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).
Sun 31 August 2025
1 Dunnock ,
3 Stonechat ,
c.6 Linnet ,
1 Sandwich Tern (West over sea.) ,
1 Whinchat (This year’s.) ,
1 Whitethroat ,
c.35 Mallard ,
c.25 Gadwall ,
2 Mute Swan ,
1 Little Egret ,
1 Cattle Egret ,
1 Moorhen ,
2 Sand Martin ,
c.6 Swallow ,
[Tony Pope]
Sun 31 August 2025
1 Little Stint (Juvenile on Swan Pool) ,
6 Curlew Sandpiper (Swan Pool) ,
28 Snipe (Swan Pool feeding out in the open) ,
[Edmund Mackrill]
Sun 31 August 2025
7 House Martin (West over East Bank) ,
25 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,
37 Redshank (33 Arnolds, 4 Serpentine) ,
1 Little Egret (Arnolds) ,
1 Dunlin (Arnolds) ,
31 Black-headed Gull (Arnolds) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (7 Arnolds, 2 Serpentine) ,
18 Sandwich Tern (Arnolds) ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (Arnolds) ,
12 Shelduck (Arnolds) ,
2 Curlew (Arnolds) ,
3 Kestrel (1 Wigeon Marsh, 1 Arnolds, 1 Brackish) ,
1 Oystercatcher (Arnolds) ,
2 Avocet (Serpentine) ,
2 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
5 Wall Brown ,
2 Small Heath ,
1 Peacock (Butterfly!) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sun 31 August 2025
Sun 31 August 2025
3 Chiffchaff ,
1 Blackcap ,
2 Turtle Dove (On wires in field behind Walsey) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler ,
3 Moorhen (2 adults and juv Snipes) ,
[David Fell]
Sun 31 August 2025
5 Chiffchaff (2 in with tit flock) ,
1 Blackcap ,
1 Cetti's Warbler ,
1 Stonechat ,
1 Stock Dove ,
3 Shoveler ,
[David Fell]
Sat 30 August 2025
1 Buzzard (By guns.) ,
1 Dunnock ,
10 Linnet ,
2 Stonechat ,
c.10 House Martin (With swallows, drifting W.) ,
c.20 Swallow (With House Martins, drifting W.) ,
c.12 Rook ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Lesser Whitethroat ,
2 Mute Swan ,
1 Moorhen (Imm.) ,
c.10 Gadwall ,
1 Teal ,
3 Mallard ,
1 Greenshank (Heard only,calling.) ,
1 Great Tit ,
1 Chiffchaff (Heard only, singing.) ,
1 Jay (Heard only, calling.) ,
1 Robin (Heard only, singing.) ,
[Tony Pope]
Sat 30 August 2025
1 Wheatear (Beach fence line) ,
11 Curlew (Eye Field) ,
150 Greylag Goose (In from west to North Scrape) ,
c.60 Canada Goose (In from west to North Scrape) ,
c.1
Turtle Dove
(Stubble field south of Snipes Marsh)
,
3 Blackcap (Walsey Hills) ,
2 Chiffchaff (Walsey Hills) ,
11 Spoonbill (6 on Simmonds and 5 North Scrape ~ 10:00) ,
1 Little Stint (Pats) ,
4 Curlew Sandpiper (Juveniles on pats) ,
2 Buzzard (Flew west over reserve) ,
3 Bearded Tit (East Bank) ,
1 Sedge Warbler (Juvenile East Bank) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male west across reserve) ,
1 Red Kite (Over reserve) ,
[David Griffiths]
Sat 30 August 2025
Fri 29 August 2025
1 Little Grebe (Skirts Pool) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
11 Cormorant ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Kestrel ,
9 Avocet ,
8 Curlew ,
87 Black-tailed Godwit ,
44 Redshank ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
5 Snipe (Pat's) ,
27 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 ad fm 2 juv m, 2 juv f + 10 juv) ,
5 Curlew Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
10 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Ringed Plover (Serpentine) ,
9 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Kingfisher (Main Drain by E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]