From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 30th September 2024 30th September A Glossy Ibis seen at Kirkbride in 1992 was the third Cumbrian record and the first since 1932, a Cattle Egret was found on the Thacka Beck NR, Penrith in 2023, it was the 20th Cumbrian record, a Great White…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 23rd September 2024 23rd  September A juvenile Black-throated Diver at Talkin Tarn remained until 24th September in 2019, a Sooty Shearwater seen offshore at Walney Island in 2005 was the 31st Cumbrian record and the 49th individual bird, a Bittern was seen at Esthwaite Water…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 16th September 2024 16th September An offshore Cory’s Shearwater at South Walney in 1985 was the eighth Cumbrian record and the tenth individual bird, a Bittern found at Park End Moss, Brigsteer in 2015 was a nice find at this recently created reserve, a Corncrake…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 9th September 2024 9th September A juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was found at Halforth in 2022, it remained until 13th September 2022 and was the 41st  Cumbrian record, Wrynecks were caught and ringed at South Walney in 1988 and in 1996 these were the 19th and…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 2nd September 2024 2nd September An Egyptian Goose at Halforth lingered from 9th April 2008 until this day in 2008 it was the 16th Cumbrian record, a female Red-crested Pochard seen on Siddick Pond in 1995 was the 14th Cumbrian record and the 18th individual…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 26th August 2024 26th August Two Spoonbills lingered on Sandgate Marsh, Flookburgh until 31st August in 1985 this constituted the 15th Cumbrian record and the 21st and 22nd individual birds, a male and two female/immature Honey-buzzards were recorded at the undisclosed breeding site from 27th…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 19th August 2024 19th August Two Sooty Shearwaters seen off South Walney in 1989 constituted the 24th Cumbrian record they were the 40th & 41st individual birds, an adult Pacific Golden Plover was found at Anthorn it stayed until 24th August in 2008 and it…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 12th August 2024 12th August A ‘rasping’ Corncrake was heard at Aikbank (NY24) in 2002, a Spotted Crake remained at Scaleby Moss (NY46) until 26th August then three on 27th August in 1981, these were the first records for many years, a Crane that frequented…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 5th August 2024 5th August An adult Pacific Golden Plover remained at Grune Point until 9th August in 2000 it was the second Cumbrian record, an adult Yellow-legged Gull was seen on Haverigg beach (SD17U) in 2014 it was the 19th Cumbrian record this century…

From the archives – On This Day Week commencing Monday 29th July 2024 29th July A Great White Egret seen on the Esk estuary at Ravenglass in 2007 was the fifth Cumbrian record, an adult White-rumped Sandpiper at Anthorn in 2007 was the third county record, a Terek Sandpiper at Grune Point in 2002 was…