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 19 September 2025
1 Glossy Ibis (Briefly in flight.) ,
130 Pink-footed Goose (At least.) ,
1 Little Stint (Pats.) ,
6 Snipe (At least. In flight.) ,
12 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds & Pats.) ,
2 Curlew (Simmonds.) ,
8 Ruff (Pats.) ,
2 Greenshank (Pats.) ,
1 Wood Sandpiper (Pats.) ,
2 Yellow-legged Gull (Adults. Looked to be male & female. Pats.) ,
20 Sandwich Tern (At least. Along shingle ridge.) ,
[Andrew Cox]
Fri 19 September 2025
1 Wheatear ,
1 Little Egret ,
c.30 Gadwall (Est. of flock flushed by Marsh Harrier.) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Moorhen ,
3 Cattle Egret ,
2 Mute Swan ,
c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.5 Mallard ,
c.5 Teal ,
[Tony Pope]
Fri 19 September 2025
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Thu 18 September 2025
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Wed 17 September 2025
Wed 17 September 2025
Wed 17 September 2025
2
Pectoral Sandpiper
(Swan Lake, feeding in centre of muddy island and then closer to the south-east end of the muddy island)
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3 Snipe (Swan Lake) ,
6 Dunlin (Swan Lake) ,
3 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Swan Lake) ,
20 Gannet (Feeding offshore - mainly 2 CY and upto adult) ,
c.4 Red-throated Diver (2 east, 1 west, 1 on sea) ,
2 Arctic Skua (west - dark phase birds) ,
1 Common Tern (west) ,
12 Sandwich Tern (mainly west) ,
c.5 Teal (west) ,
1 Merlin (west along shingle - male) ,
[David Griffiths]
Tue 16 September 2025
12 Ruff ,
1 Little Stint ,
4 Dunlin ,
22 Black-tailed Godwit ,
8 Avocet ,
1 Snipe ,
4 Sandwich Tern ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull ,
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull ,
343 Black-headed Gull ,
28 Teal ,
26 Mallard ,
7 Shelduck ,
19 Greylag Goose ,
1 Grey Heron (Juv) ,
14 Spoonbill (Flushed from Whitewell scrape) ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Stock Dove ,
2 Woodpigeon ,
1 Cetti's Warbler ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
[Kath & Mick Claydon]
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