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).
Sat 24 January 2026
Sat 24 January 2026
2 Great Northern Diver (Flew east) ,
45 Red-throated Diver (Mainly west - AM and PM sessions) ,
2 Guillemot (Sea off Coastguards) ,
1 Razorbill (Sea off Coastguards) ,
c.1 Common Scoter (West) ,
7 Great Crested Grebe (2 AM, 5 PM) ,
1 Slavonian Grebe (Off Coastguards PM drifting east) ,
7
Gannet
(1 AM, 6 adults east PM)
,
1 Fulmar (West then back east AM) ,
2
Water Rail
(Main drain swimming AM, From Bishops Hide PM)
,
1 Snipe (Bishops Hide AM) ,
1
Jack Snipe
(In cut reeds left of Bishops Hide PM)
,
19 Avocet (Pats) ,
12 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
4 Stonechat (2 beach, 2 Pats reeds) ,
2 Pintail (Pair on Brackish) ,
1 Great White Egret (Around the reserve AM) ,
25 Pink-footed Goose (In to North Scrape PM) ,
21 Twite (Near Little Eye on shingle then very mobile around saltmarsh west of Salthouse beach road) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 23 January 2026
Fri 23 January 2026
195 Pink-footed Goose (high E in 2 flocks) ,
2 White-fronted Goose (left roost on Pat's) ,
80 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,
11 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
5 Little Grebe (Main Drain/Brackish) ,
4 Little Egret ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
12 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
18 Redshank ,
10 Turnstone (beach) ,
32 Dunlin (Arnold's/Popes Pool) ,
15 Ringed Plover (beach) ,
315 Lapwing ,
1 Red Kite ,
5 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 22 January 2026
139 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E) ,
4 Pintail (3 Arnold's, 1 Brackish) ,
7 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 5 Main Drain/Brackish) ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
13 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Richardson's) ,
3 Curlew (1 Brackish, 2 Arnold's) ,
3 Redshank ,
6 Dunlin ,
10 Ringed Plover (Beach) ,
240 Lapwing ,
5 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Short-eared Owl (Probable - flushed from Arnold's and flew off E, landed E end Sea Pool but lost in mist) ,
3 Stonechat (pr Arnold's, m Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 21 January 2026
Wed 21 January 2026
2 Cormorant ,
10 Red-throated Diver ,
10 Great Crested Grebe ,
3 Guillemot ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 21 January 2026
Wed 21 January 2026
360 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (219 on N Scrape at 09:25 incl.12 juvs) ,
15 Pintail (2 Brackish, 13 N Scrape) ,
4 Little Grebe ,
3 Little Egret ,
22 Avocet (Pat's) ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew (Brackish) ,
13 Redshank ,
5 Dunlin ,
1 Ringed Plover (beach) ,
81 Lapwing ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Stonechat (pr Eye Field fenceline) ,
1 Otter (carrying a fish, in Main Drain, swam W under E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 20 January 2026
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
1 Egyptian Goose ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Water Rail (heard) ,
24 Avocet ,
20 Lapwing ,
15 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Robin (by path out to hide) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]