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…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 8th May 2023 8th May A female Red-crested Pochard at Greenodd in 1994 was the 11th Cumbrian record, a Spoonbill at South Walney in 2016 was approximately the 62nd Cumbrian record, a Crane seen at South Walney then off St Bees Head in…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 1st May 2023 1st May A summer-plumaged White-billed Diver was seen ‘at sea’ off Maryport in 1993 because it was outside the three mile limit it didn’t count as a Cumbrian record, a pity because a little nearer to land and it would…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 24th April 2023 24th April  A female Ring-necked Duck was found at North Plain Farm in 2007 it was the 33rd Cumbrian record and the first one involving this gender, a first-summer Iceland Gull remained at Tarns Dub until 10th May 1992 it…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 17th April 2023 17th April A Night-heron was seen at Ireleth in 1957 it remained until the 20th April, it was the seventh Cumbrian record, a Rough-legged Buzzard was seen at Whinlatter in 1999 it was the 19th Cumbrian record since 1974, an…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 10th April 2023 10th April A  3CY ‘Todds’ Canada Goose was found at Cardurnock (NY15U) on 27th October 2012 it remained until this date in 2013 and it was the first Cumbrian record, two Egyptian Geese were found at Whinfell Tarn in 2003…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 3rd April 2023 3rd April An adult Ross’s Goose wintered on Brough and Rockcliffe Marshes from 5th October 2010 until this date in 2011, it was the second Cumbrian record of this Category ‘D’ species, a Tundra Bean Goose was seen with the…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 27th March 2023 27th March A Taiga Bean Goose found on Green Road Marsh (SD18) in 1993 remained until 1st April, it was the first record of the 1990’s, a Tundra Bean Goose was found with Pink-footed Geese at Kirkbride it remained until…

Records from the archives – On This Day For week commencing Monday 20th March 2023 20th March The drake Ring-necked Duck seen at Cunswick Tarn on 1st January 1994 was seen there again on this  day in 1994, a Kentish Plover was seen intermittently on Sandscale Haws until 2nd April 1994 it was the third…