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).
Sat 19 April 2025
5
Greenshank
(On Simmonds most of the day.)
,
1 Spoonbill (Adult in from west PM and onto pool west of Whitwell Scrape.) ,
4
Great White Egret
(On reserve)
,
2 Whimbrel (1 west over beach and one on Serpentine with Curlew) ,
2 Ruff (Simmonds) ,
9 Little Ringed Plover (2 Whitwell, 5 Pats, 2 Serpentine) ,
4
Bar-tailed Godwit
(Arnolds Marsh)
,
11 Dunlin (10 Arnolds, 1 Pats/Simmonds) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,
6 Ringed Plover (4 Arnolds, 2 North Scrape) ,
7 Curlew (1 Arnolds, 5 Serpentine, 1 North Scrape) ,
4 Common Scoter (East) ,
20
Swallow
(Including the two pairs now nest building)
,
6 Sand Martin (Over the reserve) ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Large female hunting over the reserve) ,
17
Sedge Warbler
(Singing birds - VC to end of Eastbank and Snipes)
,
6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing birds VC to end of Eastbank and Snipes) ,
2 Reed Warbler (Singing - Boardwalk) ,
2 Bearded Tit (Males - Eastbank and Boardwalk) ,
2 Reed Bunting (Singing males Eastbank) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 18 April 2025
1 Whinchat (Rather elusive and being chased around by a Stonechat) ,
[David Gilroy]
Fri 18 April 2025
Fri 18 April 2025
1 Whimbrel ,
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (One in spring colour.) ,
3 Curlew ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Cream-crown) ,
[Tony Pope]
Fri 18 April 2025
Fri 18 April 2025
Fri 18 April 2025
1 Mistle Thrush ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 18 April 2025
Fri 18 April 2025
4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew South) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
4 Pintail (2 pr, Brackish) ,
1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,
2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
5 Spoonbill (N Foreland) ,
2 Little Egret ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
1 Oystercatcher ,
50 Avocet ,
2 Curlew ,
82 Black-tailed Godwit ,
28 Redshank ,
5 Ruff (Pat's) ,
12 Dunlin ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]