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 15 August 2026
1 Stone Curlew (Flew from beach and appeared to land in field east of east bank path. ) ,
[Joe Parham]
Fri 14 August 2026
1 Pied Flycatcher (Behind VC) ,
1 Whitethroat (Behind VC) ,
1 Blackcap (Behind VC) ,
7 Avocet ,
59 Redshank (Mostly Arnold's & Brackish) ,
2 Oystercatcher ,
5 Little Egret ,
4 Spoonbill (3 Pat's, 1 Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
17 Ruff ,
97 Black-tailed Godwit ,
7 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
8 Little Ringed Plover ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
43 Cormorant ,
40 Curlew (East of East Bank and Eye Field) ,
3 Common Sandpiper (North Scape) ,
19 Golden Plover ,
12 Snipe ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
11 Sandwich Tern (7 on Arnolds, 4+ along beach) ,
60 Dunlin ,
12 Egyptian Goose (North Scrape & Simmond's) ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
1 Buzzard (North Foreland to Walsey Hills) ,
1
Bar-tailed Godwit
(Serpentine)
,
1 Yellow Wagtail (Brackish) ,
3 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
1 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,
[David Nurse]
Fri 14 August 2026
2 Pied Flycatcher (Together, near DBO/Visitor Centre) ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
Fri 14 August 2026
2
Pied Flycatcher
(NWT VC)
,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 14 August 2026
1
Pied Flycatcher
(Poorly marked 1w - likely female - just down from the DBO Centre)
,
1
Black-tailed Godwit (European)
(A new moulting juvenile with the Icelandics - this one has a little more colour than the recent juvenile, a few more dropped 1w feathers, and more strongly marked inner two tertials and longest greater covert. Poor record shot! )
,
70 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Split between Pat's and Arnold's. At least one bright juvenile. ) ,
1
Bar-tailed Godwit
(Striking fresh juvenile on the Serpentine. Feather perfect! )
,
5 Snipe ,
1 Spoonbill (Adult in and out of Pat's a couple of times. ) ,
45 Dunlin ,
25 Ruff ,
6 Green Sandpiper (Minimum count ) ,
10 Sandwich Tern (Small gathering on Arnold's ) ,
6 Little Egret ,
1 Turnstone (One on Brackish Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (Male onto Pat's Pool mid-morning) ,
[Mark Golley]
Fri 14 August 2026
1 Cormorant ,
18 Black-headed Gull ,
2 Common Gull ,
19 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
71 Herring Gull ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
5 Sandwich Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 14 August 2026
2 Moorhen ,
4 Lapwing ,
1 Redshank ,
3 Black-headed Gull ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
10 Goldfinch ,
9 Linnet ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 14 August 2026
1 Black-headed Gull ,
54 Herring Gull ,
2 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Common Tern ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 14 August 2026
1 Cormorant ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Mute Swan ,
10 Shelduck ,
30 Mallard (incl. 11 'feral' on Duck Pond) ,
7 Moorhen ,
4 Avocet ,
2 Ringed Plover ,
6 Golden Plover ,
5 Snipe ,
48 Curlew ,
7 Redshank ,
2 Common Sandpiper ,
119 Black-headed Gull ,
3 Common Gull ,
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
30 Herring Gull ,
2 Great Black-backed Gull ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Sparrowhawk ,
1 Kestrel ,
3 Meadow Pipit ,
2 Stonechat ,
2 Goldfinch ,
7 Linnet ,
1 Reed Bunting ,
1 Hobby ,
[Cbc Admin]
Fri 14 August 2026
2 Little Grebe ,
32 Cormorant ,
7 Little Egret ,
8 Grey Heron ,
3 Spoonbill ,
9 Mute Swan ,
130 Greylag Goose ,
8 Canada Goose ,
6 Egyptian Goose ,
40 Shelduck ,
63 Gadwall ,
101 Teal ,
50 Mallard ,
16 Shoveler ,
9 Moorhen ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
21 Avocet ,
7 Little Ringed Plover ,
11 Ringed Plover ,
50 Golden Plover ,
47 Lapwing ,
2 Knot ,
2 Little Stint ,
94 Dunlin ,
27 Ruff ,
11 Snipe ,
120 Black-tailed Godwit ,
37 Curlew ,
67 Redshank ,
1 Greenshank ,
8 Green Sandpiper ,
2 Wood Sandpiper ,
1 Common Sandpiper ,
3 Turnstone ,
417 Black-headed Gull ,
29 Common Gull ,
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
10 Herring Gull ,
28 Sandwich Tern ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Sparrowhawk ,
1 Kestrel ,
2 Skylark ,
3 Meadow Pipit ,
3 Stonechat ,
3 Wheatear ,
5 Goldfinch ,
1 Reed Bunting ,
1 Yellow-legged Gull ,
2 Caspian Gull ,
1 Mediterranean Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
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