Week commencing Monday 17th January 2022

Records from the archives – On This Day

For week commencing Monday 17^th January 2022

17^th January

No records for this day!

18^th January

A female Red-crested Pochard was seen at Greenodd (SD38) in 1995 it was the 12^th Cumbrian record, the long staying drake Ring-necked Duck at Killington in 1993 visited nearby Whinfell Tarn on this day and the next, it was the tenth Cumbrian record, the first-winter drake Lesser Scaup seen on 12^th and 16^th January 2003 appeared on Talkin Tarn and remained intermittently until 20^th February 2003, a Black-throated Diver was seen off Whitehaven in 2004, a Bittern was seen at Siddick Pond in 2002, first-winter Iceland Gulls were seen at Moss Bay, Workington in 1997 and at Sellafield in 2004.

19^th January

A Black-necked Grebe was seen on Windermere in 2007 it was the 14^th Cumbrian record this century a first-winter Glaucous Gull was in the harbour at Workington in 2017 it remained in the area until 5^th February and a Lapland Bunting was seen on Green Road, Duddon estuary in 1991 it was the 27^th Cumbrian record.

20^th January

A Black-throated Diver was seen off Biggar Bank in 2009, a Rough-legged Buzzard frequented the Tindale/Denton Fell areas until 25^th January 2006 it was the 22^nd Cumbrian record since 1974, a Common Crane remained at Wolsty until 25^th January in 1980 it was the third Cumbrian record, there was a good showing of first-winter Iceland Gulls on this day with one that wintered in the Tarns Dub area until 27^th March 1991, two at Sellafield in 2000 and one on Parton beach in 2002, a Great Grey Shrike was located at Kershope Forest (NY58) in 2008 and a Shore Lark first seen in the Helvellyn range on 4^th December 2016 was relocated on Nethermost Pike remaining this day and the next.

21^st January

A female Ring-necked Duck found on Siddick Pond in 2017 was the 35^th Cumbrian record and only the third record of a duck, a drake Ring-necked Duck took up residence at Tindale Tarn (NY65E) until 30^th January 2019 this was the 36^th Cumbrian record, an inland adult Iceland Gull seen near the Low Wood Hotel, Windermere in 1994 was a particularly nice record, usually immatures birds are the norm, a Great Grey Shrike remained in the Soddy Gap area (NY03R) until 28^th March 2017.

22^nd January

A first-winter Red-breasted Goose seen in the Drumburgh Marsh/Cardurnock area it was the eighth Cumbrian record, a Grey Phalarope remained in the Millerground area on Windermere until 25^th January in 1979 it was the second Cumbrian record since 1974 and a Chough seen on Walney Island in 2005 was the first Cumbrian record this century.

23^rd January

The well-travelled drake Ring-necked Duck in the Kendal area was present on Ratherheath Tarn remaining until 26^th January 1996 it was the 22^nd Cumbrian record, a Grey Phalarope remained at Slape Scar, Windermere (SD39Y) until 27^th January 2006, a Chough located on St Bees Head was probably the same bird seen at Walney Island the previous day it remained in the area until 30^th March 2005 it was the second Cumbrian record this century.

Ronnie Irving

Secretary CBC Records Panel