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 25 April 2025
1 Glossy Ibis (Pope's marsh) ,
2 Fieldfare (Iron Road) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Iron Road) ,
2 Ringed Plover (Iron Road) ,
1 American Wigeon (Salthouse) ,
1 Whitethroat (Iron Road) ,
4 Sedge Warbler ,
c.20 Sand Martin ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Thu 24 April 2025
4 Teal (Two pairs.) ,
4 Avocet (2 pairs.) ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Stock Dove ,
2 Shelduck ,
c.5 Sand Martin ,
c.5 Starling ,
c.10 Rook ,
1 Pied Wagtail ,
c.2 Whitethroat (Est., probably more.) ,
1 Grasshopper Warbler (Heard only, singing from brambly slope NE of Quag.) ,
c.4 Sedge Warbler (Song flight seen; est. of birds present.) ,
2 Greylag Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose ,
2 Mute Swan ,
1 Coot ,
3 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Moorhen ,
c.5 Jackdaw ,
1 Linnet ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Cream-crown.) ,
1 Chaffinch (Heard singing.) ,
1 Blackcap (Heard singing.) ,
[Tony Pope]
Thu 24 April 2025
255 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (field behind Visitor Centre) ,
2 Pintail (Brackish) ,
1 Pochard (drake, Don's Pool) ,
2 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret ,
5 Cormorant ,
3 Coot (2 Snipe's, 1 Don's Pool) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
25 Avocet ,
27 Black-tailed Godwit ,
2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
10 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
7 Curlew ,
7 Ruff (5 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
15 Dunlin (Pat's) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 23 April 2025
Wed 23 April 2025
7 Chiffchaff (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
5 Blackcap (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
1 Willow Warbler (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
2 Lesser Whitethroat (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
5 Sedge Warbler (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
1 Reed Warbler (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
2 Cetti's Warbler (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
4 Whitethroat (Walk down meadow Lane) ,
1
Grasshopper Warbler
(Bramble Field below the guns. Reeling vociferously and some good views of the bird.)
,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 23 April 2025
1 Reed Bunting (Singing) ,
1 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Stock Dove ,
1 Grasshopper Warbler (Heard only, from brambly slope NE of Quag.) ,
2 Avocet ,
4 Mallard (Two pairs) ,
4 Teal (Two pairs.) ,
c.6 Starling ,
1 Oystercatcher ,
4 Shelduck (A pair on Quag and a pair on Gramborough.) ,
c.4 Whitethroat (Singing.) ,
5 Goldfinch ,
2 Sedge Warbler (At least 2 singing.) ,
2 Mute Swan ,
3 Greylag Goose ,
2 Moorhen ,
2 Egyptian Goose (A pair.) ,
1 Coot ,
1 Marsh Harrier (A cream-crown.) ,
c.1 Mediterranean Gull (Heard only, calling.) ,
1 Kestrel ,
[Tony Pope]
Wed 23 April 2025
1 Redshank ,
1 Little Egret ,
[Tony Pope]
Wed 23 April 2025
1 Raven (Flew over Salthouse Village calling and headed west over Walsey Hills) ,
1 American Wigeon (Grazing east of Iron Road. Seen again from opposite Dun Cow.) ,
8 Wigeon (Grazing east of Iron Road) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (On marsh NW of Dun Cow) ,
1 Great White Egret (Feeding in drain NW of Dun Cow) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 23 April 2025
133 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pat's) ,
1 Pochard (drake, Don's Pool) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
3 Spoonbill (ads) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
13 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m+f) ,
4 Coot (2 Snipe's, 2 Don's Pool) ,
6 Oystercatcher ,
34 Avocet ,
31 Black-tailed Godwit ,
3 Curlew ,
15 Redshank ,
2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
7 Ruff (3 ad m, 4 adf, Pat's) ,
9 Dunlin ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (3 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
4 Ringed Plover (2 Beach, 2 Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Pintail (pr Brackish) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 22 April 2025
1 Booted Eagle ,
[Beverley Ryves]