Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 24th January 2022 24th January A drake Green-winged Teal was seen at Hodbarrow in 2011 it was the 19th Cumbrian record, an adult drake Ring-necked Duck took up residence on Grasmere until 30th March 2006 it was the 27th  Cumbrian record, a Black-necked…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 17th January 2022 17th January No records for this day! 18th January A female Red-crested Pochard was seen at Greenodd (SD38) in 1995 it was the 12th Cumbrian record, the long staying drake Ring-necked Duck at Killington in 1993 visited nearby Whinfell Tarn…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 3rd January 2022 3rd January A drake Green-winged Teal seen at Newbiggin viaduct (SD09X) in 2010 was the sixth Cumbrian record, two Black-necked Grebes were found on Bassenthwaite Lake in 2003 , a Bittern was seen on Bassenthwaite Lake in 1997, a Red…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 13th July 2020 13th July The drake Ring-necked Duck  first found on the River Kent in Kendal on 25th November 1992 was last seen on Cunswick Tarn on 15th March 1996, during its stay it  visited most of the local reservoirs and tarns…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 6th July 2020 6th July A sad little female Ruddy Duck was found at Hodbarrow it remained until 14th July in 2013, following the infamous cull if one turned up now it would be classed as a vagrant, an adult and a juvenile…