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 20 April 2026
1 Great White Egret (West of West Bank) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover ,
1 Wheatear ,
2 Whimbrel ,
1 Golden Plover ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Mon 20 April 2026
2 Little Grebe ,
24 Cormorant ,
7 Little Egret ,
10 Grey Heron ,
12 Mute Swan ,
46 Greylag Goose ,
2 Canada Goose ,
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
62 Shelduck ,
4 Wigeon ,
15 Gadwall ,
66 Teal ,
26 Mallard ,
2 Pintail ,
26 Shoveler ,
3 Pochard ,
1 Tufted Duck ,
1 Water Rail ,
2 Moorhen ,
33 Oystercatcher ,
120 Avocet ,
10 Little Ringed Plover ,
3 Ringed Plover ,
1 Grey Plover ,
38 Lapwing ,
55 Dunlin ,
16 Ruff ,
4 Snipe ,
201 Black-tailed Godwit ,
5 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
3 Whimbrel ,
14 Curlew ,
45 Redshank ,
2 Greenshank ,
3 Turnstone ,
32 Black-headed Gull ,
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
47 Herring Gull ,
3 Great Black-backed Gull ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
25 Skylark ,
21 Meadow Pipit ,
11 Wheatear ,
4 Goldfinch ,
10 Linnet ,
8 Reed Bunting ,
1 Bittern (heard booming) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
1 Buzzard ,
[Cbc Admin]
Sun 19 April 2026
Sun 19 April 2026
Sun 19 April 2026
2 Glossy Ibis (high over harbour then flew east) ,
1 Raven ,
1 Common Sandpiper ,
1 Great Northern Diver ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sat 18 April 2026
2 Mediterranean Gull (Pats Pool) ,
[Tim Slater]
Sat 18 April 2026
Fri 17 April 2026
6 Wheatear (Near NW corner Pope's Pool) ,
7 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
4 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Fri 17 April 2026
c.12 Wheatear (Coastguards to Arnolds Shingle Ridge) ,
1 Whinchat (Superb male found by CG at back of Arnolds Marsh) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (West) ,
3 Little Tern (Offshore, fishing, moving slowly east) ,
1 Garden Warbler (Surprise find at North Screen, soon off over the scrub) ,
5 Whimbrel (Eye Field) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 17 April 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 6 goslings still, Pat's) ,
1 Mallard (fem with 10 tiny ducklings on Don's Pool) ,
1 Pochard (f, Don's Pool) ,
2 Pintail (pr still Arnold's) ,
2 Little Grebe (Don's Pool) ,
4 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Bittern (heard booming) ,
14 Cormorant (incl. green c-r juv) ,
11 Oystercatcher ,
74 Avocet ,
96 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
3 Snipe (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine) ,
3 Curlew ,
17 Redshank ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
6 Ruff (3 ad m, 3 ad f) ,
14 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover ,
5 Ringed Plover ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
5 Wheatear ,
1 Whinchat (Wigeon Marsh) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]