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 08 September 2025
1 Dunnock ,
1 Whitethroat ,
50 Swallow (Est.) ,
1 Stonechat ,
1 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
2 Mute Swan ,
2 Little Grebe ,
7 Teal ,
1 Reed Bunting (Heard only, calling.) ,
1 Barn Owl ,
1 Red Kite ,
2 Mallard ,
1 Woodpigeon ,
1 Rook ,
1 Chiffchaff (One seen.) ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Chaffinch (Male.) ,
[Tony Pope]
Sun 07 September 2025
c.5 Goldfinch ,
1 Stonechat ,
c.10 Swallow ,
1 Kestrel (On shingle bank.) ,
2 Mute Swan ,
6 Cattle Egret ,
3 Mallard ,
1 Stock Dove ,
c.5 Woodpigeon (Est.) ,
1 Moorhen ,
c.10 Linnet ,
1 Curlew (On marsh.) ,
2 Gadwall ,
1 Common Gull ,
1 Sand Martin ,
1 Little Grebe (Juv.) ,
2 House Martin ,
1 Chiffchaff (Heard only, singing.) ,
1 Greenfinch ,
[Tony Pope]
Sun 07 September 2025
1 Nathusius’ Pipistrelle Bat (Small bat sp. seen to fly in-off. Flight low, strong, direct, continuing inland. 30 m range. Unable to observe through bins; time and location seemed entirely wrong for a bat so concluded I had been mistaken. Later saw similar sightings on BirdGuides plus appeal from Norfolk Mammal Recorder for records. Now feel confident it must have been this species.) ,
[William Earp]
Sat 06 September 2025
1 Common Gull (A juv/1stW that showed every recognised characteristic of a Russian Common Gull - heinei. Unmarked White head, dark boa, unmarked white upper tail and covs, unmarked under tail and covs. White flanks and white underwing. A prominent black secondary bar. Finally pink base to the bill. Observed by myself and Graham Fellowes) ,
[Edmund Mackrill]
Sat 06 September 2025
1 Black-headed Gull ,
25 Rook (Est.) ,
2 Jackdaw ,
5 Woodpigeon (Est.) ,
1 Cormorant (Flew over W.) ,
9 Linnet ,
1 Great Tit ,
1 Moorhen ,
8 Gadwall ,
2 Mute Swan ,
4 Cattle Egret ,
20 Swallow (Est.) ,
20 House Martin (Est.) ,
1 Sand Martin ,
1 Chiffchaff (1 heard singing.) ,
1 Goldfinch ,
1 Blue Tit ,
[Tony Pope]
Sat 06 September 2025
1 Wheatear (N of Arnolds) ,
40 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,
34 Black-headed Gull (Arnolds) ,
17 Shelduck (14 Arnolds, 3 Serpentine) ,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Arnolds) ,
1 Grey Heron (Arnolds) ,
34 Redshank ( 30 Arnolds, 2 Serp, 2 Brackish ) ,
43 Teal (39 Arnolds, 2 Serp, 2 Brackish) ,
3 Shoveler (Arnolds) ,
1 Herring Gull (Arnolds) ,
4 Gadwall (Brackish) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnolds) ,
18 Curlew (16 Wigeon Marsh, 2 Arnolds) ,
2 Little Egret (1 Arnolds, 1 Brackish) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnolds) ,
2 Avocet (Arnolds) ,
3 Greenshank (1 Serpentine, 2 West over East Bank) ,
3 Green Sandpiper (NE over East Bank) ,
1 Kestrel (Arnolds) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (East Bank) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sat 06 September 2025
1 Black Tern (WP adult east passed Coastguards) ,
15 Little Tern (East) ,
2 Common Tern (East) ,
55 Sandwich Tern (East) ,
1 Red-throated Diver (west) ,
c.2 Knot (west) ,
1 Hobby (East chasing Common Terns) ,
60 Teal (west) ,
1 Great Skua (west) ,
c.50 Gannet (west) ,
1 Fulmar (west) ,
c.6 Cattle Egret (North Scrape) ,
1 Dotterel (Heard only - could not locate bird, but flying west) ,
1 Yellow-legged Gull (Juvenile on Pats AM and PM) ,
1
Water Vole
(Juvenile in Catchwater Drain from bridge to Bishops Hide)
,
3 Greenshank (1 on Pats AM and two flew west over Simmonds PM) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Simmonds PM) ,
4 Wood Sandpiper (Pats - 1 in early PM and three over later to South Pool) ,
1 Weasel (From Daukes PM) ,
1 Bittern (Flew over Billy's Wash and landed in ditch north of Whitwell Scrape) ,
60 Swallow (Over reserve AM) ,
3 Sand Martin (Over Simmonds PM) ,
c.1 Caspian Gull (Juvenile to 1st winter on Pats) ,
7
Spoonbill
(1 adult Pats, 6 Simmonds (4 adults, 2 Juveniles) )
,
[David Griffiths]