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).
Fri 22 May 2026
15 Cormorant (Arnolds) ,
4 Little Grebe (1 pair with chicks on Don's) ,
c.25 Little Tern (2 on Arnolds, the rest over beach/sea) ,
2 Sandwich Tern (Over sea) ,
2 Golden Plover (SP - on Eye Field) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's and North Scrape) ,
6 Ringed Plover (Pat's, beach, and North Scrape) ,
c.48 Black-tailed Godwit (40 North Scrape, 8 Pat's) ,
14 Sanderling (10 on beach, 4 North Scrape) ,
1 Great White Egret (Skirts Pool) ,
1 Curlew (West of West Bank) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
5 Little Egret ,
1
Lapwing
(2 broods of chicks (2 + 3) by Serpentine)
,
1 Whitethroat (Skirts opposite VC) ,
1 Lesser Whitethroat (Skirts between Bishop's and East Bank) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,
4 Grey Heron ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Crossing skirts) ,
[David Nurse]
Thu 21 May 2026
2 Barnacle Goose (Serpentine) ,
3 Little Grebe (ad with 1 chick Snipe's, pr + 2 chicks Don's.) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Great White Egret (Arnold's) ,
4 Little Egret ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's Pool) ,
9 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
14 Avocet ,
18 Redshank ,
77 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
7 Dunlin (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
12 Ringed Plover (mainly tundrae) ,
1 Red Kite ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 20 May 2026
5 Little Grebe (2pr + 2 chicks (Don's), 1 ad + 1 chick Snipe's) ,
1 Grey Heron (main reedbed) ,
4 Little Egret ,
11 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
24 Avocet ,
72 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew (Serpentine) ,
1 Greenshank ,
19 Redshank ,
7 Sanderling (Arnold's briefly then flew W) ,
76 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
32 Ringed Plover (30 Pat's & Pope's pools - prob all 'tundrae', 2 Arnold's - normal) ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,
1 Bearded Tit (low in reeds, Don's Pool) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 19 May 2026
Tue 19 May 2026
Tue 19 May 2026
Fri 15 May 2026
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's.) ,
1 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
7 Oystercatcher (Serpentine, Brackish & Arnold's) ,
19 Avocet ,
26 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
14 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
2 Knot (Arnold's) ,
11 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
1 Temminck's Stint (Pat's briefly) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
6 Ringed Plover (2 Brackish, 4 Arnold's) ,
2 Golden Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 14 May 2026
3 Grey Heron (in/over reedbed) ,
2 Great White Egret ,
5 Little Egret (showing in N Foreland) ,
1 Bittern (heard) ,
4 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Grebe (1 Don's Pool, 1 heard from Snipe's) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
8 Avocet ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
2 Curlew ,
32 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
5 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
1 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (incl. 3 'tundra') ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 13 May 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (ads, no sign of goslings) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
2 Little Egret ,
7 Cormorant (Arnold's/Pope's Pool) ,
4 Oystercatcher (2 Brackish, E of E Bank) ,
17 Avocet (Pat's & Pope's Pool) ,
97 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
30 Redshank ,
3 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (1 m, 2 f) ,
2 Swift ,
1 Wheatear (E Bank) ,
1 Fox ,
[David & Pat Wileman]