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 02 October 2026
4 Glossy Ibis ,
36 Dunlin (Simmonds.) ,
6 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds & Pats.) ,
1 Ruff (Simmonds & Pats.) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.) ,
1 Kingfisher (Pats, in flight.) ,
1 Yellow Wagtail (Over, calling.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Fri 02 October 2026
1 Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Feeding from East Bank and chased by Pied Wagtails) ,
[Paul & Jan Williams]
Fri 02 October 2026
Fri 02 October 2026
1 Raven (Flew west calling as it went) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Female) ,
1 Green Woodpecker (Flew south calling as it went) ,
1 Greenfinch (Heard) ,
1 Buzzard (Heard) ,
[David Fell]
Fri 02 October 2026
9 Egyptian Goose ,
1 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,
3 Little Egret ,
12 Cormorant ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
23 Avocet ,
105 Black-tailed Godwit ,
5 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
29 Redshank ,
13 Ruff (incl. 3 ad m, 2 juv m) ,
130 Dunlin ,
4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
4 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 01 October 2026
4 Glossy Ibis (The regular quartet whizzed from west to east across the reserve before dropping down somewhere around the Serpentine) ,
3
Caspian Gull
(Three 1CY in this evening, all different to last night's trio and two pretty smart individuals too)
,
1 Yellow-legged Gull (Beefy 2CY on Simmonds) ,
1 Little Gull (1CY made a couple of circuits around Simmonds but didn't drop on the scrape) ,
1 Kingfisher (Several passes up and down the dykes around the scrapes off and on all evening) ,
10 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Still some smart, near-full juveniles on Pat's) ,
55 Dunlin (Significant increase on last night) ,
1 Ringed Plover ,
6 Ruff ,
7 Marsh Harrier (Minimum count ~ a lot of flushing from these again tonight) ,
1 Sparrowhawk (Female across Whitwell Scrape) ,
1 Barn Owl (Over the cattle pen at the bottom of Old Woman's Lane at dusk) ,
2500 Starling (Hard to estimate but easily 2500 (likely more as the murmuration headed east)) ,
[Mark Golley]
Thu 01 October 2026
440 Pink-footed Goose (left S from roost at 07:03) ,
11 Egyptian Goose ,
1 Pintail (Brackish) ,
3 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
12 Cormorant ,
4 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
13 Avocet ,
5 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
56 Black-tailed Godwit ,
6 Snipe ,
34 Redshank ,
24 Ruff (11 ad m, 4 juv m, 1 ad f, 3 juv f) ,
92 Dunlin ,
4 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
7 Grey Plover ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Water Rail (heard, E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 30 September 2026
4
Glossy Ibis
(In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape)
,
3
Caspian Gull
(All 1CY of various appearances!)
,
3
Yellow-legged Gull
(All adults, all on Simmonds (gulls skittish with a lot Marsh Harrier disturbance) )
,
1 Herring Gull (Scandinavian) (Moulting adult argentatus in the mix) ,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (A striking 5CY hybrid LBBG x HG on Simmonds ) ,
180 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Minimum count) ,
250 Herring Gull (Minimum count) ,
800 Black-headed Gull (Including a Dutch ringed adult ) ,
30
Song Thrush
(Minimum count, several birds dotted around the edges of the scrapes as well as in the bushes behind the hides. )
,
1 Wheatear (Feeding on Whitwell spoil heaps. ) ,
450 Pink-footed Goose (Rough estimate of birds onto North at dusk, could have been closer to 600. All flushed by aircraft. ) ,
23 Dunlin ,
4 Snipe ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) ,
8 Ruff ,
1
Greenshank
(Vocal juvenile on Simmonds until a Harrier flush. )
,
1 Grey Plover (Smart juv on Pat's. ) ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 30 September 2026
4 Glossy Ibis (In over West Bank at 1850, circled a couple of times before landing on North Scrape) ,
[Mark Golley]
Wed 30 September 2026
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