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).
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]
Sun 27 September 2026
Sun 27 September 2026
27 Brent Goose (west) ,
2 Shelduck (west) ,
14 Common Scoter (west) ,
9 Red-throated Diver (east) ,
5 Grey Heron (east, 4 together & 1 well offshore) ,
1 Kestrel (in off the sea) ,
23 Ringed Plover (roosting on the shingle) ,
2 Grey Plover (west) ,
6 Common Tern (west) ,
8 Sandwich Tern (east) ,
1 Black Guillemot (on the sea just east of the wreck) ,
30 Razorbill (estimate, flying east or loafing on the sea) ,
1 Lapland Bunting (flyover, west) ,
[Rob Lee]
Sun 27 September 2026
27 Brent Goose (west) ,
2 Shelduck (west) ,
14 Common Scoter (west) ,
9 Red-throated Diver (east) ,
5 Grey Heron (east, 4 together & 1 well offshore) ,
1 Kestrel (in off the sea) ,
23 Ringed Plover (roosting on the shingle) ,
2 Grey Plover (west) ,
6 Common Tern (west) ,
8 Sandwich Tern (east) ,
1 Black Guillemot (on the sea just east of the wreck) ,
30 Razorbill (estimate, flying east or loafing on the sea) ,
1 Lapland Bunting (flyover, west) ,
[Rob Lee]
Sat 26 September 2026
1 Black Guillemot (Juvenile feeding just east of the wreck. Extremely elusive and diving/feeding for long periods before popping up elsewhere.) ,
1 Black Tern (Adult WP feeding offshore) ,
14 Razorbill ,
2 Arctic Tern (west) ,
14 Common Tern (Feeding offshore) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Feeding offshore) ,
7
Red-throated Diver
(Including two in the surf)
,
4 Gannet (East) ,
2 Great Black-backed Gull ,
2 Common Scoter (west) ,
[David Griffiths]