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 24 August 2026
Mon 24 August 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard yaffling) ,
2 Raven (Both flying south and calling) ,
[David Fell]
Mon 24 August 2026
Sun 23 August 2026
4
Wood Sandpiper
(Nice flock of juveniles on Simmonds for a short time before heading west. Enjoy the record shot! )
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1
Black-tailed Godwit (European)
(Juvenile again with the islandicas, not seen it for a day or two but I think it's the same bird. Now with new grey 1w scaps. )
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55 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Fewer juveniles now. ) ,
1
Yellow-legged Gull
(Near adult - 5CY - on Pat's Pool)
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1
Herring Gull (Scandinavian)
(Amazingly, a smart juvenile that seems to be argentatus briefly at the back of Simmonds. Seems improbable at first but brisk northerly airstream could have pushed this one - perhaps from southern part of argentatus range, into the North Sea. Likely coming similar distance to some cachinnans. )
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20 Ruff ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Juvenile on Simmonds) ,
3 Green Sandpiper ,
11 Whimbrel (In-off and away into the sunset) ,
[Mark Golley]
Sun 23 August 2026
Sun 23 August 2026
2 Lesser Whitethroat ,
1 Whitethroat ,
1 Blackcap (Heard ) ,
[David Fell]
Sat 22 August 2026
1 Green Woodpecker (In mown field above Wiveton Bridge) ,
1 Barn Owl (Upstream of poplars between Wiveton Bridge and Glandford) ,
[Sean Dempster]
Fri 21 August 2026
1 Mediterranean Gull (Juvenile west) ,
1
Little Gull
(Juvenile in melee)
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1 Common Tern (Juvenile west) ,
1 Spotted Redshank (West at sea with Grey Plover) ,
1 Grey Plover (west) ,
1 Oystercatcher (wet) ,
1 Arctic Skua (east) ,
c.15 Gannet (Mainly west) ,
1 Sanderling (west) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
c.30 Sandwich Tern (west) ,
3 Common Scoter (west) ,
1 Teal (west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 21 August 2026
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard yaffling) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard and seen) ,
1 Swift (Flew north) ,
[David Fell]