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 20 September 2025
1 Hobby (Arnolds.) ,
1 Golden Plover (Arnolds.) ,
2 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds.) ,
15 Dunlin (Arnolds.) ,
1 Knot (Brackish pool.) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Flew onto Arnolds.) ,
60 Black-tailed Godwit (Most on Arnolds.) ,
2 Spotted Redshank (Brackish pool.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 20 September 2025
3 Red-throated Diver (At least, inc sp close in.) ,
30 Gannet (At least. Mostly juvs but a mix of ages.) ,
7 Common Scoter (West.) ,
3 Arctic Skua (Two pp adults west, one intermediate adult chasing terns very close in, often over shingle bank. Sat on sea for a while then flew off east along the upper beach.) ,
2 Mediterranean Gull (1st & 2nd winters.) ,
40 Sandwich Tern (At least. Much coming & going.) ,
11 Common Tern (At least. Mostly juvs.) ,
1 Guillemot (Close in on the sea.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 20 September 2025
1 Marsh Harrier (Male.) ,
3 Cattle Egret (Keepers Marsh.) ,
123 Teal (At least.) ,
8 Shoveler ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pats.) ,
1 Ruff ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Whitwell) ,
12 Sandwich Tern (Flushed from Pats. ) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Sat 20 September 2025
60 Gannet (Mainly juveniles and 2CY birds fishing offshore) ,
c.4 Red-throated Diver (3 east, 1 west) ,
12 Ringed Plover (On the beach) ,
8 Common Tern (inc 3 juveniles) ,
40 Sandwich Tern ,
c.3 Razorbill (Juveniles offshore drifting with tide) ,
2 Guillemot (Juveniles offshore drifting with tide) ,
2 Glossy Ibis (On North Scrape all morning) ,
2 Grey Heron (Juvs on N Scrape) ,
200 Pink-footed Goose (In from west mainly and onto North Scrape) ,
c.12 Pintail (In from north) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pats PM) ,
1 Little Stint (Pats PM) ,
5 Curlew Sandpiper (Arnolds Marsh) ,
1 Spotted Redshank (Brackish Lagoon) ,
44 Redshank (Arnolds Marsh) ,
7 Ruff (Pats) ,
12 Avocet (Pats) ,
2
Arctic Skua
(AM chugging terns offshore then two late AM. One in from east and chasing terns over Arnolds Marsh, second from sea with both settling on Brackish briefly. One then off east and other alighted onto shingle north of Brackish before heading off east.)
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7 Cattle Egret (One west towards Blakeney AM, six with cattle near Pope's Marsh early PM.) ,
[David Griffiths]
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