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).
Mon 28 July 2025
1 Cormorant ,
4 Herring Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 28 July 2025
1 Mute Swan ,
2 Moorhen ,
1 Herring Gull ,
2 Great Black-backed Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Mon 28 July 2025
4 Little Grebe ,
12 Cormorant ,
5 Little Egret ,
2 Grey Heron ,
6 Spoonbill ,
10 Mute Swan ,
182 Greylag Goose ,
5 Egyptian Goose ,
19 Shelduck ,
3 Wigeon ,
29 Gadwall ,
25 Teal ,
151 Mallard ,
2 Garganey ,
13 Shoveler ,
2 Moorhen ,
5 Oystercatcher ,
14 Avocet ,
5 Ringed Plover ,
1 Golden Plover ,
323 Lapwing ,
26 Dunlin ,
14 Ruff ,
59 Black-tailed Godwit ,
4 Bar-tailed Godwit ,
85 Curlew ,
27 Redshank ,
1 Greenshank ,
6 Green Sandpiper ,
1 Common Sandpiper ,
57 Black-headed Gull ,
4 Herring Gull ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Kestrel ,
5 Meadow Pipit ,
12 Goldfinch ,
2 Linnet ,
1 Reed Bunting ,
2 Great White Egret ,
1 Mediterranean Gull ,
[Cbc Admin]
Sun 27 July 2025
c.5
Bearded Tit
(5 Juveniles at the end of the Reedbeds beside Iron road )
,
[Jo King]
Fri 25 July 2025
16 Meadow Brown ,
25 Gatekeeper ,
13 Large White ,
2 Small White ,
2 Green-veined White ,
5 Peacock ,
4 Red Admiral ,
1 Common Blue ,
7 Comma ,
1 Painted Lady ,
4 Speckled Wood ,
1 Small Skipper ,
[David Fell]
Fri 25 July 2025
20
Gannet
(Inc adult drifting east with the tide)
,
15 Common Scoter (Raft offshore - mainly females but also 2 juv drakes) ,
6 Little Tern (Feeding offshore before trundling off towards BP) ,
1 Arctic Tern (In with small feeding melee off the wreck) ,
4 Sandwich Tern ,
c.25 Common Tern ,
2 Stonechat (Juvs on fenceline) ,
21
Cattle Egret
(Near West Bank sluice with cattle)
,
5
Spoonbill
(Simmonds - inc tspoons )
,
2 Golden Plover (Simmonds and over North Scrape) ,
c.120
Lapwing
(Simmonds and Pats including a leucistic individual)
,
1 Grey Heron (Juvenile into Big Pool) ,
2 Marsh Harrier (Juveniles) ,
[David Griffiths]
Fri 25 July 2025
1 Little Grebe (+ 1 lge chick, Snipe's) ,
1 Spoonbill (ad, Pat's) ,
6 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret (Arnold's) ,
3 Cattle Egret (2 with cows Serpentine, 1 N Foreland) ,
7 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (juv) ,
1 Kestrel (Sea Pool) ,
4 Oystercatcher (plus 1 chick still on Arnold's) ,
14 Avocet (Pat's) ,
57 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's, later 27 Arnold's & 1 Swan Lake) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (European) (ad f, 'Anouk' Pat's then Arnold's) ,
77 Curlew ,
22 Redshank ,
4 Green Sandpiper (3 Pat's, 1 Snipe's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
10 Ruff (8 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
8 Sanderling (Arnold's) ,
10 Dunlin ,
4 Ringed Plover (2 Arnold's, 2 Beach off Sea Pool) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
1 Bearded Tit (E Bank) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Thu 24 July 2025
1
Hobby
(Flew low over Watling Water, east to west.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Thu 24 July 2025
1 Little Grebe (ad + lge chick on Snipe's) ,
2 Spoonbill (Snipe's) ,
11 Avocet (Pat's) ,
2 Redshank ,
17 Black-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
1 Green Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
10 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 23 July 2025
1
Barn Owl
(Regular flight pattern since 09 July, seen most evenings, flying 400'-500' due south-north along Old Woman's lane, 18:30-19:30. This evening descended from height over the A149, & over the marsh, 19:07. It returned high & south with prey at 19:26. No suitable hunting habitat around it's nest site?)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
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