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).
Thu 15 October 2026
Wed 14 October 2026
1 Cattle Egret (Flew east across boardwalk to South Pool before heading back west soon after) ,
1 Jack Snipe (One flushed by Marsh Harrier from the back of Whitwell Scrape) ,
1
Little Stint
(Smart juvenile on Pat's Pool)
,
2 Curlew Sandpiper (A moulting juvenile-1w plus a fresher, younger juvenile on Pat's Pool) ,
8 Caspian Gull (The total since Monday rises to a remarkable 36 individuals with the evening's eight birds, again all new individuals. Three adults & three first-winters on Pat's, plus single second-winters on Simmonds and Pat's) ,
3 Yellow-legged Gull (All adults) ,
7
Mediterranean Gull
(Five adults and two first-winters including three bathing on Whitwell)
,
1 Great White Egret (Off to roost in North Foreland with three Little Egrets - finally the weird hoodoo of no roost in the wood may be broken...) ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 14 October 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Single bird in-off and across the reserve towards North Foreland ) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult on the sea off Sea Pool) ,
5
Red Kite
(Loose flock of five appeared over the Iron Road)
,
650 Pink-footed Goose (Small to medium size groups in skeins west all morning) ,
15 Razorbill ,
2 Guillemot ,
3 Red-throated Diver ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 14 October 2026
Wed 14 October 2026
Wed 14 October 2026
Wed 14 October 2026
Wed 14 October 2026
8 Common Gull (West) ,
5 Red-throated Diver (On sea (min count)) ,
12 Razorbill (Mostly on sea (min count)) ,
1 Snow Bunting (A smart male on beach near entrance to North scrape) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (Both adults) ,
2 Turnstone (West) ,
1 Brent Goose (West) ,
1 Curlew (Heard) ,
2 Sandwich Tern (West) ,
50 Pink-footed Goose (In off sea) ,
c.30 Goldfinch (Feeding in scrub near bunker) ,
c.2 Stonechat (Males on Eye field fence) ,
60 Wigeon ( Plenty of activity over reserve but 3 flocks over sea west) ,
[David Fell]
Wed 14 October 2026
7 Razorbill (All on sea) ,
35 Wigeon (14 & 21 east) ,
12 Gannet (Mainly juvs) ,
2 Common Tern ,
34 Pink-footed Goose (In off the sea) ,
c.100 Ringed Plover (All west. A flock of c75) ,
10 Brent Goose (West) ,
2 Velvet Scoter (Ditched on sea east. Found by Chris Goodie.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult) ,
3 Red-throated Diver (West) ,
2 Common Scoter (East) ,
[David Fell]
Wed 14 October 2026
290 Pink-footed Goose (plus off N Scrape after we arrived. ) ,
2 Pintail (drakes, Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
10 Cormorant ,
8 Avocet ,
75 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (pat's) ,
7 Curlew ,
21 Redshank ,
16 Ruff (12ad m, 2 juv m, 1 ad f, 1 juv f, all pat's) ,
194 Dunlin ,
5 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Yellow-legged Gull (Pat's) ,
3 Egyptian Goose ,
c.40 Goldfinch (flock on Brackish shingle) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]