Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 9th October 2023 9th October A Black-throated Diver offshore at Workington in 2011 was the third record of five claims in 2011 of this scarce diver, unfortunately only one was submitted and accepted by the CBC Records Panel this wasn’t it!, a Wilson’s…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 2nd October 2023 2nd October A Great White Egret remained overnight on Rockcliffe Marsh in 2013 it was the 23rd Cumbrian record, perhaps the majority of these records were generated by no more than a dozen mobile individuals, an adult American Golden Plover…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 25th September 2023 25th September Two Sooty Shearwaters offshore at South Walney in 1982 constituted the 11th Cumbrian record and the 15th and 16th individual birds, a Bittern was seen flying north at dusk in Waterside (NY24) in 2000, a Crane found at…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 18th September 2023 18th September A flock of six Sooty Shearwaters at South Walney in 1983 must have been an exciting find for the observer, this constituted the 16th Cumbrian record and the 21st to 26th individual birds, an Avocet was found at…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 11th September 2023 11th September Two Cory’s Shearwaters offshore at South Walney in 1983 constituted the third Cumbrian record and the fourth and fifth individual birds, three Spoonbills, two adults and a juvenile were located near Arradfoot (SD38A) on the Leven estuary in…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 4th September 2023 4th September A Grey Phalarope was located at South Walney it remained until 22nd September in 1974, a White-tailed Eagle which visited Cumbria in 2022 was seen on the Kent estuary at Arnside on this day, it was part of…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 28th August 2023 28th August Four Spoonbills were seen on Rockcliffe Marsh until 29th August, three remaining until 31st August in 2002 these constituted the 40th Cumbrian record and the 49th to 52nd individual birds, a Pectoral Sandpiper was at Meathop until 30th…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 21st  August 2023 21st August A Balearic Shearwater off Walney Island in 2005 was the tenth Cumbrian record and the 11th individual bird, two Black-necked Grebes were seen on Talkin Tarn in 2009, an adult Sabine’s Gull was offshore at Selker in 1988…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 14th August 2023 14th August A Cattle Egret was noted flying up the River Kent at Sandside in 2019 this was the 13th Cumbrian record and the 15th individual, it is also interesting to note this was the tenth Cumbrian record this century,…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 7th August 2023 7th August Two Long-tailed Skuas were recorded at South Walney in 1995, a second-summer Ring-billed Gull was found at Wet Sleddale it remained until 11th August in 1991 and was the fifth Cumbrian record and a juvenile Hobby was seen…