redshank (Across reserve) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's ) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Dropped into North Scrape ca. 19:00, then came into Pat's 20:20) ,
3 Spoonbill (2 on Pat's, then 3 flying west later) ,
4 Little Egret (Pat's and Arnold's ) ,
3 Cattle Egret (2 on Pat's, 3 flying East over North Scrape later) ,
2 Grey Heron (Pat's and Serpentine ) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (Across reserve) ,
1 Red Kite (Over central hides) ,
1 Buzzard (Over village from skirts) ,
1 Kestrel (Hovering over VC car park ) ,
5 Bearded Tit (Pair and 3 fledglings showing well behind Don's. Others glimpsed further back) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Briefly showing well on skirts) ,
4 Reed Warbler (2 Catching bulrush seeds in the air over Don's) ,
[David Nurse]
Fri 05 June 2026
54 Gadwall (Pat's, the normal spring build-up of non-breeding birds.) ,
1 Wigeon (m, Pat's) ,
1 Garganey (m, Pat's) ,
3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 chicks on Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks on Don's) ,
1 Spoonbill (2cy) ,
2 Little Egret ,
6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
16 Oystercatcher (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,
51 Avocet (plus 1 sm chick) ,
8 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
78 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Greenshank ,
8 Redshank ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
1 Ringed Plover (beach, nr E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 04 June 2026
60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (21 on SSimmonds and about 40 flushed from North Scrape) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Very good contender with the BTGs on Simmonds. Pick-up by GF.) ,
c.2 Little Ringed Plover (Probable nest at back of Simmonds. Change-over seen.b) ,
1
Spoonbill
(2 CY bird on Pats)
,
1
Glossy Ibis
(Adult in BP off North Scrape and onto Pats, then South Pools, back to Pats and then returned to North Scrape (over about an hour!).)
,
1 Cattle Egret (Non-breeder west) ,
2 Great White Egret (Very brief views of two (yellow bills) dropping onto Bull Marsh. Lost to view.) ,
60 Swift (Over reedbeds/scrapes) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (Including 2CY female type) ,
c.1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult in BP west) ,
3 Sandwich Tern (Onto North Scrape) ,
1 Wigeon (Drake on Pats Pool) ,
3 Teal (2 drakes and a female Pats Pool) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 04 June 2026
6 Egyptian Goose (Swan Lake) ,
56 Gadwall ,
1 Wigeon (m, Pat's ) ,
1 Garganey (m, Watling Water ) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad and 2cy (begging!), not together - Pat's) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,
3 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,
1 Cormorant (flew E) ,
1 Oystercatcher (between Iron Rd & Babcock) ,
52 Avocet (+ 13 chicks) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Watling Water) ,
76 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (f/imm) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 03 June 2026
c.15
Little Tern
(Fishing offshore)
,
c.30
Sandwich Tern
(Fishing offshore)
,
1 Fulmar (Flew east) ,
3
Glossy Ibis
(Adult in BP flew west 08:02 accompanied/chased off by Shelduck. Two others in from high NE (09:22) onto Simmonds briefly before heading off west.)
,
6
Little Ringed Plover
(Across three main scrapes)
,
1
Reed Warbler
(Adult collecting food in front of Daukes Hide)
,
3 Cattle Egret (2 adults (one in fine BP), also one non-breeder. Pats Pool and off with cattle.) ,
4
Spoonbill
(Adult and 2CY bird on Pats, adult west high and adult in from west joinng the two on Pats Pool.)
,
1
Common Tern
(In from sea and over scrapes briefly.)
,
c.60 Swift (Feeding over reserve) ,
2 Little Egret (west) ,
1 Grey Heron (east) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 03 June 2026
1 Little Grebe (chick on Snipe;s) ,
2 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
52 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,
12 Redshank ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Fox (ad + large cub on Pat's) ,
1 Reeves' Muntjac (Beach N of Arnold's) ,
1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 02 June 2026
4 Cattle Egret (Looking very smart. Near BP. All on or around Pats Pool.) ,
2 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY, Pats Pool) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats and Simmonds) ,
24
Avocet
(Pats and Simmonds. Considerable aggressive behaviourr)
,
c.2 Little Egret (Pats) ,
6 Mute Swan (Pats) ,
2 Oystercatcher (Simmonds) ,
15
Redshank
(inc 3 chicks on Simmonds)
,
c.2 Marsh Harrier (Over reedbeds) ,
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West along beach) ,
4 Teal (Drakes and a single female Simmonds) ,
24 Gadwall (Simmonds) ,
1 Little Tern (west) ,
2 Sandwich Tern (west) ,
1 Hobby (Hunting over reedbeds) ,
1
Cuckoo
(Protracted views of a perched up and calling bird north of Pats Pool. Pushed around by Pipits!)
,
25 House Martin (Feeding and collecting mud) ,
c.20
Sand Martin
(Feeding and resting up in heavy rain)
,
c.120
Swallow
(Big feeding push, plus locals resting up and in/out of hides)
,
c.20 Swift (Feeding low) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 02 June 2026
c.1 Glossy Ibis ((north scrape) Adult) ,
[Peter Tilton]
Mon 01 June 2026
1 Cuckoo (Flew onto the top of a dead beech on Anterton Hill, singing heartily, but immediately mobbed by two Jackdaws & chased off south over the village. ( Pristine bird, but no time to even raise the camera!)) ,
[Gerard Sabran]