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 31 October 2024
c.600 Pink-footed Goose (many heard & small flock seen flying around in the mist, then c.500 N off fields S of Coast Rd appeared to land on N Scrape at 08:37) ,
55 Canada Goose (field W of Iron Rd at 09:00) ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Water Rail (heard from Bishop's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
35 Lapwing ,
70 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
1 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 30 October 2024
1 Whooper Swan (SE corner of Freshes ) ,
[Richard Burton]
Wed 30 October 2024
10 Bar-tailed Godwit (Swan Lake) ,
12 Redshank (Swan Lake) ,
106 Wigeon (32 Swan Lake, 74 on Po2) ,
1 Long-tailed Tit (Attenborough Walk/opposite Walsey) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Wed 30 October 2024
240 Pink-footed Goose (flying E, many more hear above the cloud) ,
14 Pintail (Brackish) ,
4 Little Grebe (3 Main Drain, 1 Brackish) ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
13 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
1 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
60 Redshank (Brackish/Arnold's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 30 October 2024
5 Velvet Scoter (Off Coastguards) ,
50 Common Scoter (7 with Velvets, remainder west in groups) ,
3 Goldeneye (Females west (1 + 2)) ,
55 Eider (15 AM and one group of 40 PM - all west) ,
1 Woodcock (Deceased on beach near North Scrape) ,
c.40 Red-throated Diver (Mainly AM east but several west PM) ,
1 Scaup (Drake west PM) ,
2 Great Crested Grebe (One on sea and one east AM) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 28 October 2024
21 Pintail (Brackish) ,
5 Little Grebe (4 Brackish, 1 Main Drain) ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Grey Heron ,
28 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
5 Curlew ,
45 Redshank ,
18 Black-tailed Godwit (W off Serpentine/Popes Pool at 07:15) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 27 October 2024
75 Common Scoter (All west either in small groups or in with other flocks of duck) ,
30 Eider (Good westerly movement, primarily of drakes but a few females and first winter males) ,
c.1 Goldeneye (Female west) ,
c.20 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West - others, uncounted in to reserve) ,
3 Great Crested Grebe (2 + 1 west) ,
c.1 Tufted Duck (West with Teal) ,
500 Teal (West) ,
400 Wigeon (West) ,
c.20 Red-throated Diver (east, one on sea) ,
c.20 Gannet (East) ,
c.12 Guillemot (East and 1 on sea) ,
c.15 Razorbill (East) ,
c.2 Purple Sandpiper (West) ,
2 Grey Plover (West) ,
20 Sanderling (West) ,
100 Dunlin (West ) ,
c.6 Turnstone (West) ,
12 Shelduck (West) ,
1 Pintail (West) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sat 26 October 2024
Thu 24 October 2024
1785 Pink-footed Goose (probably 35 left roost; 1750 flew over E 8:06-08:35) ,
12 Pintail (Brackish) ,
4 Little Grebe (3 Brackish, 1 Skirts Pool) ,
1 Great White Egret (appeared to drop into N Scrape) ,
5 Little Egret ,
6 Cormorant ,
6 Marsh Harrier ,
3 Water Rail (heard) ,
15 Curlew ,
64 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Pat's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
57 Redshank ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
30 Ruff (incl. 12 ad m, 1 juv m, 2ad f.) ,
55 Dunlin ,
4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Golden Plover (Pat's) ,
187 Lapwing ,
14 Goldfinch (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]