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).
Tue 27 May 2025
1 Spoonbill (West over reserve) ,
3 Cattle Egret (Bull Marsh and Billy's Wash) ,
1 Great White Egret (Bull Marsh) ,
c.12 Little Egret (To and fro) ,
1
Purple Heron
(Seen by CG circa 14:34 and believed to have landed. After much heavy rain then seen to get up from around Big Pool and fly south over the main reedbed, landing east of Bishops Hide..)
,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 27 May 2025
1 Cormorant ,
12 Little Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Tue 27 May 2025
5 Sandwich Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Tue 27 May 2025
8 Oystercatcher ,
23 Avocet ,
4 Ringed Plover ,
1 Grey Plover ,
1 Lapwing ,
2 Curlew ,
8 Redshank ,
9 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Common Gull ,
7 Herring Gull ,
3 Great Black-backed Gull ,
24 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Skylark ,
7 Meadow Pipit ,
2 Stonechat ,
1 Wheatear ,
3 Goldfinch ,
7 Linnet ,
6 Reed Bunting ,
8 Mallard (all 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
1 Hobby ,
1 Buzzard ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 26 May 2025
1
Spoonbill
(On the Serpentine )
,
[Graham Brownlow]
Mon 26 May 2025
4
Little Tern
(Fishing of the East Bank )
,
1
Knot
(On the shoreline )
,
[Graham Brownlow]
Mon 26 May 2025
6
Great White Egret
(Maximum of six seen at same time (3 on Brackish and 3 on Big Pool). However 9 were recorded on the reserve later in the morning.)
,
1
Spoonbill
(Adult flew west)
,
1 Cattle Egret (Adult west over the reserve) ,
3 Grey Heron (On reserve) ,
18 Ringed Plover (Tundra) (Arnolds Marsh) ,
c.20
Little Tern
(east/west and fishing)
,
c.12 Sandwich Tern (east/west and fishing) ,
10 Common Scoter (west) ,
[David Griffiths]