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).
Tue 25 November 2025
1 Goosander (Very confiding (At northern end of lake)) ,
[David Bryant]
Tue 25 November 2025
1
Grey Wagtail
(Ringed bird, associating with a Water Pipit in front of Bishop's)
,
[David Bryant]
Tue 25 November 2025
5 Little Grebe (2 Main Drain, 3 new channel at N end Serpentine) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
2 Redshank (1 Brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 24 November 2025
1 Avocet ,
6 Black-tailed Godwit ,
8 Dunlin ,
35 Lapwing ,
1 Tawny Owl (heard calling, probably from N Foreland) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 23 November 2025
300
Pink-footed Goose
(Leucistic bird in family group)
,
200
Greylag Goose
(Paired Hybrid leucistic bird.)
,
[Tom Whiley]
Sat 22 November 2025
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With main db Brent Goose flock on the Eye Field) ,
[William Earp]
Fri 21 November 2025
2
Firecrest
(Hedgerow on Anterton Hill.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Fri 21 November 2025
22
Snow Bunting
(On beach by N Hide. )
,
c.7500 Pink-footed Goose (Onto Cricket Marsh from East) ,
1 Jack Snipe (Bishops) ,
2 Cetti's Warbler (Bishops) ,
3 Red Kite (Two Arnolds, one West Bank) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
25 Shelduck ,
150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose ,
6 Meadow Pipit ,
1 Kestrel ,
1 Rock Pipit (West Bank ) ,
8 Mute Swan (Bishops) ,
[Steven Stansfield]
Fri 21 November 2025
2900 Pink-footed Goose (in from E at 09:35) ,
49 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew E over reserve) ,
7 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Cormorant ,
1 Coot (heard, Don's Pool) ,
1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
1 Redshank (Brackish) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Brackish) ,
12 Dunlin (Arnold's) ,
10 Lapwing (Pat's) ,
2 Red Kite ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Water Pipit (Pat's) ,
1 Snow Bunting (behind Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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