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 22 August 2025
1 Chiffchaff ,
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Both together at top of pine tree) ,
1 Green Woodpecker (Very vocal as it flew through garden) ,
1 Buzzard (The usual vocal juvenile) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 22 August 2025
4 Cormorant ,
1 Common Gull ,
31 Herring Gull ,
17 Sandwich Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 22 August 2025
5 Little Egret ,
3 Grey Heron ,
15 Mute Swan ,
26 Greylag Goose ,
5 Shelduck ,
2 Gadwall ,
16 Teal ,
70 Mallard (including 17 'feral' on Duckpond) ,
4 Moorhen ,
2 Avocet ,
1 Golden Plover ,
2 Lapwing ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Whimbrel ,
83 Curlew ,
18 Redshank ,
52 Black-headed Gull ,
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
2 Herring Gull ,
4 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Kestrel ,
2 Meadow Pipit ,
5 Stonechat ,
1 Wheatear ,
8 Goldfinch ,
26 Linnet ,
1 Reed Bunting ,
13 Cattle Egret ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 22 August 2025
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Mute Swan ,
3 Wigeon ,
16 Gadwall ,
3 Mallard ,
1 Moorhen ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 22 August 2025
4 Little Grebe ,
6 Cormorant ,
11 Little Egret ,
1 Grey Heron ,
13 Mute Swan ,
3 Greylag Goose ,
31 Shelduck ,
12 Wigeon ,
16 Gadwall ,
63 Teal ,
47 Mallard ,
1 Pintail ,
20 Shoveler ,
11 Moorhen ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
2 Little Ringed Plover ,
1 Ringed Plover ,
8 Lapwing ,
1 Knot ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper ,
28 Dunlin ,
29 Ruff ,
1 Snipe ,
97 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
1 Whimbrel ,
55 Curlew ,
52 Redshank ,
4 Greenshank ,
6 Green Sandpiper ,
2 Common Sandpiper ,
8 Turnstone ,
501 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Common Gull ,
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
26 Herring Gull ,
3 Great Black-backed Gull ,
24 Sandwich Tern ,
4 Common Tern ,
6 Marsh Harrier ,
4 Cattle Egret ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 22 August 2025
5 Curlew (Swan Lake and Arnolds) ,
c.40 Sandwich Tern (Feeding flock at sea and loafing around Arnolds. 5 Juveniles present.) ,
1 Arctic Skua (Dark phase bird harassing tern flock) ,
4 Common Tern (Arnolds - 1 juvenile) ,
1 Greenshank (Arnolds Marsh) ,
1 Knot (Juveniles on Arnolds) ,
31 Dunlin (26 Arnolds, 5 Serpentine) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnolds Marsh) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (3 Swan Lake, 2 Arnolds, 12 Serpentine) ,
1 Little Stint (Juveniles on Arnolds) ,
1 Whimbrel (Arnolds Marsh) ,
c.70 Black-headed Gull (62 on Arnolds, rest various points on reserve) ,
7 Little Egret (Around reserve/North Foreland) ,
1 Spoonbill (Out of North Foreland) ,
45 Redshank (Largest group - 36 on Arnolds Marsh) ,
6 Turnstone (Arnolds Marsh) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 21 August 2025
Thu 21 August 2025
Thu 21 August 2025
4 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
1 Little Grebe (Skirts Pool) ,
3 Cattle Egret ,
6 Avocet (incl 3 juvs, Serpentine then Pat's) ,
89 Black-tailed Godwit (2 juvs Serpentine, rest Pat's) ,
6 Curlew (E of E Bank) ,
3 Redshank ,
32 Ruff (12 ad m, 6 juv m, 2 ad f & 2 juv f, Pat's+ 12 juvs on Serpentine) ,
6 Green Sandpiper (1 Snipe's, 2 Pat's, 3 Serpentine) ,
2 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Buzzard (over N Foreland) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]