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).
Sat 11 May 2024
1 Montagu's Harrier (I saw this from Wiveton bank at around 9am. Someone pointed it out to me, and I got these few poor shots, into the sun. I then heard someone else say the bird had been downgraded to a pale marsh harrier. I leave it to the experts, if anyone can ID it from these pics.) ,
[John Fairey]
Fri 10 May 2024
Fri 10 May 2024
1 Golden Plover (Sp bird on Eye Field.) ,
1 Whimbrel (Flew off saltmarsh.) ,
5 Sandwich Tern (Beach.) ,
10 Little Tern (Beach.) ,
50 Common Scoter (Approx. Two groups passing west offshore.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 09 May 2024
1 Purple Heron (Showed well,if briefly a couple of times. Edge of reeds a little to the north of Wiveton Hall Woods.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 09 May 2024
1 Glossy Ibis (Seen to drop down in the vicinity of the North Scrape from the East Bank.) ,
2 Golden Plover (Pair of summer plumaged birds on Eye Field, close to the pond.) ,
8 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
23 Sandwich Tern (At least. Along the shore.) ,
40 Little Tern (At least. Most up & down the shoreline. A few on Arnolds, Saline Pool & North Scrape.) ,
1 Wheatear (Male on Eye Field, close to pond.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 09 May 2024
Thu 09 May 2024
1 Golden Plover (Eye Pool. Splendid sp northern male.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summer on saltmarsh. 1st summer flew west.) ,
5 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Headng west.) ,
1 Wheatear (Male.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 09 May 2024
12 Mute Swan ,
4 Egyptian Goose ( + 5 goslings still on Pat's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (male) ,
1 Sparrowhawk ,
3 Coot ,
14 Oystercatcher ,
96 Avocet ,
39 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Greenshank (Wigeon Marsh) ,
14 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Arnold's/Main Drain) ,
13 Turnstone (Arnold's) ,
181 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
7 Little Ringed Plover ,
7 Ringed Plover ,
4 Sandwich Tern ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 09 May 2024
130 Common Scoter (At least. Several groups going west.) ,
30 Sandwich Tern (At least. Small melee near the wreck with herring & black headed gulls.) ,
4 Little Tern (At least.) ,
5 Yellow Wagtail (West along the shingle.) ,
[Andrew Cox]