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 10 April 2026
3 Spoonbill ,
1 Great White Egret ,
2 Sedge Warbler ,
3 Cetti's Warbler ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Fri 10 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 6 goslings still, Pat's) ,
2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pr Don's Pool) ,
2 Little Grebe (Don's ) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
22 Cormorant ,
5 Oystercatcher (2 Arnold's, W end) ,
48 Avocet ,
4 Curlew ,
83 Black-tailed Godwit (80 Pat's, 3 Serpentine) ,
19 Redshank ,
7 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 fw m, 4 ad f, 1 fw f ) ,
50 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (males) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 09 April 2026
Thu 09 April 2026
7
Sedge Warbler
(Singing birds on reserve)
,
1 Grasshopper Warbler (Catchwater Drain west of bridge opposite Warden's House. Tantalising glimpses of a non-calling bird although a brief reel was heard when I was nearing the bridge. ) ,
1
Willow Warbler
(Walsey Hills)
,
1 White-fronted Goose (Eurasian) (In field south of A149 with Greylags) ,
2
Garganey
(Pair still on Watling Water but distant )
,
1 Goshawk (Adult south over North Foreland towards Heath) ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Soaring south of North Foreland) ,
2 buzzard (Soaring south of North Foreland) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 09 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 6 goslings, Pat's) ,
2 Pintail (pair, Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pair, Don's Pool) ,
2 Little Grebe (1 heard Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,
13 Grey Heron ,
10 Little Egret ,
31 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
6 Oystercatcher ,
58 Avocet ,
5 Curlew ,
64 Black-tailed Godwit ,
17 Redshank ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m) ,
1 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
23 Dunlin ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,
1 Kestrel (Brackish fence) ,
1 Sedge Warbler (singing from bush in reedbed by E Bank) ,
1 Willow Warbler (singing from bush W of E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 08 April 2026
Wed 08 April 2026
2 Swallow (Beach Road) ,
5 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
2 Spotted Redshank (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,
1 Willow Warbler (Walsey) ,
1 Chinese Water Deer (Pope's Marsh) ,
2 Brown Hare (Pope's Marsh) ,
2 Pochard (Don's Pool) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Wed 08 April 2026
Wed 08 April 2026
Wed 08 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 6 tiny goslings, Pat's) ,
2 Pintail (pr, Brackish) ,
1 Pochard (drake, Don's) ,
3 Little Grebe (pr Snipe's, 1 Don's) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
11 Little Egret ,
30 Cormorant ,
14 Oystercatcher ,
63 Avocet (incl.34 on N Scrape) ,
6 Curlew ,
123 Black-tailed Godwit ,
22 Redshank ,
10 Ruff ,
56 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
4 Ringed Plover (2 Arnold's, 2 on beach) ,
1 Golden Plover ,
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Short-eared Owl (over W Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]