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Ring-necked duck
Sighting date: 2024-04-19. Submitted by: Harry Coghill. Location: Longtown Ponds. Female still present with tufted duck flock, also yellow wagtail over
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Common Crane – 1 low over calling then soaring up high and heading off east towards Sandside
Sighting date: 2024-04-19. Submitted by: Dave Thexton. Location: Foulshaw Moss.
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Oystercatcher movement
Sighting date: 2024-04-18. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead . Steady northwards movement tonight of Oystercatcher. Difficult to estimate numbers, but likely to be 50+ Earlier 6 tree sparrow, 5 siskin, 2 willow warbler, 5 Swallow.
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More scoter
Sighting date: 2024-04-17. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead . Another flock of common scoter high over east tonight. Based on calls a minimum of 10-15 birds
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Ring necked Duck female
Sighting date: 2024-04-17. Submitted by: Chris Baines. Location: Longtown ponds.
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Pied Flycatchers
Sighting date: 2024-04-16. Submitted by: Paul Turton. Location: Aira Force. Lots of nesting activity. Several Pied Flycatchers, Bullfinch, Raven, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler and a very brief appearance of a male Redstart.
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White stork
Sighting date: 2024-04-16. Submitted by: Dawn Dawson. Location: B5282 heading towards Milnthorpe from Sandside in a flooded field . I was so shocked to see it (approx 2.15 pm) I immediately thought white stork, then but how can it be? We were driving by in the car and was unable to stop or take a photo. I’…
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Common sandpiper
Sighting date: 2024-04-16. Submitted by: Graham Burr. Location: Siddick pond .
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Green sandpiper
Sighting date: 2024-04-15. Submitted by: Andy Lester. Location: Livingstone Homestead . Briefly one calling over. New site record. Also 3 willow warbler, Swallow,blackcap, Siskin, chiff chaff, 5 tree sparrow, dipper Inc 2 juvs, Sparrowhawk
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Pied Flycatcher and Eider
Sighting date: 2024-04-14. Submitted by: Paul Reeves. Location: Silver Meadows and Workington. Male Pied Flycatcher at Silver Meadows Nature Reserve, Dubwath, Bassenthwaite and 2 Eider (1 male/1 female) just off the jetty, Workington – 1 Gannet flyby also.