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 29 June 2026
2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd summers.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many. Also eight fishing in the Glaven, from West Bank.) ,
1 Razorbill (Off the end of East Bank.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 28 June 2026
1 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (At least. Mostly Simmonds.) ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly Pats.) ,
41 Curlew (Flying over.) ,
5 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
20 Redshank (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
5 Common Gull (Pats.) ,
25 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Pats, Simmonds & flying over.) ,
1 Little Gull (1st summer. Flew onto Pats.) ,
1 Barn Owl (From hide.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 28 June 2026
1 Eider (Adult male snoozing on shore near Lifeboat Station, boatman said it had been there for 'a while') ,
2 Turnstone ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit ,
c.15 Little Tern ,
c.10 Common Tern ,
c.10 Sandwich Tern ,
[Roger Emmens]
Sun 28 June 2026
1 Glossy Ibis (Adult on Pats) ,
8 Spoonbill (7 initially then adult in from east) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Including 2 CR birds) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Female "Anouk" on Pats) ,
1 Greenshank (Pats) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds and Whitwell) ,
3 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
9 Redshank (Juvs on Pats inc CR/flagged bird) ,
7 Little Ringed Plover (4 adults and 3 chicks - latter on Simmonds) ,
4 Little Egret (Simmonds/Whitwell) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 28 June 2026
1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
6 Mediterranean Gull ,
1 Common Tern ,
6 Little Tern ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 28 June 2026
2 Gannet (East.) ,
6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
3 Mediterranean Gull (Adults.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
7 Common Tern (At least.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many. Three fishing in the Glaven near the sluice.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sun 28 June 2026
2 Barn Owl (Close to village.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 27 June 2026
1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (Males.) ,
32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
8 Ruff (Pats.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling from somewhere east of the main hides.) ,
1 Red-veined Darter (Male from boardwalk to main hides.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 27 June 2026
1 Canada Goose (North Scrape ) ,
53 Shelduck (Across reserve ) ,
26 Gadwall (Across reserve ) ,
47 Teal (Across reserve) ,
28 Cormorant (Arnold's ) ,
2 Little Grebe (Plus 2 large chicks on Don's ) ,
13 Little Tern (Fishing along beach) ,
6 Sandwich Tern (Fishing along beach) ,
92 Avocet (Across reserve. Plus 3 chicks) ,
7 Oystercatcher (Across reserve ) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,
7 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 3 North Scrape, 2+2 chicks Simmond's) ,
116 Lapwing (102 on Pat's ) ,
16 Curlew (13 between Serpentine and Pope's, 1 Arnold's, 1 Simmond's) ,
37 Black-tailed Godwit (36 Pat's, 1 North Scrape ) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmond's) ,
1
Wood Sandpiper
(Simmond's)
,
12 Redshank (Plus 2 chicks) ,
8 Ruff (4 Pat's inc 1 satellite, 4 North Scrape ) ,
1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's ) ,
4 Spoonbill (Pat's. 2 Juvenile ) ,
6 Little Egret (Across reserve ) ,
1 Cattle Egret (Eye Field) ,
5 Grey Heron (Across reserve ) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel (Hunting along the beach by Eye Field ) ,
2 Bearded Tit (Reeds right of Bishop's seen from hide) ,
[David Nurse]
Sat 27 June 2026
c.15 Little Tern (Fishing offshore) ,
c.40 Sandwich Tern (Fishing offshore) ,
1 Common Tern (Flew west) ,
2 Cattle Egret (Billy's Wash) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male over reserve) ,
1 Avocet (West out at sea) ,
1
Glossy Ibis
(Adult SP on Pats most of the day )
,
6 Spoonbill (Pats - 2 t-spoons, 2 adults, 2 2nd CY) ,
1 Little Egret (Pats) ,
7
Ruff
(Moulting males on Pats)
,
c.75 Avocet (Pats) ,
c.80 Lapwing (Pats) ,
1 Gadwall (Female with well-grown duckling Pats) ,
26
Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic)
(Pats inc CR bird but only right leg rings noted. Possible green on left?)
,
3
Reed Bunting
(Juveniles around Bishops Hide)
,
1 Stonechat (Juvenile in front of Bishops Hide) ,
4
Sedge Warbler
(Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide)
,
8
Bearded Tit
(4 seen East Bank. 4 in front of Bishops Hide)
,
2
Blue Tit
(Juveniles in front of Bishops Hide)
,
1
Green Sandpiper
(Simmonds Scrape)
,
1 Greenshank (Simmonds) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds) ,
c.200 Sand Martin (Around central hides - incredible sight) ,
c.60 Swallow (Including at least 8 fledged juveniles - Bishops and Daukes and four in nest in Daukes) ,
[David Griffiths]