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).
Sat 29 March 2025
3
Red Kite
(Feeding on the shingle ride)
,
[Graham Brownlow]
Fri 28 March 2025
4
Chiffchaff
(Walsey Hills)
,
2 Spoonbill (North Scrape to North Foreland) ,
1 Great White Egret (Billy's Wash) ,
1
Water Pipit
(Lovely summer plumaged bird found by GF on Simmonds Scrape)
,
1 Firecrest (Walsey Hills, elusive but calling periodically towards south end of the main footpath.) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 28 March 2025
50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
11 Pintail (Serpentine, Brackish & Arnold's) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
5 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,
4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Red Kite ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
158 Avocet ,
5 Curlew ,
158 Black-tailed Godwit ,
2 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
42 Redshank ,
5 Ruff (4 ad f, 1 ad m, Pat's & Serpentine) ,
2 Turnstone (Brackish/Arnold's) ,
8 Dunlin ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
3 Golden Plover (Arnold's briefly) ,
1 Reed Bunting (E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 27 March 2025
1
Glossy Ibis
(turned back into NFWood.)
,
[Tom Whiley]
Thu 27 March 2025
3 Great White Egret (Parked in beach car park looking back towards visitor centre in the field near an old disused hide ) ,
3 Great White Egret (Parked in beach car park looking back towards visitor centre in the field ) ,
[Colin Hunt]
Thu 27 March 2025
c.3 Great White Egret (Parked in beach car park looking back towards visitor centre ) ,
[Colin Hunt]
Thu 27 March 2025
25
Dunlin
(Simmonds)
,
4
Marsh Harrier
(2 m, 2f. Lot of activity with one male trying to present food to a female. Stunning attack on a Teal, which got away, on Simmonds.)
,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pats) ,
1 Buzzard (Regular dark bird hunting reserve) ,
4 Great White Egret (Mainly around Billy's Wash) ,
1 Spoonbill (Simmonds then off west) ,
1 Snipe (Simmonds) ,
[David Griffiths]
Thu 27 March 2025
66 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad + imm Pat's) ,
1 Great White Egret ,
3 Little Egret ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Red Kite ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
2 Oystercatcher (Bull Marsh) ,
133 Avocet (Pat's) ,
172 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Curlew ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
18 Redshank ,
7 Ruff (5 ad m, 2 ad f, central scrapes) ,
1 Turnstone (Pat's) ,
6 Dunlin (central scrapes) ,
2 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
2 Swallow (flew over going west) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 26 March 2025
2 Pink-footed Goose ,
55 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (field S of Snipe's) ,
11 Pintail (10 Brackish, 1 Serprntine) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
3 Little Grebe (1 Snipe's, 2 Main drain) ,
9 Grey Heron (N Foreland) ,
2 Little Egret ,
11 Cormorant ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Coot (Snipe's) ,
7 Oystercatcher ,
118 Avocet ,
9 Curlew ,
4 Snipe (2 Serpentine, 2 Pat's) ,
27 Redshank ,
6 Ruff (all ad m) ,
4 Turnstone ,
162 Black-tailed Godwit ,
82 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
10 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 25 March 2025
7 Lesser White-fronted Goose (W at 08:35. Not the recent Cley flock but the one recently reported from Stiffkey Flood.) ,
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
2 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
11 Pintail (1 drake, Serpentine, 10 Brackish) ,
2 Pochard (pr Snipe's) ,
3 Little Grebe (1Snipe's, 1 Don's, 1 Main Drain) ,
1 Spoonbill (flew into N Foreland) ,
11 Grey Heron (on marsh E of E Bank) ,
1 Little Egret (Brackish) ,
4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
3 Coot (1 Snipe's, 2 Don's Pool) ,
6 Oystercatcher (4 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
109 Avocet ,
4 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
107 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's/Serpentine) ,
4 Snipe ,
27 Redshank ,
10 Ruff (5 ad m, 5 ad f, all Pat's) ,
4 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
93 Dunlin ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
8 Ringed Plover (6 Arnold's, 2 Brackish) ,
23 Lapwing (a few displaying but no nests seen ) ,
1 Wren (seen singing in E Bank car park) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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