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 01 July 2026
1 Gannet ,
18 Common Scoter ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
2 Gannet (East.) ,
6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 1st summer.) ,
35 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
3 Common Tern ,
1 Little Tern ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
1 Ringlet ,
2 Holly Blue ,
1 Gatekeeper ,
1 Comma ,
1 Southern Hawker (Female.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
2 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
15 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Pats.) ,
11 Ruff (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,
26 Redshank (At least. Pats & Simmonds.) ,
2 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Whitwell.) ,
6 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, two 2nd summers, one 1st summer. Mostly on Simmonds.) ,
1 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven, close to the village. Successful.) ,
1 Barn Owl (Close to the village.) ,
1 Chinese Water Deer (From Daukes.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's Pool) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's Pool) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's Pool) ,
3 Spoonbill (Pat's Pool) ,
15 Swift ,
10 Ruff (1 fem, 9 males) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Tue 30 June 2026
4 Gannet (All east.) ,
25 Common Scoter (At least, west. A group going east a bit later may have been these birds.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
6 Common Tern (At least.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Tue 30 June 2026
2 Spoonbill (Simmonds.) ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
2 Curlew (Simmonds.) ,
11 Ruff (Pats & Simmonds.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds & Whitwell.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
9
Spoonbill
(Initially five on Pats then onto Simmonds where joined by others. 2 )
,
1
Glossy Ibis
(Flew in to Simmonds from Pats then off SW after about half an hour)
,
2 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds - limping adult) ,
7 Ruff (Pats - moulting males) ,
4 Dunlin (Adult SP on Pats) ,
5 Little Ringed Plover (2 adults Pats, 2 adults Simmonds but only one chick seen today) ,
2 Kestrel (Pair hunting reserve) ,
7
Mediterranean Gull
(2nd summer Simmonds and half a dozen briefly in flight over North Scrape )
,
1 Common Gull (1st summer bird on Simmonds) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male hunting reserve) ,
2 Grey Heron (In flight over reedbeds) ,
22 Redshank (Juveniles on Simmonds in a single flock) ,
34 Teal (Pats) ,
18 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 29 June 2026
6 Spoonbill (Five on Pats. One over West Bank.) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
24 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Simmonds.) ,
2 Little Tern (Fishing in the Glaven off West Bank.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Mon 29 June 2026
1 Gannet (West.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull ,
30 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
3 Common Tern ,
20 Little Tern (At least. ) ,
2 Brown Hare ,
[Andrew Cox]