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).
Wed 10 December 2025
1 Water Rail (Snipes marsh) ,
[Gary Bunting]
Mon 08 December 2025
113 Common Scoter ,
1 Velvet Scoter ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 08 December 2025
2 Egyptian Goose ,
25 Wigeon ,
2 Gadwall ,
12 Teal ,
4 Mallard ,
6 Shoveler ,
2 Moorhen ,
35 Curlew ,
92 Black-headed Gull ,
2 Common Gull ,
1 Mediterranean Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 08 December 2025
1 Little Grebe ,
3 Cormorant ,
1 Mute Swan ,
3 Greylag Goose ,
11 Shelduck ,
430 Wigeon ,
6 Gadwall ,
193 Teal ,
8 Mallard (including 7 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
28 Shoveler ,
6 Moorhen ,
105 Lapwing ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit ,
12 Redshank ,
1 Turnstone ,
135 Black-headed Gull ,
9 Common Gull ,
27 Herring Gull ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
1 Hen Harrier ,
1 Meadow Pipit ,
3 Stonechat ,
5 Reed Bunting ,
3 Red Kite ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 08 December 2025
16 Little Grebe ,
11 Cormorant ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Grey Heron ,
9 Mute Swan ,
1428 Pink-footed Goose ,
222 Greylag Goose ,
8 Egyptian Goose ,
42 Shelduck ,
525 Wigeon ,
68 Gadwall ,
1190 Teal ,
75 Mallard ,
7 Pintail ,
134 Shoveler ,
3 Water Rail ,
8 Moorhen ,
2 Avocet ,
1 Ringed Plover ,
5 Golden Plover ,
877 Lapwing ,
7 Dunlin ,
6 Ruff ,
2 Snipe ,
19 Black-tailed Godwit ,
14 Curlew ,
8 Redshank ,
1 Turnstone ,
41 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Common Gull ,
18 Herring Gull ,
9 Great Black-backed Gull ,
8 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Hen Harrier ,
1 Peregrine ,
4 Water Pipit ,
9 Meadow Pipit ,
4 Reed Bunting ,
3 Buzzard ,
2 Red Kite ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 05 December 2025
2 Red Kite (Fabulous display over the sea defence bank) ,
2 Curlew ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Stonechat (Male displaying very well close to footpath. ) ,
[Stephen Heaton]
Fri 05 December 2025
2 Stonechat ,
c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
1 Carrion Crow (On beach.) ,
10 Mallard ,
c.21 Teal ,
6 Egyptian Goose (Flushed by Red Kite.) ,
3 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Magpie ,
2 Song Thrush ,
1 Bullfinch ,
[Tony Pope]
Fri 05 December 2025
c.1360 Pink-footed Goose ,
138 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (in from west) ,
1 Pintail (Brackish) ,
8 Little Grebe (6 Main Drain, 2 Brackish) ,
2 Little Egret ,
4 Avocet (Pat's/Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
11 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
9 Redshank ,
4 Dunlin ,
559 Lapwing ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
1 Chinese Water Deer (Snipe's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 04 December 2025
2000 Pink-footed Goose (plus, on and off the reserve) ,
75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (plus, Eye Field) ,
20 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,
6 Little Grebe ,
2 Little Egret ,
4 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (heard, S end E Bank) ,
4 Avocet ,
2 Curlew ,
16 Black-tailed Godwit (15 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Brackish) ,
6 Redshank ,
6 Dunlin ,
6 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
698 Lapwing ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,
3 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, 1 Pat's) ,
1 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 03 December 2025
2000 Pink-footed Goose (on Wigeon Marsh, many more flying around) ,
13 Pintail (Arnold's/Brackish) ,
4 Little Grebe (1 Don's, 3 Brackish/Main Drain) ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant ,
8 Moorhen (incl 6 on Snipe's) ,
5 Avocet (2 Arnold's, 3 Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
14 Redshank ,
3 Ruff (2 ad m, 1 fw m, Pat's) ,
5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
326 Lapwing ,
1 Buzzard ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Peregrine (ad, Brackish shingle) ,
1 Kestrel (juv) ,
1 Grey Wagtail (briefly, Snipe's Marsh) ,
2 Stonechat (pr, Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]