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).
Fri 09 October 2026
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Showed three times in 75 minutes between 1145-1300. This one is quite a grey mantled bird, quite eye-catching and not like your standard inornatus. ) ,
6 Stonechat (Three pairs noted from the southern end of Beach Road, Saltpans and "Bland's Scrape" ) ,
1 Wheatear (Nice colourful 1w Northern around the Eye Pool) ,
1 Red Kite (Over the back of the village mid-afternoon) ,
[Mark Golley]
Fri 09 October 2026
Fri 09 October 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Female) ,
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard calling as it flew over twice) ,
1 Raven (Heard) ,
1 Brambling (Heard) ,
4 Jay ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,
1 Goldcrest ,
1 Buzzard (Heard) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 09 October 2026
2 Egyptian Goose ,
17 Shelduck ,
6 Pintail ,
185 Teal (Pat's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret ,
4 Avocet ,
1 Curlew ,
76 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Spotted Redshank (flew over W) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 08 October 2026
2 Red-throated Diver (On the sea. More passing offshore.) ,
1 Gannet (Many.) ,
95 Brent Goose (Groups west.) ,
60 Common Scoter (At least. Flocks or pairs moving west.) ,
9 Eider (Six & three west. All males.) ,
1 Knot (West.) ,
1 Great Skua (East.) ,
3 Arctic Skua (Two west with Pom quite close; another west also fairly close. ) ,
1 Pomarine Skua (West with two arctics. Quite close.) ,
1 Little Gull (Distant.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,
2 Razorbill (At least, on sea. More passing.) ,
1 Barnacle Goose (West.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 08 October 2026
2 Red-throated Diver (On the sea.) ,
1 Gannet (Many.) ,
10 Brent Goose (West from beach.) ,
2 Eider (Males, west.) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Female.) ,
1 Grey Plover (Pats.) ,
20 Dunlin ,
2 Snipe ,
50 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Pats.) ,
1 Little Gull (Adult offshore.) ,
3 Arctic Tern (West from beach.) ,
2 Stonechat ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 08 October 2026
1 Water Pipit (Nice views on the newly wetted Whitwell) ,
78 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (All on Pat's Pool) ,
1 Knot (Single bird hiding amongst the Godwits) ,
6 Redwing (Heading in-off and away inland) ,
[Mark Golley]
Thu 08 October 2026
1 Gadwall (West) ,
1 Knot (In with Teal) ,
1 Leach's Petrel (West close in. Several observers) ,
89 Teal (All west) ,
37 Red-throated Diver (31 East 6 West) ,
13 Common Scoter (West) ,
104 Gannet (Minimum count ) ,
292 Wigeon (West) ,
10 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (West) ,
41 Brent Goose (West) ,
6 Arctic Skua (5 west 1 East) ,
3 Manx Shearwater (West) ,
8 Sandwich Tern (West) ,
3 Great Skua (All west a 2 & 1) ,
1 Grey Plover (West) ,
3 Guillemot (West close in) ,
4 Pintail (West in with other duck) ,
12 Dunlin (West) ,
2 Turnstone (West) ,
1 Kittiwake (Adult west) ,
1 Common Tern (Feeding off shore) ,
1 Arctic Tern (West) ,
1 Common Gull (West) ,
6 Eider (All adult males west) ,
[David Fell]
Thu 08 October 2026
1 Red-throated Diver (Many.) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West, close.) ,
1 Leach's Petrel (West, close.) ,
1 Gannet (Many.) ,
10 Common Scoter (At least.) ,
1 Grey Plover ,
1 Great Skua (West, close.) ,
5 Arctic Skua (One east, close. Rest west distant.) ,
1 Arctic Tern (West.) ,
8 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Guillemot (Close, west.) ,
1 Razorbill (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 07 October 2026
6 Red-throated Diver (At least.) ,
1 Great Crested Grebe (West.) ,
10 Gannet (At least. Mix of ages.) ,
12 Common Scoter (West.) ,
1 Sanderling (West. Along shore.) ,
1 Greenshank (Salt pans off East Bank.) ,
6 Razorbill (At least.) ,
[Andrew Cox]