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 03 November 2026
59 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
11 Pintail (Brackish) ,
5 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
26 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Avocet (Pat's) ,
4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
44 Black-tailed Godwit ,
13 Redshank ,
23 Ruff (21 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
16 Dunlin ,
6 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
70 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,
1 Kingfisher (Main Drain, flew off from under E Bank Bridge) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 02 November 2026
Mon 02 November 2026
1 Red Kite (2 sightings of a single bird) ,
2 Buzzard ,
1 Siskin (Fly over) ,
[David Fell]
Mon 02 November 2026
2 Barnacle Goose (Eye Field (viewed from Pat's)) ,
270 Wigeon (Serpentine, many on Brackish but may have been partly the same birds) ,
10 Little Grebe (Main drain & Brackish) ,
3 Little Egret (Brackish) ,
52 Cormorant (Mainly Arnold's) ,
1 Avocet (Pat's) ,
72 Black-tailed Godwit ,
6 Curlew (4 Arnold's, 1 Brackish, 1 Pat's) ,
25 Redshank ,
9 Ruff (all ad m, Pat's) ,
56 Dunlin ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
118 Lapwing ,
1 Buzzard ,
5 Marsh Harrier (2 m, 3 f) ,
1 Kestrel (over Coast Road nr Visitor Centre) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 01 November 2026
1 Water Pipit (By Bishops hide) ,
1 Grey Wagtail (By Bishops) ,
1 Snipe (Bishops) ,
1 Robin (Bishops (All birds at same time)) ,
[Mick Roe]
Sun 01 November 2026
Sun 01 November 2026
1 Short-eared Owl (On fence post and quartering field half way to Iron Road) ,
c.20 Twite (On fence just west of Beach Road) ,
10 Shore Lark (On salt marsh Iron Road then flew on to shingle bank) ,
1 Red-necked Grebe (Flew west) ,
3 Red-throated Diver (All on sea) ,
c.10 Razorbill (All on sea) ,
[David Fell]