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 22 September 2026
Tue 22 September 2026
Tue 22 September 2026
Tue 22 September 2026
80 Canada Goose ,
2 Mandarin Duck (drakes on Pat's from at least 07:00) ,
2 Little Grebe (Main Drain) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
4 Little Egret (Brackish & Arnold's) ,
10 Avocet (2 Pat's, 8 Arnold's) ,
6 Curlew ,
90 Redshank ,
79 Black-tailed Godwit (mainly Pat's) ,
22 Ruff (16 ad m, 2 juv m, 3 ad f, Pat's, 1 juv m Arnold's) ,
54 Dunlin ,
3 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Kingfisher (flew W along Main Drain by E Bank) ,
2 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Stonechat (m, S end E Bank) ,
23 Meadow Pipit (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 21 September 2026
1 Black Guillemot (Juv on sea) ,
1 Manx Shearwater (West close in) ,
5 Red-throated Diver (All west 1 ditched on sea.) ,
1 Common Scoter (Drake on sea drifting east) ,
[David Fell]
Mon 21 September 2026
1 Black Guillemot (Juvenile east of wreck and slowly drifting east) ,
1
Arctic Skua
(West after terns - initially thought to be a Pom, but..)
,
3 Manx Shearwater (west) ,
1 Common Scoter (Drake drifting east) ,
9 Red-throated Diver (west) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (west) ,
5 Sandwich Tern (west) ,
1 Common Tern (west) ,
[David Griffiths]
Mon 21 September 2026
Mon 21 September 2026
1 Grey Wagtail ,
1 Tawny Owl (Heard calling at 12-30) ,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard) ,
[David Fell]
Mon 21 September 2026
Mon 21 September 2026
70 Pink-footed Goose (W c. 07:00) ,
2 Pintail (Brackish) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
6 Little Egret ,
3 Glossy Ibis (Main Drain S of Arnold's at c.07:30) ,
19 Cormorant ,
1 Water Rail (heard, Pat's) ,
12 Avocet ,
89 Black-tailed Godwit ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pat's) ,
5 Curlew ,
1 Snipe (Pat's) ,
42 Redshank ,
16 Ruff (9 ad m, 4 juv m, 1 ad f) ,
59 Dunlin ,
1 Little Stint (Arnold's) ,
3 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
3 Knot (Arnold's) ,
2 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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