Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 17th July 2023 17th July Adult Spoonbills were located at South Walney in 1996 and on Rockcliffe Marsh in 2011 these were the 29th and 57th Cumbrian records, a Pectoral Sandpiper on the River Eden at Rockcliffe remained until 20th July in 1990,…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 10th July 2023 10th July A Spoonbill on Soddy Gap Pools (NY03R) stayed overnight in 2012  it was the 59th Cumbrian record and a Nightjar was heard ‘churring’ near Egremont in 1990. 11th July A good day for White-winged Black Terns with an…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 26th June 2023 3rd July A Cattle Egret found at Appleby in 1964 was the first county record. 4th July Two adult Roseate Terns were found at Hodbarrow in 2009 this constituted the fifth Cumbrian record this century and all at Hodbarrow and…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 26th June 2023 26th June A first-summer Ross’s Gull was a reward for ‘a supreme optimist’ it was found loafing at Workington harbour and it remained until 30th June in 1994 and remains the only county record, two adult Roseate Terns were seen…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 19th June 2023 19th June At least three adult Honey-buzzards were recorded in South Cumbria in 2016, a Roseate Tern found at Hodbarrow RSPB in 2020 was the ninth Cumbrian record of the century, Turtle Doves were found in the Duddon valley (SD47)…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 12th June 2023 12th June A Cory’s Shearwater was seen offshore at North Walney in 1985 it was the fifth Cumbrian record, a Corncrake was heard at Heads Nook (NY45) in 1998, Hobbies were found at Longtown in 2006 and at Tindale Tarn…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 5th June 2023 5th June A first-summer Spoonbill at Killington Reservoir was first seen on 1st June 1996 it was later found dead below electricity wires,  an adult Pectoral Sandpiper was seen at Snab Point, Walney in 2012 it was the 27th Cumbrian…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 29th May 2023 29th May A White Stork was seen at Shap in 1978 it was the eighth Cumbrian record, a Black Kite at Talkin Tarn in 2005 was the second Cumbrian Record, a record breaking 115-119 Long-tailed Skuas were seen at Bowness-on-Solway…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 22nd  May 2023 22nd May A run of Spoonbills on Walney Island in 2002 began on this day with a first-summer bird followed by two birds on 31st May and 1st June with three immatures on 2nd and 3rd  June and an adult…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 15th May 2023 15th May A Black-necked Grebe was at South Walney in 2000 (WBO), a Honey-buzzard was seen over Milnthorpe in 1997, Long-tailed Skuas were seen on passage off Bowness-on-Solway with one in 1992, six in 2002 and one in 2010, a…