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).
Thu 27 November 2025
Thu 27 November 2025
3
Stonechat
(Males between carpark and North Scrape)
,
1 Woodcock (In off the sea and inland. Surprised me as the wind definitely against the bird!) ,
450 Brent Goose (Eye Field) ,
c.3300 Pink-footed Goose (Approx numbers spread over Eye Field and Billy's Wash) ,
c.1
Raven
(East along northern fenceline then SW over Hilltop)
,
2 Red Kite (One over reserve, second on carcass Eye Field then off) ,
3 Marsh Harrier (Adult male, adult female and a 1st year bird) ,
1 Buzzard (Dark bird over field to east of NWT VC) ,
3 Water Pipit (One showing well on cut reeds to left of Bishops Hide. Two rather surprisingly flying south over the A149, calling, and continuing until lost at southern end of field. Off on travels?) ,
11 Dunlin (Pats) ,
2 Snipe (Pats) ,
7 Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic) (Pats) ,
1 Fieldfare (South over VC) ,
[David Griffiths]
Wed 26 November 2025
Wed 26 November 2025
Wed 26 November 2025
1000 Pink-footed Goose (flocks leaving as we arrived) ,
39 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (E) ,
c.6 Egyptian Goose (Pat's) ,
3 Pintail (Pope's Pool) ,
6 Little Grebe (2 Don's, 4 Main Drain) ,
4 Little Egret ,
4 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
2 Water Rail (heard, 1 Pat's, 1 S end E Bank) ,
2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (6 Pat's, 3 Arnold's) ,
4 Curlew ,
17 Redshank ,
1 Ruff (ad m, Pat's) ,
15 Dunlin ,
1 Ringed Plover (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
96 Lapwing ,
2 Kingfisher (1 Pat's, 1 Main Drain) ,
3 Red Kite (flying W together over reserve at c.08:00) ,
3 Marsh Harrier ,
1 Stonechat (reedbed S of Pat's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 25 November 2025
1 Goosander (Very confiding (At northern end of lake)) ,
[David Bryant]
Tue 25 November 2025
Tue 25 November 2025
Tue 25 November 2025
5 Little Grebe (2 Main Drain, 3 new channel at N end Serpentine) ,
1 Grey Heron ,
2 Avocet (Arnold's) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Black-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
2 Redshank (1 Brackish, 1 Arnolds) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
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