CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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).
Mon 15 August 2022
Mon 15 August 2022
1 Wigeon ,
182 Teal ,
1 Little Grebe (Don's) ,
4 Spoonbill ,
4 Grey Heron ,
5 Little Egret ,
37 Cormorant ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Spotted Crake (Snipe's Marsh) ,
1 Water Rail (Snipe's Marsh) ,
12 Avocet ,
6 Curlew ,
3 Whimbrel (W) ,
215 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (juv m L?-BL(E)) ,
4 Snipe ,
1 Greenshank ,
1 Spotted Redshank (Arnold's) ,
47 Redshank ,
4 Green Sandpiper ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
28 Common Sandpiper (in small flocks aroud reseerve) ,
7 Ruff (6 ad m, 1 juv m) ,
1 Knot (Arnold's) ,
21 Dunlin ,
5 Little Ringed Plover ,
7 Ringed Plover ,
46 Golden Plover ,
1 Little Gull ,
44 Common Tern ,
38 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Kingfisher (Main Drain) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 15 August 2022
Sun 14 August 2022
2 Great Skua (West) ,
5 Sandwich Tern (feeding offshore) ,
1 Redshank (East) ,
2 Ringed Plover (East) ,
[Tony Moverley]
Sun 14 August 2022
1 Kestrel ,
12 Linnet ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
4 Oystercatcher ,
2 Pied Flycatcher (One in plantation, one by old bunk house) ,
11 Pied Wagtail (At least) ,
1 Redstart (On shingle at marrams) ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
11 Skylark (At least) ,
62 Starling ,
6 Stonechat ,
4 Swallow (Worryingly low number) ,
2 Wheatear (One at marrams, one by lifeboat house ) ,
1 Whinchat (Marrams) ,
1 Whitethroat ,
1 Willow Warbler ,
[Gary Bunting]
Sat 13 August 2022
1 Water Vole (East Bank sluice) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sat 13 August 2022
1 Greenshank (From West onto Simmonds) ,
2 Green Sandpiper (1 East over Pat's, 1 on Serpentine) ,
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
2 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
4 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
2 Dunlin (Serpentine) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Golden Plover (Serpentine) ,
3 Buzzard (North Foreland) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Sat 13 August 2022
1 Canada Goose ,
4 Egyptian Goose ,
2 Gadwall ,
17 Lapwing ,
55 Black-headed Gull ,
4 Herring Gull ,
1 Sandwich Tern (flyover the pool) ,
6 Swallow ,
1 Sedge Warbler ,
3 Chiffchaff ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
2 Dunnock ,
7 Goldfinch ,
[Steve Hale]
Sat 13 August 2022
15 Sandwich Tern ,
2 Common/Arctic Tern ,
[Steve Hale]
Fri 12 August 2022
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Serpentine) ,
3 Ruff (Serpentine) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
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