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).
Sun 14 December 2025
Sat 13 December 2025
1 Red Kite ,
2 Stonechat ,
c.10 Linnet ,
c.1 Meadow Pipit (Heard only, calling.) ,
3 Stock Dove ,
c.40 Wigeon ,
c.12 Teal ,
c.5 Shoveler ,
c.2 Mallard ,
c.4 Gadwall ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
2 Moorhen ,
1 Wren ,
c.50 Rook ,
1 Redwing ,
1 Siskin ,
1 Goldfinch ,
1 Great Tit ,
2 Blue Tit ,
c.4 Blackbird ,
1 Goldcrest ,
c.1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,
[Tony Pope]
Sat 13 December 2025
1 Jack Snipe (Bobbing away, left side from Bishops hide) ,
1 Snipe ((Close to the Jack)) ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Kingfisher (On reeds again left of hide) ,
[Mick Roe]
Sat 13 December 2025
1 Snow Bunting (Beach north of North Scrape - flighty) ,
4 Skylark (Beach north of North Scrape) ,
4 Great Crested Grebe (Sea) ,
1 Red-throated Diver (East) ,
1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,
250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
c.750
Pink-footed Goose
(Bull Marsh)
,
c.3 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,
15
Marsh Harrier
(Peaking at 15:00. One or two picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds)
,
c.1
Buzzard
(Picking from PFG carcass on Simmonds)
,
1 Water Rail (Snipes) ,
15 Redshank (Reserve wide) ,
c.4
Reed Bunting
(Walsey Hills)
,
7
Long-tailed Tit
(Walsey Hills)
,
600 Lapwing (Reserve wide) ,
c.3 Avocet (Pats) ,
42 Dunlin (7 Pats, 35 Arnolds) ,
6
Curlew
(1 Brackish, 5 Arnolds)
,
15 Pintail (Serpentine, Brackish, Arnolds ) ,
11 Little Grebe (5 Main Drain, 6 Brackish) ,
80 Golden Plover (Simmonds AM) ,
c.4 Snipe (Pats) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Pats) ,
3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,
350
Wigeon
(Serpentine and Pats)
,
c.80
Shoveler
(50 on Brackish, remainder Serpentine and Pats)
,
c.5 Water Pipit (Minimum count - about 4 Pats, 2 Serpentine) ,
c.4 Gadwall (Serpentine) ,
3 Glossy Ibis (Into North Scrape 14:38 and periodically in flight during Marsh Harrier influx) ,
1 Spoonbill (North Scrape) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sat 13 December 2025
Fri 12 December 2025
1 Red Kite (A vocal bird circling the plantation) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
14 Long-tailed Tit (All on fat ball feeder) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 12 December 2025
Wed 10 December 2025
1 Water Rail (Snipes marsh) ,
[Gary Bunting]
Wed 10 December 2025
4 Blue Tit ,
1 Great Tit ,
1 Goldfinch ,
4 Chaffinch ,
1 Blackbird ,
2 Pheasant ,
4 Red Kite ,
1 Wren ,
14 Wigeon ,
1 Dunnock ,
1 Robin ,
4 Teal ,
1 Cormorant ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (West along shore) ,
3 Stonechat (On camp fence) ,
1 Curlew (West) ,
1 Redshank ,
7 Linnet (Shingle bank) ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
1 Snipe ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Magpie ,
3 Moorhen ,
15 Greenfinch (Flock landed dead tree in meadow lane) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[Gary Bunting]
Wed 10 December 2025
1 Red Kite ,
1 Pied Wagtail ,
1 Buzzard ,
4 Linnet ,
1 Stonechat (Male.) ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Carrion Crow ,
2 Mallard ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Moorhen ,
1 Blackbird ,
[Tony Pope]