Sighting date: 2024-12-26. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Rockcliffe .  At least one.   Also: 16 little egret 1 green sandpiper 4500 barnacle geese 400 wigeon 65 fieldfare  

Sighting date: 2024-12-25. Submitted by: David Cooke. Location: Askham Fell Cockpit area.  Flying low over vegetation, made a couple of unsuccessful dives into scrub. Watched for over 5 minutes as slowly flew towards Ullswater and Pooley Bridge. Colours stood out in winter sunlight.  

Sighting date: 2024-12-25. Submitted by: David Cooke. Location: Askham Fell.  Male and Female flitting around bushes intersection of paths on Askham Fell around 12.30

Sighting date: 2024-12-25. Submitted by: Steven Swift. Location: Windermere.  10 Mandarin duck East side of Belle island. Good views from kayak.

Sighting date: 2024-12-25. Submitted by: Raymond Clark. Location: Stoddah, nr Matterdale.  Attracted to  carrion food,   at least six   ravens,    many good views of them  and much calling going on,  what a sight.

Sighting date: 2024-12-22. Submitted by: David Cooke. Location: Talkin Tarn.  A close knit group of at least 15 of which 7 were males in bay on far side of Tarn. Also approx 50 Tufted Duck

Sighting date: 2024-12-20. Submitted by: Alistair Warwick. Location: Kershope forest .  Observed a small flock (7) of crossbills in the tree tops.

Sighting date: 2024-12-20. Submitted by: Raymond Clark. Location: Motherby, near Penruddock.  A barn owl flew  over the road as I approached Motherby.  Late afternoon,    the carnage continues  on the M6   yet another two dead today,   near Catterlen and Southwaite,   I must have seen 30  dead this year  between  Carlisle and Crooklands

Sighting date: 2024-12-19. Submitted by: Ian Harris. Location: Bowness in Windermere.  Albino

Sighting date: 2024-12-19. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  3 in pines adjacent to Livingstone Homestead