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Common crossbill
Sighting date: 2024-04-25. Submitted by: Sue Hazelwood. Location: Gooseyfoot Tarn Grizedale. SD 33859708. Female calling from top of Scots Pine. Got a clear view-mandibles obvious.
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Whimbrels
Sighting date: 2024-04-24. Submitted by: Andrea Collins. Location: Biggar Bank, Walney. Twelve Whimbrels on the beach below the Biggar Bank carpark, Walney Island.
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Swift
Sighting date: 2024-04-23. Submitted by: Paul Reeves. Location: Siddick Pond. Single Swift over Siddick Pond this evening along with many Swallows and Sand Martins.
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Swift – single Swift by River Lune at 11.45am
Sighting date: 2024-04-22. Submitted by: John France. Location: Coat Flatt, Tebay.
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Whinchat
Sighting date: 2024-04-21. Submitted by: Selina Tutin. Location: Torver Low Common.
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Greenfinch
Sighting date: 2024-04-21. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead . Fairly impressive bird feeder totals this morning: Tree sparrow. 8 Greenfinch 2 Siskin 12 Lesser Redpoll 3 Yellowhammer 1 Goldfinch 6 Nuthatch 2 also blue tit 10, Chaffinch 7 (including ringed female, house sparrow 14, starling 8, Blackbird 4, Coal tit 1, Great tit 6, gs…
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Common sandpiper
Sighting date: 2024-04-20. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: A7 layby north of Longtown . At least three on shingle banks of Esk near lay-by. Also 2 pairs of goosander, 25 sand martin, 1 willow Warbler.
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Lesser Whitethroat
Sighting date: 2024-04-20. Submitted by: Andrea Collins. Location: Hodbarrow. In trees beside main track between Haverigg and the lighthouse.
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10+ Red-throated Diver
Sighting date: 2024-04-20. Submitted by: Andrea Collins. Location: Duddon Estuary, Hodbarrow. At least 10 Red-throated Divers on Duddon Estuary at Hodbarrow at high tide. Plumages ranging from winter to full breeding and intermediate stages of moult.
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Grasshopper Warbler reeling. Also 1 Garden Warbler,
Sighting date: 2024-04-20. Submitted by: John France. Location: Thacka Beck NR, Penrith.