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 12 March 2026
9 Pintail (5 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,
212 Wigeon (E of E Bank) ,
2 Pochard (pr, Snipe's) ,
8 Grey Heron ,
1 Great White Egret ,
2 Little Egret ,
17 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
127 Avocet (Pat's) ,
5 Curlew ,
225 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Snipe (Brackish) ,
40 Redshank ,
7 Ruff (3 ad m, 1 fw m, 3 ad f, on Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
95 Dunlin ,
1 Knot (Pat's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 11 March 2026
Wed 11 March 2026
c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,
2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,
c.75 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,
1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,
4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,
c.6 Shoveler ,
2 Pintail ,
2 Mallard ,
c.10 Teal ,
3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,
1 Greylag Goose ,
2 Shelduck ,
c.4 Gadwall ,
1 Coot ,
2 Wigeon ,
[Tony Pope]
Wed 11 March 2026
c.1 Song Thrush (Heard only, singing.) ,
2 Common Gull (With Black-headed Gulls.) ,
c.75 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,
1 Pink-footed Goose (One on its own.) ,
4 Grey Heron (All around pool.) ,
c.6 Shoveler ,
2 Pintail ,
2 Mallard ,
c.10 Teal ,
3 Snipe (Flushed by Marsh Harrier ) ,
1 Greylag Goose ,
2 Shelduck ,
c.4 Gadwall ,
1 Coot ,
2 Wigeon ,
[Tony Pope]
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]