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).
Mon 08 June 2026
1 Wigeon (m Pat's) ,
3 Little Grebe (ad + 1 m/lge chick, Snipe's, pr + 2 med chicks Don's) ,
1 Spoonbill (off E Bank) ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret (E of E Bank) ,
9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
6 Oystercatcher ,
65 Avocet (plus 6 chicks) ,
57 Black-tailed Godwit (44 Arnold's) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
8 Redshank ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
2 Ringed Plover (1 Shingle N of E Bank, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
4 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 08 June 2026
1 Glossy Ibis (Feeding in front of Daukes Hide) ,
5 Cattle Egret (One Pats Pool, 4 North Scrape) ,
1 Greenshank (Pats Pool) ,
1
Barn Owl
(Hunting along beach scrub then off down West Bank)
,
1 Garganey (Drake on Watling Water) ,
1 Spoonbill (tSpoon on Watling Water briefly before flying to Swan Lake area) ,
6 Egyptian Goose (Watling Water) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Main scrapes) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 07 June 2026
3 Woodlark ,
[David Nurse]
Sun 07 June 2026
Sun 07 June 2026
1
Great White Egret
(No black bill/yellow bill issues....this one's got both.)
,
1
Cattle Egret
(Tucked in out of the wind, having been mobbed by lapwings earlier.)
,
3
Barnacle Goose
(Heading west over the beach)
,
1
Garganey
(Showing well on Pat's for a time.)
,
1 Greenshank (On Pat's) ,
[John Fairey]
Sun 07 June 2026
1 Quail (South of Salthouse Village off Broomstyle lane in Barley Field. Calling regularly but as usual unseen!) ,
1 Garganey (Drake on Pats Pool) ,
1 Cattle Egret (Simmonds) ,
1
Great White Egret
(Adult coming out of BP west of Whitwell Scrape and off SW.)
,
3 Spoonbill (Adults on Pats Pool) ,
1 Little Egret (Flew west from North Scrape) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Three main scrapes) ,
1 Greenshank (Pats) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (Over reserve) ,
2 Kestrel (Over reserve) ,
2 Bearded Tit (Juveniles flew across Pats infront of Bishops Hide) ,
3
Barnacle Goose
(Flew west after having arrived from that direction (Another observer) earlier.)
,
[David Griffiths]
Sat 06 June 2026
Fri 05 June 2026
54 Gadwall (Pat's, the normal spring build-up of non-breeding birds.) ,
1 Wigeon (m, Pat's) ,
1 Garganey (m, Pat's) ,
3 Little Grebe (ad + 2 chicks on Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks on Don's) ,
1 Spoonbill (2cy) ,
2 Little Egret ,
6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
16 Oystercatcher (plus 3 sm chicks on Arnold's) ,
51 Avocet (plus 1 sm chick) ,
8 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
78 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Greenshank ,
8 Redshank ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
1 Ringed Plover (beach, nr E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]