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 01 June 2026
2 Egyptian Goose (off E Bank) ,
2 Little Grebe (pr + 2 chicks Don's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Little Egret ,
2 Spoonbill (flew into Arnold's) ,
19 Avocet (plus 4 chicks) ,
8 Oystercatcher ,
8 Redshank ,
1 Curlew (Arnold's) ,
1 Cuckoo (flew W behind Walsey & N Foreland, calling, at c.07:00 ) ,
1 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Buzzard (N Foreland) ,
5 Cormorant (Arnold's) ,
1 Little Tern (Brackish) ,
1 Sandwich Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 31 May 2026
c.30 Greylag Goose (24 Serpentine, Keeper's ) ,
1 Greylag x Canada Goose (Serpentine with Canada Geese) ,
28 Canada Goose (Serpentine ) ,
c.50 Shelduck (Across reserve) ,
c.50 Gadwall (Pat's, Serpentine, North Scrape) ,
c.10 Mallard (Serpentine ) ,
4 Teal (North Scrape) ,
2 Little Grebe (With 2 chick's, Don's ) ,
1 Mediterranean Gull (Simmond's) ,
c.10 Little Tern (Over Brackish and sea) ,
c.30 Avocet (Across reserve, inc 2 chicks on Serpentine ) ,
c.10 Oystercatcher (Across reserve) ,
17 Ringed Plover (1 Pat's, 2 Serpentine, 2 Brackish, 12 North Scrape) ,
1 Little Ringed Plover (2 Pat's) ,
c.45 Lapwing (Across Reserve) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (North Scrape) ,
1 Snipe (Serpentine ) ,
c.35 Redshank (Across Reserve. 1 chicken in Serpentine ) ,
1 Greenshank (Pat's) ,
1 Ruff (Pat's) ,
1 Dunlin (North Scrape) ,
1
Glossy Ibis
(North Scrape)
,
6 Spoonbill (1 Arnold's, 5 Pat's) ,
c.10 Little Egret (Mostly Pat's ans west of West Bank) ,
5
Cattle Egret
(Pat's. )
,
2 Grey Heron (Pat's, Serpentine ) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
2 Swift (Over Boardwalk) ,
4 Bearded Tit (West of East Bank) ,
[David Nurse]
Sun 31 May 2026
2 Glossy Ibis (two birds in off the sea high over Weybourne Camp then spooked by model aircraft and flew south west over Kelling Village) ,
[Paul Laurie]
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