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).
Wed 30 July 2025
1
Great White Egret
(Flew west over reserve)
,
3
Marsh Harrier
(Female and 2 juvs with one of the latter taking an unhealthy interest in a deceased Black Headed Gull on Whitwell Scrape)
,
c.230 Lapwing (Pats and Simmonds with leucistic bird still around (Pats)) ,
15 Ruff (All on Pats) ,
3 Green Sandpiper (Pats) ,
23 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
1 Little Egret (Simmonds) ,
9
Cattle Egret
(One Eye Field, 5 on Simmonds and 3 flew west)
,
1
Chinese Water Deer
(Simmonds)
,
1 Curlew (Simmonds then off west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 30 July 2025
184 Greylag Goose (flew into Serpentine from fields at 6:40) ,
2 Little Grebe (ad + 2 lge chicks Snipe's, ad Don's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
7 Little Egret ,
12 Cattle Egret (10 off E Bank, 2 briefly Pat's) ,
2 Cormorant ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Kestrel ,
5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,
2 Avocet (Pat's) ,
70 Curlew ,
1 Whimbrel (heard only) ,
45 Black-tailed Godwit (44 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad f, 'Anouk' Pat's) ,
3 Snipe (2 Pat's, 1 Serpentine) ,
1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,
40 Redshank (plus 2 lge chicks) ,
7 Green Sandpiper (5 Snipe's, 2 Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
16 Ruff (14 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
10 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
66 Lapwing (plus 1 lge chick) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 29 July 2025
192 Greylag Goose (E of E Bank, flew in from 06:45 ) ,
3 Little Grebe (plus 2 lge chicks ) ,
2 Spoonbill (ad + juv, Pat's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Great White Egret (Pat's) ,
10 Little Egret ,
3 Cattle Egret ,
10 Cormorant ,
2 Marsh Harrier (m + f) ,
2 Kestrel ,
5 Oystercatcher (Arnold's) ,
7 Avocet (incl. 5 juvs, Pat's) ,
60 Curlew (56 off E Bank, 4 Arnold's) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine) ,
46 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad f, 'Anouk', Pat's) ,
1 Greenshank (Arnold's) ,
47 Redshank ,
5 Green Sandpiper (2 Snipe's, 3 Pat's) ,
2 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
13 Ruff (11 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
9 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (1 beach, 2+ 2 lge chicks Arnold's) ,
21 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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