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).
Thu 17 April 2025
Thu 17 April 2025
1
Whitethroat
(Singing at north end of Old Woman's Lane)
,
6 Sedge Warbler (4 - Along main boardwalk, 1 Snipes, 1 CW Drain) ,
1 Reed Warbler (Along main boardwalk) ,
4 Great White Egret (In flight over reserve) ,
2 Grey Heron (Flew west) ,
3 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,
4 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills) ,
1 Water Rail (Calling from Snipes) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Snipes) ,
1 Goldcrest (Walsey Hills) ,
2 Little Grebe (Snipes) ,
2 Pochard (Pair on Snipes) ,
2 Coot (Snipes) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (2m, 1f over reserve) ,
3 Sand Martin (Simmonds) ,
4 Swallow (Simmonds) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 17 April 2025
Thu 17 April 2025
70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
4 Pintail (Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Marsh Harrier (males) ,
3 Coot (Snipe's) ,
7 Oystercatcher (Arnold's/Brackish) ,
66 Avocet ,
140 Black-tailed Godwit ,
3 Curlew ,
24 Redshank ,
1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
3 Turnstone (1 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
21 Dunlin ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
3 Brown Hare (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 16 April 2025
1 Little Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (West over East Bank) ,
2 Great White Egret ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Wed 16 April 2025
2 White-fronted Goose (Pat's with c.7 Brents) ,
29 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
4 Pintail (Brackish) ,
1 Pochard (drake, Snipe's) ,
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,
3 Garganey (2 drakes + 1 female, Serpentine) ,
3 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,
8 Little Egret ,
5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
3 Coot (Snipe's) ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
79 Avocet ,
4 Curlew ,
156 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
25 Redshank ,
5 Ruff (4 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
2 Turnstone (1 Brackish, 1 Arnold's) ,
16 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 15 April 2025
Tue 15 April 2025
250 Sand Martin (Around Simmonds and surrounding area) ,
c.1 House Martin (Simmonds) ,
25 Swallow (Simmonds) ,
c.2
Sandwich Tern
(Flew over scrapes)
,
8 Little Ringed Plover (Pats/Simmonds) ,
60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (In to feed in fields south of VC) ,
c.7 Canada Goose (Pats) ,
11
Greylag Goose
(Including the leucistic bird)
,
7
Great White Egret
(One feeding off East Bank and then one plus five in from the east to Big Pool area)
,
7 Ruff (5 Pats/Simmonds, 2 Serpentine) ,
2 Garganey (Pair asleep on Serpentine. Found by SG earlier.f) ,
1 Wheatear (Serpentine) ,
70 Dunlin (Arnolds Marsh) ,
c.5 Turnstone (Arnolds Marsh) ,
9 Ringed Plover (Arnolds Marsh) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 15 April 2025
1 Wheatear (Beach Road.) ,
1 Willow Warbler (Gramborough Hill) ,
2 Chiffchaff (Gramborough Hill) ,
4 Swallow (West) ,
1 Great White Egret (East over towards the Quag) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Pool west of Gramborough) ,
1
Dunlin
(Pool west of Gramborough)
,
2 Avocet (Pool west of Gramborough) ,
2 Redshank (Pool west of Gramborough) ,
800 Common Scoter (NW of Salthouse Beach Road) ,
c.1 Velvet Scoter (NW of Salthouse Beach Road) ,
4
Mediterranean Gull
(Adult SP west)
,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 14 April 2025
1 Ring Ouzel (Feeding on field east of Meadow Lane) ,
[Graham Sutton]