CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, 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 03 July 2026
1 Silver-washed Fritillary (Male.) ,
1 Speckled Wood ,
1 Green-veined White ,
2 Large White ,
1 Migrant Hawker ,
1 Common Darter ,
[Andrew Cox]
Fri 03 July 2026
2 Little Grebe (juvs, Don's ) ,
4 Spoonbill (incl. 2 ads & 1 imm) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,
4 Little Egret ,
10 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
7 Oystercatcher (plus 1 lge chick) ,
56 Avocet (plus 3 chicks) ,
35 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m, Pat's) ,
9 Curlew ,
14 Redshank (plus 5 chicks) ,
9 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
3 Knot (Arnold's) ,
15 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (+ 6 chicks) ,
1 Fox (Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Fri 03 July 2026
1 Gannet (West.) ,
1 Whimbrel ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,
48 Sandwich Tern (At least. ) ,
1 Common Tern ,
1 Arctic Tern ,
20 Little Tern (At least. Still much coming & going.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 02 July 2026
9 Spoonbill (Pats.) ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pats.) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male.) ,
5 Dunlin (North Scrape.) ,
1 Curlew Sandpiper (North Scrape) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
32 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
8 Ruff (Most on Pats.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult. In melee just off beach.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
2 Arctic Tern (Beach.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Thu 02 July 2026
10 Spoonbill ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Pat's) ,
73 Avocet (plus 2 chicks) ,
38 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m, Pat's) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
12 Redshank ,
12 Ruff (7 ad m, 1 ad f Pat's, 4 ad m Serpentine) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover ,
5 Ringed Plover (4 Arnold's, 1 Brackish) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (ad Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 02 July 2026
13 Gannet (Mix of ages. All east.) ,
1 Fulmar (One east, close in.) ,
23 Common Scoter (West.) ,
5 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
3 Whimbrel (West.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
1 Gannet ,
18 Common Scoter ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
2 Gannet (East.) ,
6 Bar-tailed Godwit (West.) ,
4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 1st summer.) ,
35 Sandwich Tern (At least.) ,
3 Common Tern ,
1 Little Tern ,
[Andrew Cox]
Wed 01 July 2026
2 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 1 Don's fully grown young) ,
6 Spoonbill (incl 2 juvs) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
4 Little Egret ,
2 Grey Heron ,
7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Water Rail (chick on Snipe's) ,
6 Oystercatcher (plus 1 large on Arnold's) ,
59 Avocet (plus 1 chick) ,
3 Curlew ,
68 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad m, Pat's) ,
44 Redshank (plus 7 chicks) ,
13 Ruff (12 ad m, 1 ad f, Pat's) ,
4 Little Ringed Plover ,
5 Ringed Plover (plus 2 chicks) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (fem) ,
2 Chinese Water Deer (ad + fawn) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 01 July 2026
100 Common Scoter (At least. Several groups moving east.) ,
24 Knot (Flew east towards Arnolds; came back west shortly after, low over the sea.) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Many.) ,
1 Common Tern (Many.) ,
1 Little Tern (Many.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
This screen shows all sightings from the date shown here on the left until today in reverse date sequence. There is a limited number that show at one time so the page numbers above let you page through them. If you want to see any earlier sightings you can do this by changing the date on the left to the earliest date you want then click on SHOW MORE. When the screen refreshes you will need to scroll to the bottom then navigate through the pages to find what you are looking for.