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 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]
Sun 23 November 2025
Sat 22 November 2025
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With main db Brent Goose flock on the Eye Field) ,
[William Earp]
Fri 21 November 2025
Fri 21 November 2025
22
Snow Bunting
(On beach by N Hide. )
,
c.7500 Pink-footed Goose (Onto Cricket Marsh from East) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Bishops) ,
2 Cetti's Warbler (Bishops) ,
3 Red Kite (Two Arnolds, one West Bank) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
25 Shelduck ,
150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
6 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Rock Pipit (West Bank ) ,
8 Mute Swan (Bishops) ,
[Steven Stansfield]
Fri 21 November 2025
30 Wigeon ,
1 Snipe ,
1 Redshank ,
3 Red Kite ,
2 Buzzard ,
20 Linnet ,
c.1 Kestrel ,
6 Mallard ,
50 Starling ,
c.50 Rook ,
c.1 Dunnock ,
c.100 Lapwing ,
c.1 Stonechat ,
1 Fieldfare ,
1 Carrion Crow ,
1 Bullfinch ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
[Tony Pope]
Fri 21 November 2025
4 Great Crested Grebe ,
3 Eider (West ) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (In off from several miles out) ,
1 Gannet (East) ,
2 Long-tailed Duck (West) ,
1 Great Northern Diver (East) ,
80 Wigeon ,
35 Teal ,
[Steven Stansfield]
Fri 21 November 2025
2900 Pink-footed Goose (in from E at 09:35) ,
49 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E over reserve) ,
7 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant ,
1 Coot (heard, Don's Pool) ,
1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
1 Redshank (Brackish) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,
12 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
10 Lapwing (Pat's) ,
2 Red Kite ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
1 Snow Bunting (behind Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 20 November 2025
1 Little Auk (West with Dunlin) ,
c.60 Dunlin (Small groups west) ,
3 Snipe (1, 2, 3 west with Dunlin) ,
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
2 Eider (Drakes east) ,
1 Scaup (Female west with Common Scoter) ,
c.35 Common Scoter (west) ,
3 Red-breasted Merganser (Redheads west) ,
6 Goosander (west - 2m, 3f, 1 juv type) ,
1 Red-necked Grebe (Adult west) ,
3 Great Crested Grebe (West) ,
1 Guillemot (west) ,
3 Little Gull (west - 2ad, 1 juv) ,
1 Gannet (Adult west) ,
1 Grey Plover (west) ,
1 Knot (west) ,
c.15 Pintail (East, 1 drake west) ,
c.75 Teal (west) ,
c.120 Wigeon (west) ,
25 Brent Goose (west) ,
1 Merlin (Juvenile chased west by Kestrel) ,
1 Kestrel (Chasing Merlin!) ,
2 Snow Bunting (West along shingle) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 20 November 2025
35 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E over reserve 07:53-07:58) ,
1 Grey Heron (flew W) ,
5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Moorhen (Catchwater drain) ,
6 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
3 Curlew (onto pat's) ,
5 Lapwing (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]