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).
Fri 19 June 2026
52 Gadwall ,
112 Avocet (Plus 5 chicks) ,
72 Lapwing ,
18 Redshank (One ringed bird on Pat's. May have been 3H on a green flag, but not certain.) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover ,
1 Ringed Plover ,
89 Shelduck ,
6 Spoonbill (Sleeping on Pat's. 2 immature. ) ,
34 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Little Grebe (Plus one immature on Don's ) ,
2 Bearded Tit (Immature behind Don's, female south of Brackish) ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Greenshank (Pope's ) ,
3 Canada Goose ,
14 Mediterranean Gull (1 Arnold's, 13 North Scrape ) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
3 Shoveler (North Scrape ) ,
12 Teal (North Scrape ) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Spotted Redshank (Simmond's) ,
1
Glossy Ibis
(Simmond's)
,
1 Barn Owl (Along West Bank) ,
150
Sand Martin
(On the ropes by Gillmore)
,
c.2 Fox (Adult west of North Scrape, cub on Cricket Marsh) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel (Resting on a gable 2 doors down from VC) ,
[David Nurse]
Fri 19 June 2026
1
Barn Owl
(Meadow-marsh north of the poplar stand.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 19 June 2026
2 Cormorant ,
46 Herring Gull ,
1 Sandwich Tern ,
3 Mediterranean Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 19 June 2026
4 Little Grebe (ad + 3 juvs) ,
4 Cormorant ,
6 Little Egret ,
5 Grey Heron ,
9 Spoonbill ,
3 Mute Swan ,
7 Greylag Goose ,
2 Canada Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
75 Shelduck ,
54 Gadwall ,
21 Teal ,
22 Mallard ,
2 Shoveler ,
3 Moorhen ,
23 Oystercatcher ,
162 Avocet ,
10 Little Ringed Plover ,
16 Ringed Plover ,
1 Grey Plover ,
86 Lapwing ,
45 Black-tailed Godwit ,
32 Redshank ,
1 Greenshank ,
2 Green Sandpiper ,
50 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
15 Skylark ,
10 Meadow Pipit ,
2 Goldfinch ,
2 Linnet ,
10 Reed Bunting ,
3 Mediterranean Gull ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 19 June 2026
2 Cormorant ,
5 Black-headed Gull ,
53 Herring Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 19 June 2026
2 Cormorant ,
4 Little Egret ,
3 Grey Heron ,
1 Mute Swan ,
10 Greylag Goose ,
1 Canada Goose ,
6 Egyptian Goose ,
11 Shelduck ,
2 Gadwall ,
36 Mallard (including 22 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
13 Avocet ,
3 Ringed Plover ,
3 Lapwing ,
14 Redshank ,
14 Black-headed Gull ,
4 Herring Gull ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Skylark ,
16 Meadow Pipit ,
3 Stonechat ,
4 Goldfinch ,
12 Linnet ,
7 Reed Bunting ,
1 Great White Egret ,
10 Cattle Egret ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 19 June 2026
1 Little Egret ,
2 Mute Swan ,
2 Gadwall ,
5 Mallard ,
1 Moorhen ,
[Cbc Admin]
Thu 18 June 2026
1 Woodlark ,
[David Nurse]
Thu 18 June 2026
2 Little Grebe (No adults, 2 lge chicks, 1 Snipe's, 1 Don's) ,
2 Spoonbill (young birds) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Bittern (flew S over reedbed at 06:56, appeared to land W of Skirts Pool) ,
3 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
4 Oystercatcher ,
103 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,
26 Redshank ,
35 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (probable ad m) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
7 Ringed Plover (+ 2 chicks) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
56 Lapwing ,
1 Buzzard (over reserve) ,
1 Kestrel ,
2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + juv Serpentine) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 17 June 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (nr Serpentine) ,
2 Little Grebe (ad on Snipe's, ad+ 2 chicks Don's) ,
6 Spoonbill (3 ads + 2 begging juvs, Pat's, 1 ad Arnold's) ,
1 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,
1 Oystercatcher (Pat's) ,
62 Avocet (+ 7 chicks) ,
47 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
1 Spotted Redshank (Pat's) ,
12 Redshank ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]