CBC Wildlife News
Records submitted in the last 31 days, 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 17 May 2024
3
Turtle Dove
(Purring away together, 2 seen)
,
[Richard Taylor]
Fri 17 May 2024
3
Turtle Dove
(Purring away together, 2 seen)
,
[Richard Taylor]
Fri 17 May 2024
12 Mute Swan (+ 6 cygnets) ,
7 Barnacle Goose (E over reserve) ,
2 Egyptian Goose (= 5 goslings) ,
3 Tufted Duck (drakes, Big Pool) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
5 Grey Heron ,
11 Little Egret ,
1 Glossy Ibis (Serpentine then flew and appeared to drop onto N Scrape at 07:19) ,
6 Cormorant (5 Pope's Pool, 1 Big Pool) ,
10 Oystercatcher ,
83 Avocet ,
27 Redshank ,
4 Black-tailed Godwit (central scrapes) ,
3 Common Sandpiper (2 Serpentine, 1 Pat's) ,
4 Knot (Simmonds) ,
2 Turnstone (Brackish) ,
7 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,
1 Ringed Plover (beach behind Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Wed 15 May 2024
2 Egyptian Goose (pr + 4 goslings on Simmonds + 1 sick looking gosling on Pat's) ,
1 Spoonbill (W) ,
2 Little Egret ,
1 Cormorant (Snipe's) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
1 Oystercatcher (Pat's) ,
78 Avocet (plus 10 chicks on Pat's) ,
1 Coot (Bishop's) ,
9 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmond's) ,
6 Redshank ,
4 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
9 Dunlin ,
2 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (Pat's) ,
5 Ringed Plover (tundrae, Pat's) ,
1 Redstart (fem, fence nr central hides) ,
2 Reed Warbler (feeding on reeds in front of Teal hide) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Tue 14 May 2024
1
Glossy Ibis
(Record shot of bird leaving Simmond's scrape)
,
[John Swallow]
Tue 14 May 2024
2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,
4 Tufted Duck (2 m on Snipe's then later 2m, 2f Big Pool presumed same.) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
7 Little Egret ,
5 Cormorant (Pope's Pool) ,
1 Marsh Harrier (m) ,
1 Buzzard ,
1 Coot (Pat's) ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
108 Avocet (plus chicks) ,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Simmonds) ,
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Arnold's) ,
13 Redshank ,
7 Little Ringed Plover (5 Pat's, 2 Simmond's) ,
9 Ringed Plover (at least 4 tundrae) ,
3 Turnstone (Brackish ) ,
2 Little Tern (Brackish then flew to Arnold's) ,
1 Chinese Water Deer ,
1 Reeves' Muntjac ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Mon 13 May 2024
1
Spotted Flycatcher
(Top of Bard Hill.)
,
[Gerard Sabran]
Mon 13 May 2024
2 Egyptian Goose (pr with 5 young still, Pat's) ,
5 Barnacle Goose (Serpentine) ,
1 Little Grebe (Snipe's) ,
1 Spoonbill (flew W) ,
4 Tufted Duck (in flight, landed on Big Pool) ,
9 Little Egret (incl. 7 on Reedbed Marsh) ,
2 Grey Heron ,
1 Short-eared Owl ,
5 Cormorant ,
106 Avocet (+ 4 chicks) ,
20 Black-tailed Godwit ,
9 Oystercatcher ,
19 Redshank ,
1 Common Sandpiper (Pat's) ,
2 Dunlin ,
2 Temminck's Stint (Pat's) ,
6 Little Ringed Plover (central scrapes) ,
16 Ringed Plover (incl. 10 'tundra' on Serpentine.) ,
1 Grey Plover (Arnold's) ,
2 Little Tern (Arnold's) ,
[David & Pat Wileman]
Sun 12 May 2024
1
Glossy Ibis
(one west 0545 and east 1930)
,
1 Hobby ,
2 Temminck's Stint ,
1 Wood Sandpiper ,
1 Great White Egret ,
2 Short-eared Owl ,
22 Ringed Plover (22 tundrae) ,
1 Cuckoo ,
[Paul Laurie]
Sat 11 May 2024
2 Black Tern (over north scrape then flew west) ,
260 Sand Martin (single flock over reedbed) ,
[Paul Laurie]
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