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 04 June 2026
c.60 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (21 on SSimmonds and about 40 flushed from North Scrape) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 04 June 2026
6 Egyptian Goose (Swan Lake) ,
56 Gadwall ,
1 Wigeon (m, Pat's ) ,
1 Garganey (m, Watling Water ) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad and 2cy (begging!), not together - Pat's) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,
3 Cattle Egret (with cows E of E Bank) ,
1 Cormorant (flew E) ,
1 Oystercatcher (between Iron Rd & Babcock) ,
52 Avocet (+ 13 chicks) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 1 Watling Water) ,
76 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (f/imm) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 03 June 2026
c.15
Little Tern
(Fishing offshore)
,
c.30
Sandwich Tern
(Fishing offshore)
,
1 Fulmar (Flew east) ,
3
Glossy Ibis
(Adult in BP flew west 08:02 accompanied/chased off by Shelduck. Two others in from high NE (09:22) onto Simmonds briefly before heading off west.)
,
6
Little Ringed Plover
(Across three main scrapes)
,
1
Reed Warbler
(Adult collecting food in front of Daukes Hide)
,
3 Cattle Egret (2 adults (one in fine BP), also one non-breeder. Pats Pool and off with cattle.) ,
4
Spoonbill
(Adult and 2CY bird on Pats, adult west high and adult in from west joinng the two on Pats Pool.)
,
1
Common Tern
(In from sea and over scrapes briefly.)
,
c.60 Swift (Feeding over reserve) ,
2 Little Egret (west) ,
1 Grey Heron (east) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 03 June 2026
1 Little Grebe (chick on Snipe;s) ,
2 Spoonbill ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Cattle Egret ,
14 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
52 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,
12 Redshank ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Fox (ad + large cub on Pat's) ,
1 Reeves' Muntjac (Beach N of Arnold's) ,
1 Painted Lady (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 02 June 2026
4 Cattle Egret (Looking very smart. Near BP. All on or around Pats Pool.) ,
2 Spoonbill (Adult and 2CY, Pats Pool) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Pats and Simmonds) ,
24
Avocet
(Pats and Simmonds. Considerable aggressive behaviourr)
,
c.2 Little Egret (Pats) ,
6 Mute Swan (Pats) ,
2 Oystercatcher (Simmonds) ,
15
Redshank
(inc 3 chicks on Simmonds)
,
c.2 Marsh Harrier (Over reedbeds) ,
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (West along beach) ,
4 Teal (Drakes and a single female Simmonds) ,
24 Gadwall (Simmonds) ,
1 Little Tern (west) ,
2 Sandwich Tern (west) ,
1 Hobby (Hunting over reedbeds) ,
1
Cuckoo
(Protracted views of a perched up and calling bird north of Pats Pool. Pushed around by Pipits!)
,
25 House Martin (Feeding and collecting mud) ,
c.20
Sand Martin
(Feeding and resting up in heavy rain)
,
c.120
Swallow
(Big feeding push, plus locals resting up and in/out of hides)
,
c.20 Swift (Feeding low) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 02 June 2026
c.1 Glossy Ibis ((north scrape) Adult) ,
[Peter Tilton]
Mon 01 June 2026
1 Cuckoo (Flew onto the top of a dead beech on Anterton Hill, singing heartily, but immediately mobbed by two Jackdaws & chased off south over the village. ( Pristine bird, but no time to even raise the camera!)) ,
[Gerard Sabran]
Mon 01 June 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (off E Bank) ,
2 Little Grebe (pr + 2 chicks Don's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Spoonbill (flew into Arnold's) ,
19 Avocet (plus 4 chicks) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
8 Redshank ,
1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
1 Cuckoo (flew W behind Walsey & N Foreland, calling, at c.07:00 ) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Buzzard (N Foreland) ,
5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 31 May 2026
c.30 Greylag Goose (24 Serpentine, Keeper's ) ,
1 Greylag x Canada Goose (Serpentine with Canada Geese) ,
28 Canada Goose (Serpentine ) ,
c.50 Shelduck (Across reserve) ,
c.50 Gadwall (Pat's, Serpentine, North Scrape) ,
c.10 Mallard (Serpentine ) ,
4 Teal (North Scrape) ,
2 Little Grebe (With 2 chick's, Don's ) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Simmond's) ,
c.10 Little Tern (Over Brackish and sea) ,
c.30 Avocet (Across reserve, inc 2 chicks on Serpentine ) ,
c.10 Oystercatcher (Across reserve) ,
17 Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine, 2 Brackish, 12 North Scrape) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's) ,
c.45 Lapwing (Across Reserve) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,
c.35 Redshank (Across Reserve. 1 chicken in Serpentine ) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
1 Ruff (Pat's) ,
1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,
1
Glossy Ibis
(North Scrape)
,
6 Spoonbill (1 Arnold's, 5 Pat's) ,
c.10 Little Egret (Mostly Pat's ans west of West Bank) ,
2 Grey Heron (Pat's, Serpentine ) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Swift (Over Boardwalk) ,
4 Bearded Tit (West of East Bank) ,
[David Nurse]
Sun 31 May 2026
2 Glossy Ibis (two birds in off the sea high over Weybourne Camp then spooked by model aircraft and flew south west over Kelling Village) ,
[Paul Laurie]