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 26 November 2025
Wed 26 November 2025
Wed 26 November 2025
1000 Pink-footed Goose (flocks leaving as we arrived) ,
39 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,
c.6 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
3 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,
6 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 4 Main Drain) ,
4 Little Egret ,
4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Water Rail (heard, 1 Pat's, 1 S end E Bank) ,
2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (6 Pat's, 3 Arnold's) ,
4 Curlew ,
17 Redshank ,
1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
15 Dunlin ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
96 Lapwing ,
2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,
3 Red Kite (flying W together over reserve at c.08:00) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Stonechat (reedbed S of Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 25 November 2025
1 Goosander (Very confiding (At northern end of lake)) ,
[David Bryant]
Tue 25 November 2025
Tue 25 November 2025
Tue 25 November 2025
5 Little Grebe (2 Main Drain, 3 new channel at N end Serpentine) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
2 Redshank (1 Brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 24 November 2025
2764 Pink-footed Goose (Roosting flocks: 2193 Pat's Pool, 421 Simmond's, 63 Whitwell and 87 N Scrape. Leaving between 07:12 and 07:43) ) ,
[Cbc Admin]