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 12 January 2026
Mon 12 January 2026
630 Pink-footed Goose (over W) ,
195 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
14 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
14 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
1 Curlew ,
13 Black-tailed Godwit (8 Pat's, 5 Arnold'sArnold's) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Richardson's Scrape) ,
7 Redshank ,
14 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
1 Cormorant ,
3 Red Kite ,
1 Kestrel (juv on red & white pole on E Bank) ,
1 Mistle Thrush (E of E Bank ) ,
2 Stonechat (1 E Bank, 1 Pat's) ,
2 Little Egret ,
79 Lapwing ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 11 January 2026
2
Common Gull
(Including some smart 1w birds)
,
2
Little Gull
(Adult WP and 1W up and down beach in gul melee)
,
c.9
Turnstone
(Busy feeding along beach)
,
38
Snow Bunting
(In scrub/shingle to west of North Scrape)
,
1 Great Crested Grebe (Offshore) ,
1 Red-throated Diver (offshore) ,
1 Mallard (Drake on sea) ,
6 Teal (On sea) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 11 January 2026
Sun 11 January 2026
1 Little Gull (adult along shore then east) ,
1 Tufted Duck (west) ,
4 Razorbill ,
1 Gannet ,
2 Raven (on shingle ridge) ,
1 Peregrine (on shingle ridge) ,
1 Merlin (caught a reed bunting) ,
36 Snow Bunting (on shingle ridge then flew west) ,
7 Red Kite ,
11 Marsh Harrier (hunting birds one took a redshank.) ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sat 10 January 2026
Sat 10 January 2026
c.10 Blackbird ,
1 Pink-footed Goose (Flew over, E.) ,
1 Robin ,
1 Song Thrush (With Blackbirds.) ,
c.5 Blue Tit ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Being mobbed by corvids.) ,
1 Jay ,
1 Carrion Crow ,
c.10 Woodpigeon (Singing.) ,
c.1 Stock Dove (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard only, calling.) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[Tony Pope]
Sat 10 January 2026
1 Buzzard ,
3 Shelduck (1 seen over sea flying W, then 3 seen on pool.) ,
1 Cormorant (W over sea.) ,
16 Brent Goose (W over sea.) ,
1 Red Kite (E along shingle bank.) ,
1 Stonechat ,
3 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
25 Teal ,
1 Common Gull ,
c.60 Lapwing ,
4 Shoveler ,
2 Snipe ,
1 Mute Swan ,
c.10 Wigeon ,
1 Barn Owl ,
c.5 Blackbird ,
c.50 Golden Plover ,
c.5 Redwing ,
1 Water Rail (Flushed from stream) ,
1 Chaffinch ,
c.20 Rook ,
c.10 Woodpigeon ,
c.2 Blue Tit ,
1 Great Tit ,
c.2 Jackdaw ,
[Tony Pope]