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).
Wed 10 June 2026
Tue 09 June 2026
4 Egyptian Goose ,
31 Gadwall ,
4 Teal (drakes) ,
3 Little Grebe (+3 chicks) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron (over reedbed) ,
3 Little Egret ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (heard) ,
4 Oystercatcher (plus 1 tiny chick on Arnold's) ,
71 Avocet (Pat's, Serp, Brackish & Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
6 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
43 Black-tailed Godwit (1 Arnold's, 43 Pat's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (Pat's) ,
13 Redshank ,
1 Ringed Plover (Brackish) ,
2 Golden Plover (flew low W over Brackish) ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 08 June 2026
1 Wigeon (m Pat's) ,
3 Little Grebe (ad + 1 m/lge chick, Snipe's, pr + 2 med chicks Don's) ,
1 Spoonbill (off E Bank) ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret (E of E Bank) ,
9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
6 Oystercatcher ,
65 Avocet (plus 6 chicks) ,
57 Black-tailed Godwit (44 Arnold's) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
8 Redshank ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
2 Ringed Plover (1 Shingle N of E Bank, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
4 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 08 June 2026
1 Glossy Ibis (Feeding in front of Daukes Hide) ,
5 Cattle Egret (One Pats Pool, 4 North Scrape) ,
1 Greenshank (Pats Pool) ,
1
Barn Owl
(Hunting along beach scrub then off down West Bank)
,
1 Garganey (Drake on Watling Water) ,
1 Spoonbill (tSpoon on Watling Water briefly before flying to Swan Lake area) ,
6 Egyptian Goose (Watling Water) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Main scrapes) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sun 07 June 2026
3 Woodlark ,
[David Nurse]
Sun 07 June 2026
Sun 07 June 2026
1
Great White Egret
(No black bill/yellow bill issues....this one's got both.)
,
1
Cattle Egret
(Tucked in out of the wind, having been mobbed by lapwings earlier.)
,
3
Barnacle Goose
(Heading west over the beach)
,
1
Garganey
(Showing well on Pat's for a time.)
,
1 Greenshank (On Pat's) ,
[John Fairey]