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 07 July 2026
1 Squacco Heron (Brief sighting in the reeds) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
[Mick Roe]
Tue 07 July 2026
Tue 07 July 2026
1 Little Grebe (heard Don's) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad + juv) ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
11 Oystercatcher (incl 1 juv ) ,
59 Avocet (incl 2 juvs, + 4 chicks) ,
40 Black-tailed Godwit (38 Pat's, 2 Arnold's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m Pat's) ,
3 Curlew ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
12 Redshank (+ 7 chicks on Serpentine) ,
12 Ruff (11 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's) ,
6 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
3 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 06 July 2026
Mon 06 July 2026
1 Little Grebe (ad on Don's) ,
3 Spoonbill ,
2 Grey Heron ,
2 Glossy Ibis (Serpentine then Pope's Pool) ,
2 Little Egret ,
7 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (chick on Snipe's) ,
5 Oystercatcher (+ 1 almost fledged chick) ,
73 Avocet (incl.2 juvs + 3 chicks) ,
2 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
86 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Snipe (1 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Snipe's) ,
27 Redshank (+ 3 chicks) ,
9 Ruff (all ad m) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
4 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Common Tern (Brackish) ,
1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
2 Kestrel (flying together over Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 05 July 2026
1
Bittern
(West over scrapes and towards West Bank. Seen from OWL Carpark)
,
6 Spoonbill (Pats) ,
2
Glossy Ibis
(Adult and ? 2CY Pats)
,
3 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds and Whitwell) ,
6 Ruff (Pats and Simmonds) ,
200 Common Tern (Massive ongoing feeding progressing from east to west infront of beach. Really great to see such numbers!) ,
c.50 Sandwich Tern (In feeding melee) ,
c.20 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,
c.1 Arctic Tern (west) ,
16 Mediterranean Gull (10 west offshore, 4 adult BP west over Hilltop, 2 on reserve) ,
36 Dunlin (west) ,
2 Curlew (west) ,
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
14 Common Scoter (13 east, 1 west) ,
1 Arctic Skua (west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 05 July 2026
48 Common Tern (feeding offshore) ,
76 Sandwich Tern (feeding offshore) ,
22 Little Tern (feeding offshore) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (west) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
3 Arctic Skua (dark phase adults tern chasing) ,
3 Mediterranean Gull (one juvenile & two adults offshore) ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sat 04 July 2026
1 Greylag Goose ,
1 Shelduck ,
1 Teal ,
1 Cormorant ,
1 Little Grebe ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Arnolds) ,
1 Little Tern (Procession West along beach) ,
1 Common Tern (1 on Arnold's, several along beach) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Procession west along beach) ,
1 Avocet ,
1 Oystercatcher ,
1 Ringed Plover ,
1 Little Ringed Plover ,
1 Curlew ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,
1 Redshank ,
1 Greenshank (Simmond's) ,
1
Curlew Sandpiper
(Pat's, then later on N Scrape)
,
1 Dunlin (Juvenile, N Scrape) ,
2 Glossy Ibis (Pat's ) ,
8 Spoonbill (Pat's ) ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Water Rail ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Hobby ,
1 Ruff ,
[David Nurse]
Sat 04 July 2026
2 Glossy Ibis (Adult BP and ? 2CY bird, Pats) ,
1 Hobby (Over reserve) ,
2
Mediterranean Gull
(adult BP and 2nd summer)
,
2 Curlew (Simmonds) ,
1
Curlew Sandpiper
(Moulting adult Pats)
,
15
Mute Swan
(11 Simmonds, Pair with two cygnets Catchwater Drain inc one )
,
65 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Mainly Pats) ,
35 Avocet (Pats and Simmonds) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
1 Little Tern (Pats) ,
5 Kestrel (Two adults and 3 juveniles hunting over reserve together!) ,
[David Griffiths]