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 April 2026
Tue 07 April 2026
2 Pintail (Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pair, Don's Pool) ,
2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,
8 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,
8 Little Egret ,
39 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
61 Avocet ,
4 Curlew ,
113 Black-tailed Godwit (110 Pat's, 3 Pope's Pool) ,
22 Redshank ,
3 Ruff (1 ad m, 1 fw m, 1 fw f, Pat's) ,
3 Turnstone ,
107 Dunlin ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (1 beach, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Buzzard (N Foreland ) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (f) ,
1 Tawny Owl (heard calling from N Foreland) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 06 April 2026
4 Blackcap (Walsey Hills, North Foreland) ,
5 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills, North Foreland, Skirts) ,
2 Little Grebe (Displaying on Snipes Marsh) ,
1 Great White Egret (Dark billed bird north of boardwalk to Central Hides) ,
3 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,
7
Little Ringed Plover
(2 on Whitwell, 5 Simmonds)
,
16 Dunlin (Simmonds) ,
6 Ruff (Simmonds) ,
11 Avocet (Simmonds) ,
32 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Simmonds/Whitwell) ,
2 Pintail (Pair flying east over shingle ridge) ,
1 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 06 April 2026
2 Long-tailed Duck (the wintering birds still present) ,
2 Great Northern Diver (1st year birds) ,
3 Spoonbill (west) ,
5 Swallow (west) ,
1 House Martin (west) ,
1 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Peregrine (adult feeding on carcase ) ,
55 Knot ,
114 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
5 Great Crested Grebe ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sat 04 April 2026
1 Goshawk (High, drifting west) ,
[Sean Dempster]
Sat 04 April 2026
6 Marsh Harrier (In the air together - 3 of each) ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Large female hunting reserve) ,
8
Mediterranean Gull
(West in twos over North Scrape - very vocal)
,
1
Grey Partridge
(Field south of A149 opposite Babcock Hide)
,
1
Greylag Goose
(21 field west of Babcock track including pale grey (leucism) bid.)
,
1
White-fronted Goose (Eurasian)
(With Greylags - something not quite right about this bird?)
,
4 Snipe (Simmonds and 3 on Whitwell) ,
1 Great White Egret (Dark billed bird flew across reserve) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 02 April 2026
1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,
3 Eider (Drakes east) ,
c.50
Kittiwake
(west in small groups)
,
3 Spoonbill (West over reserve, 1 on Pats 10:15) ,
7 Common Scoter (west) ,
c.250 Black-headed Gull (Approximate numbers - all west in groups of 25 - 50) ,
1 Firecrest (Walsey Hills track) ,
2 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,
2 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills) ,
1 Coot (Lone bird on Snipes Marsh) ,
2 Little Grebe (Snipes Marsh) ,
2 Canada Goose (Prospecting Dons Pool) ,
51 Dunlin (Pats) ,
88 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 02 April 2026
2 Pintail (pr Arnold's) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
1 Coot (Snipe's) ,
1 Spoonbill (Pat's) ,
12 Grey Heron ,
6 Little Egret ,
27 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
56 Avocet ,
20 Redshank ,
26 Curlew (mainly E of E Bank) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
119 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's) ,
9 Ruff (3 ad m, 1 fw m, 1 ad f) ,
43 Dunlin ,
4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 02 April 2026
1 Barn Owl (West Bank) ,
2 Short-eared Owl (West Bank) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]