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).
Wed 15 October 2025
2 Velvet Scoter (Both males flew east then dropped on the sea) ,
2 Gannet (West) ,
6 Eider (2 males 4 females all west) ,
1 Guillemot (On sea) ,
3 Razorbill/Guillemot sp. (On sea) ,
8 Common Gull (All west) ,
12 Red-throated Diver (Mostly east) ,
16 Common Scoter (All west in small flocks) ,
6 Brent Goose (All west) ,
13 Wigeon (One flock west) ,
1 Great Black-backed Gull (East) ,
[David Fell]
Wed 15 October 2025
Wed 15 October 2025
1140 Pink-footed Goose (1060 roosted Pat's, leaving at 07:34) ,
c.3 Whooper Swan (still in field NE of Visitor Centre) ,
169 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (W over beach) ,
3 Pintail (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
1 Little Egret ,
8 Cattle Egret ,
42 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
5 Avocet (Pat's) ,
91 Black-tailed Godwit (5 Arnold's, rest Pat's) ,
9 Curlew ,
24 Redshank ,
36 Ruff (28 ad m, 7 juv m, 1 ad f) ,
29 Dunlin ,
1 Little Stint (Pat's) ,
3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 14 October 2025
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Dusky Warbler (Still present. Showed briefly as it skulked through brambles) ,
[David Fell]
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Stonechat ,
1 Red Kite ,
1 Buzzard (A very pale bird.) ,
1 Little Egret ,
2 Carrion Crow ,
3 Goldfinch ,
c.1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, singing.) ,
c.40 Wigeon ,
c.7 Mallard ,
2 Mute Swan ,
c.5 Teal ,
1 Wren ,
1 Magpie ,
c.2 Greenfinch ,
c.6 Blackbird ,
2 Redwing ,
[Tony Pope]
Tue 14 October 2025
1 Brambling (On feeders) ,
1 Blackcap (Female in sallows) ,
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) ,
2 Yellow-browed Warbler (In sallows1 seen whilst the other heard) ,
3 Chiffchaff (In sallows) ,
1 Red Kite (Flew over) ,
1 Goldcrest (In sallows) ,
[David Fell]
Tue 14 October 2025
785 Pink-footed Goose (105 already feeding in Vis centre field when we arrived, 370 Pat's Pool rest flew off S) ,
186 Canada Goose (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Pintail (Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
3 Little Egret ,
11 Cattle Egret (Pat's, following cows) ,
4 Marsh Harrier ,
32 Cormorant ,
6 Avocet (Pat's) ,
13 Curlew (W over E Bank at 07:34) ,
4 Snipe ,
80 Black-tailed Godwit ,
43 Redshank ,
23 Ruff (21 ad m, 2 ad f, Pat's) ,
23 Dunlin ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 13 October 2025
1 Buzzard ,
1 Little Egret ,
[Tony Pope]
Mon 13 October 2025
4 Blackbird (New in) ,
5 Redwing (Flew into plantation from the north) ,
1 Bullfinch (Heard calling) ,
1 Blackcap (Male in with tit flock) ,
1 Goldcrest (In with tit flock) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ,
[David Fell]
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