• GWE

    Sighting date: 2024-09-03. Submitted by: Paul Krivickas. Location: Near confluence of river Derwent and bass lake .  Resting on marshland …… little egret feeding close by

  • Willow tit

    Sighting date: 2024-09-03. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  One flew through briefly calling early early evening with mixed tit flock. New species for site

  • Swifts

    Sighting date: 2024-07-15. Submitted by: Graham Burr. Location: Moorclose Rd salterbeck .  At least 70 swifts flying around above my house on this date and one seen on 1st September at same address

  • Osprey

    Sighting date: 2024-08-29. Submitted by: Raymond John Clark. Location: Warwick Bridge.  Osprey  seen,   flying up stream

  • Over Bank Holiday weekend

    Sighting date: 2024-08-26. Submitted by: Jonathan Lishman. Location: Upper Kent Estuary .  Highlights over the weekend. Cattle Egret – 3 (2 still in Sum Plum) Black dyke. GWE – 1 Arnside Tower, Inc a Little Grebe diving in a small piece of flood (half the size of a tennis court) in the middle of a field. Garganey…

  • Whimbrel

    Sighting date: 2024-08-22. Submitted by: Robin Eddleston. Location: Estuary Old Park Wood Holker.  4 birds on the shore near the old park caravan site.

  • Migrants moving

    Sighting date: 2024-08-20. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead .  A bit of movement ahead of Storm Ernesto with at least 3 tree pipit over south Inc 1 juv.    Also 3 tree sparrow, 6 greenfinch, 1 yellowhammer, 2 bullfinch, 5 siskin, 2 stonechat, 5 swallow south and 1 grey wagtail.

  • Whinchat

    Sighting date: 2024-06-26. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Littledale.  Two singing males in young tree plantation   This valley runs west south-west from the summit of Cross Fell in direction of Blencarn

  • Spotted flycatcher

    Sighting date: 2024-08-06. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Smardale.  Single bird seen below viaduct

  • Marsh tit

    Sighting date: 2024-08-11. Submitted by: Andrew Holliman. Location: Whitbarrow.  Single bird first noticed after typical loud piercing call heard in woods