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).
Mon 17 November 2025
Mon 17 November 2025
c.1 Redwing (Heard only, calling.) ,
c.1 Grey Wagtail (Heard only, calling.) ,
c.3 Bullfinch ,
c.50 Pink-footed Goose (Over, E.) ,
1 Great Tit ,
[Tony Pope]
Mon 17 November 2025
c.6 Teal ,
2 Lapwing ,
c.10 Rook ,
c.100 Starling ,
c.10 Mallard ,
1 Redshank ,
c.10 Wigeon ,
c.16 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Common Gull ,
1 Curlew ,
1 Shelduck ,
[Tony Pope]
Sun 16 November 2025
1 Great White Egret (Flew inland over vilage) ,
3
Red Kite
(Between KWM and M Hill)
,
1 Marsh Harrier (Over fields) ,
8 Shoveler ,
300 Common Scoter (On sea ) ,
1 Velvet Scoter (F type. ) ,
350 Starling (Flew west in flocks of c60-80) ,
38 Curlew (In fields) ,
1 Golden Plover ,
15 Wigeon ,
3 Linnet ,
5 Skylark ,
4 Gannet (At sea) ,
[Steven Stansfield]
Sat 15 November 2025
1 Woodcock (Very tired bird beside A149, safely moved under hedge.) ,
[Gary Bunting]
Sat 15 November 2025
1 Pintail (On duck pond ) ,
[Gary Bunting]
Sat 15 November 2025
5
Water Pipit
(Cut reeds to left of Bishops Hide and around Pats Pool.)
,
1
Jack Snipe
(Cut reeds to left of Bishops Hide. Two reported asleep earlier but one stayed in same general position for at least 5 hours, only changing orientation, bobbing periodically and the odd stretch.)
,
2
Stonechat
(Reeds around Bishops Hide)
,
1 Whinchat (Seen briefly to west of path to Bishops Hide.) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Path to Bishops Hide) ,
2 Bearded Tit (Path to Bishops Hide) ,
11 Dunlin (Pats) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (Over scrapes and reedbed) ,
250 Golden Plover (Eye Field) ,
c.1 Grey Plover (Pats) ,
1 Robin (Reeds around Bishops Hide) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 13 November 2025
Wed 12 November 2025
2 Swallow (East over iron rd.) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Flushed onto swan lake from reeds by path) ,
1 Great Northern Diver (East past beach hotel, close in.) ,
[John Fairey]
Wed 12 November 2025
143 Pink-footed Goose (left roost , prob all Whitwell & Simmond's) ,
27 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Curlew ,
3 Snipe ,
18 Ruff (13 ad m, 3 juv m, 2 ad f,) ,
25 Dunlin ,
411 Lapwing ,
1 Buzzard ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Pipit ,
[David & Pat Wileman]